Marquess of Santa Cruz (1569)

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Marquessate of Santa Cruz
Creation date	11 October 1569
Created by	Philip II
Peerage	Peerage of Spain
First holder	Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
Present holder	Álvaro Fernández-Villaverde y Silva, 15th Marquess of Santa Cruz[1]

Marquess of Santa Cruz (Spanish: Marqués de Santa Cruz) sometimes known as Marquess of Santa Cruz de Mudela, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1569 by Philip II to Álvaro de Bazán, an important admiral who defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto.^[2] It takes its name from the town of Santa Cruz de Mudela, in Southern Spain.