Cruz Family in Chile, was founded by naval captain, Giovanni della Croce Bernadotte, hispanicized, Juan de la Cruz y Bernardotte. He arrived in Chile in 1743.
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i) Faustino de la Cruz y Bahamonde (February 1746 - May 1826). Married Mercedes Polloni Molina. ii) Jacinto de la Cruz y Bahamonde (born 1752), Catholic priest. iii) Juan Esteban de la Cruz y Bahamonde (died May 11, 1802). Married María del Loreto Antúnez y Silva. iv) Vicente de la Cruz y Bahamonde (July 1753 - October 27, 1823). Married Josefa Burgos y Fonseca. v) Juan Manuel de la Cruz y Bahamonde (July 23, 1756 - February 12, 1822). Married firstly Tomasa Antúnez y Silva (1 daughter); secondly María de los Dolores Muñoz Plaza. vi) Ignacio de la Cruz y Bahamonde, died in childhood. vii) María de los Ángeles de la Cruz y Bahamonde, died in childhood. viii) Anselmo de la Cruz| Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde (April 19, 1764 y - July 23, 1833). Married Isabel Antúnez y Silva. ix) Juan de la Cruz y Bahamonde, died in childhood. x) María Mercedes de la Cruz y Bahamonde (died 1773). Married Juan Albano Pereira Márquez. xi) Bartolina de la Cruz y Bahamonde (1750 - 1819). Married Juan Albano Pereira Márquez on April 5, 1776. xii) Micaela de la Cruz y Bahamonde (died 1823). Married Manuel de la Concha y Pérez de Velarde on September 29, 1777. xiii) María Rita de la Cruz y Bahamonde. Married firstly Ángel García y Prieto; secondly Eugenio José Fernández de Braga y Burgos. xiv) Manuela de la Cruz y Bahamonde. Married Juan de Echeverría. xv) Nicolás de la Cruz y Bahamonde (1760 - January 3, 1828). Married María Joaquina Jiménez de Velasco y Boneo.