Cities List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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1.2 b
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1.6 f
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1.8 h
1.9 i
1.10 j
1.11 l
1.12 m
1.13 n
1.14 o
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1.16 r
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1.19 u
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cities

this not exhaustive list.

a

ajo, arizona ( garlic )
alamosa, colorado ( of cottonwood )
alba, missouri ( dawn )
albuquerque, new mexico (after alburquerque, badajoz)
alameda, california ( poplar grove )
aliso viejo, california ( old alder )
alta, iowa, city in buena vista county, iowa (tall in female)
altamonte springs, florida ( high mountain springs)
amador city, california (named josé maría amador; amador means lover in spanish)
amarillo, texas ( yellow )
andalusia, alabama (named after spanish region of andalusia)
anna maria, florida (juan ponce de león said have named island maria anna of neuburg, queen of carlos ii of spain)
arroyo grande, california ( large creek )
atascadero, california ( mudhole )
aventura, florida ( adventure )

b

bandera, texas ( flag )
boca del mar, florida ( mouth of sea )
boca pointe, florida ( mouth [inlet] )
boca raton, florida ( thieves inlet , mouse mouth )
bonita springs, florida (beautiful)
brazos bend, texas (arms)
brea, california ( tar )
buena park, california ( )
buena vista, virginia

c

cadiz, kentucky (named after spanish city cádiz)
cadiz, ohio (named after spanish city cádiz)
calabasas, california (from calabaza, squash )
calera, alabama ( limestone )
camarillo, california (way)
cape canaveral, florida (the name cañaveral in spanish means canebrake , given area spanish explorers cane vegetation, or canebrake on cape. name translates cape of canes , or cabo cañaveral )
carlos, minnesota (charles)
carpinteria, california (called soldiers of portola expedition in 1769 because amerindians have many canoes, , @ time building one) ( carpentry )
casa grande, arizona ( big house )
cerritos, california ( little hills )
césar chávez park, city park named after césar chávez
chico, california ( small , derived rancho del arroyo chico , meaning small stream ranch )
chula vista, california ( beautiful view )
cordova, alaska (named after spanish admiral luis de córdova y córdova)
cortez, colorado
corona, california ( crown )
coronado, california (crowned)
costa mesa, california ( mesa coast )
cruz bay, city on island of st. john in u.s. virgin islands (cruise)
cuba, missouri
cuba, new york

d

de soto, iowa
de soto, georgia
de soto, kansas (named sixteenth-century spanish explorer, hernando de soto)
de soto, missouri (the city, organized in 1857, named explorer hernando de soto, claimed louisiana territory spain)
desoto, texas (named thomas hernando desoto stewart, doctor of spanish partially descent dedicated community)
diaz, arkansas
delray beach, florida (named delray, michigan)
dos palos, california ( 2 sticks )
durango, colorado (the city named after durango, mexico)

e

el cajon, california ( drawer )
el cajon, california ( big box )
el campo, texas
el centro, california ( center )
el cerrito, california ( little hill )
el dorado, arkansas ( golden 1 )
el dorado, california, unincorporated community in el dorado county, california (the golden)
el dorado, kansas
el monte, california ( mountain or meadow )
el nido, california ( nest )
el paso, texas ( pass )
el paso, illinois
el reno, oklahoma ( reindeer )
el segundo, california ( second , second standard oil refinery on west coast located here)
escalante, utah (in honor of silvestre vélez de escalante, spanish missionary explored utah)
escobares, texas
escondido, california ( hidden )
española, new mexico ( spanish woman )

f

fernandina, florida (founded florida spanish governor enrique white in honor of catholic monarch ferdinand vii of spain).
fresno, california ( ash tree )

g

galvez, louisiana, unincorporated community in ascension parish, louisiana (named after governor bernardo de gálvez)
galveston, texas (named after governor bernardo de gálvez)
ganado, texas (livestock)
goleta, california ( schooner )
gonzales, california
gonzales, louisiana (named after of mayor of municipally, joseph gonzales)
gonzales, texas (named after of rafael gonzales, governor of mexican texas between 1824 , 1826)
gordo, alabama, town in pickens county, alabama ( fat, big, huge )
granada, minnesota
guadalupe, california

h

havana, arkansas (named after havana, cuba, known in spanish la habana)
havana, illinois
havana, kansas
havana, north dakota
hermosa beach, california ( beautiful beach )
hernando, mississippi (named spanish explorer hernando de soto, discoverer of mississippi river)
hidalgo, texas ( nobleman of lowest grade )

i

iberia, missouri (after latin name of iberian peninsula (spain & portugal))
indio, california ( indian )

j

jacinto city, texas (derived spanish given name)
joaquin, texas (joachim)
juan de fuca canyon

l

la cañada flintridge, california (la cañada spanish canyon, gorge, or ravine ; flintridge named after developer, united states senator frank p. flint.)
la grulla, texas (the crane (bird))
laguna beach, laguna hills, laguna niguel, , laguna woods, in orange county, california ( lagoon ; niguel spanish spelling of native american word)
la habra, california
la joya, texas ( jewel )
la junta, colorado (the junction)
lake buena vista, florida
la mesa, california ( table )
la mirada, california ( )
la plata, missouri ( silver )
la plata, maryland
la puente, california ( bridge )
la quinta, california ( farm )
la palma, california (originally called dairyland because dairy, when dairies moved east in 1965, name of community changed la palma, after region s spanish heritage , main thoroughfare, la palma avenue)
la villa, texas ( village )
laredo, texas (named after spanish city of laredo)
la vista, nebraska (the view)
las cruces, new mexico ( crosses )
las vegas, nevada ( meadows )
las vegas, new mexico
leon, iowa
leon, kansas (it named after leon, iowa)
lima, ohio
los alamitos, california ( cottonwoods )
los angeles, california ( angels , shortened version of original name nuestra señora reina de los Ángeles de porciúncola, our lady queen of angels of porziuncola )
los banos, california (from los baños, baths , in hot springs)

m

madera, california ( wood )
madrid, iowa
madrid, virginia
manteca, california ( lard )
marquez, texas
maricopa, arizona
maricopa, california
martinez, california
merced, california ( mercy )
mercedes, texas
mesa, arizona ( table )
mesa, washington
mexico, missouri
miramar, florida (named after town in granma province, cuba, means sea view or sea-sight . there village called miramar in valencia, spain, lie origins of cities in america name, there registries of town before year 1527.)
modesto, california ( modest )
monterey, california ( king s mountain )
montevallo, alabama
montevideo, minnesota, city in united states
montevideo, virginia, city in united states
mora, minnesota (blackberry or moor woman)
moro, oregon (blackberry or moor man)
moreno valley, california
morro bay, california (morro rock named in 1542 portuguese navigator juan rodríguez cabrillo, explored pacific coast spain. cabrillo called rock el moro because resembled head of moor, people north africa known turbans wore. however, dictionary definition spanish word morro ( pebble ) consistent butte-like shape of rock, , term morro used wherever such distinctive rock-like mountain found within spanish speaking world.)
murrieta, california (derived spanish family name)

n

nevada, texas ( snow-covered )
new iberia, louisiana (named after iberian peninsula)
new madrid, missouri (named after spanish capital, madrid)
nogales, arizona ( walnut trees )

o

ola, arkansas (wave)
oviedo, florida (named after spanish city of oviedo)

p

palacios, texas ( palace )
palo alto, california ( tall tree or tall stick )
palos verdes estates, california ( green stick )
panama city, florida
panama city beach, florida
panama, iowa
panama, nebraska
paso robles, california (shortened version of el paso de robles, means pass of oaks ; named abundance of oak trees in area)
penalosa, kansas (called since 1887, in honor of spanish explorer)
perdido beach, alabama, town located on northern shore of perdido bay ( lost )
pico rivera, california (rivera peak)
pinellas park (derived pinellas, meaning pine forest )
plano, texas ( flat )
point arena, california (formerly, punta arenas , puntas arenas) (sand)
port angeles, washington (from puerto de nuestra señora de los Ángeles)
portola, california (named after spanish explorer gaspar de portolà)
presidio, texas ( fort , penitentiary )
progreso, texas ( progress )
pueblo, colorado ( village )
punta gorda, florida ( fat point or fat tip )

r

rancho cucamonga, california (ranch)
rancho mirage, california, resort city
rancho palos verdes, california (a shortened version of mexican land grant rancho de los palos verdes means range of green trees )
rancho santa margarita, california
rancho santa margarita, california (named rancho santa margarita y las flores)
raton, new mexico (mouse)
rio grande city, texas
rio rancho, new mexico ( ranch river )
rio vista, california ( river view )
rio vista, texas

s

sacramento, california ( sacrament )
salinas, california ( salt ponds )
salamanca, new york (named spanish executive of railroad built place)
san antonio, florida ( saint anthony )
san antonio, texas
saint augustine, florida (originally san agustín: augustine of hippo)
saint augustine beach, florida
san bernardino, california ( saint bernardine )
san buenaventura, california (named after saint bonaventure, catholic medieval mystic. city commonly known ventura .)
san carlos, california, city in san mateo county
san clemente, california ( saint clement )
san diego, california (named after san diego de alcalá, spanish franciscan)
san dimas, california (named in spanish after saint dismas)
san elizario, texas
san fernando, california
san francisco, california ( saint francis )
san gabriel, california (named after mission san gabriel arcángel, founded junipero serra)
san jacinto, california ( saint hyacinth )
san joaquin, california (saint joachim)
san jose, california ( saint joseph )
san juan, texas
san juan bautista, california ( saint john baptist )
san juan capistrano, california ( saint john of capistrano )
san leandro, california ( saint leonard )
san luis, arizona ( saint louis )
san luis obispo, california (spanish saint louis of toulouse or san luis obispo)
san marcos, california ( saint mark )
san marcos, texas
san martin park, lakewood, california, city park
san mateo, california ( saint matthew )
san pablo, california ( saint paul )
san rafael, california ( saint raphael )
san ramon, california ( saint raymond )
san saba, texas
santa ana, california ( saint anne )
santa barbara, california ( saint barbara )
santa clara, california ( saint claire )
santa clara, texas, city in guadalupe county, texas
santa clara, utah, city in washington county, utah
santa clarita, california ( saint claire )
santa cruz, california ( holy cross )
santa fe, new mexico (holy faith)
santa fe, texas
santa fe springs, california
santa maria, california ( saint mary )
santa monica, california ( saint monica )
santa rita park, california ( saint rita )
santa rosa, california ( saint rose )
santa rosa, new mexico
sausalito, california (derived spanish word sauzalito, meaning small willow grove )
sebastian, florida (named st. sebastian, after saint sebastian)
seville, ohio (named after spanish city of seville)
sierra madre, california (after mountain range dividing california , nevada)
sierra vista, arizona ( mountain view )
soledad, california ( solitude )
sonora, california (founded mexican miners—reminiscent of state of sonora, mexico—during california gold rush)
sonora, kentucky
sonora, texas
south el monte, california
spanish fork, utah (its name derives visit area 2 franciscan friars spain, silvestre vélez de escalante , francisco atanasio domínguez in 1776, followed stream down spanish fork canyon objective of opening new trail santa fe, new mexico, spanish missions in california, along route later followed fur trappers).

t

tierra amarilla, new mexico ( yellow land )
todos santos, california ( saints , original name concord, california)
toledo, ohio (named after spanish city of toledo)
trinidad, california (the area named la santísima trinidad trinity sunday, 11 june, date in spanish esplorers bruno de heceta , juan francisco de la bodega y quadra took possession of place)
trinidad, texas (trinity)
tucson, arizona (derived spanish word tucsón)

u

uvalde, texas (called after spanish governor juan de ugalde)

v

vacaville, california ( cow town , called after juan manuel cabeza vaca (1782-1856), juan felipe pena received in 1843 rancho los putos mexican land grant, included peak bears vaca s name)
valdez, alaska (named after spanish naval officer antonio valdés y fernández bazán)
vallejo, california (derived spanish family name little valley )
ventura, california ( venture , luck , fortune , or happiness . common name of san buenaventura, california; saint bonaventure)
valparaiso, florida ( paradise valley )
valparaiso, indiana
victoria, texas ( victory , named after first mexican president guadalupe victoria)
vista, california (view)

y

yorba linda, california (hierba linda, lovely grass )

z

zapata, texas (derived spanish family name)




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