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Lampasas County, Texas. Laredo, Texas ("scree") (Laredo city in Cantabria) Lavaca County, Texas ("La vaca", literally "the cow") Leon County, Florida (named for Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León; it is his surname, which means lion, as well as the name of a Spanish city, León, Spain. Leon County, Texas.
The following is a list of California cities, towns, and census-designated places in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Hispanic or Latino, according to data from the 2010 Census. Note: Although Hispanics or Latinos form 50% or more of the population, they are still outnumbered by non Hispanics in terms of population.
The city of Los Angeles, derived from the original Spanish name El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula ("The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the River of Porziuncola") Charter 9,663,345: 4,060 sq mi (10,515 km 2) Madera County: 039: Madera: 1893: Fresno
Website. www .milpitas .gov. Milpitas (Spanish for 'little milpas ') is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, in Silicon Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273. [ 7] The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero José María Alviso in 1835.
List of ranchos of California. These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [ 1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to ...
Palo Alto ( / ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ / PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish for 'tall stick') is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto .
Alta California ('Upper California'), also known as Nueva California ('New California') among other names, [ a] was a province of New Spain formally established in 1804. Along with the Baja California peninsula, it had previously comprised the province of Las Californias, but was made a separate province in 1804 (named Nueva California ). [ 1]
El Cajon ( / ɛl kəˈhoʊn / el kə-HOHN, Latin American Spanish: [el kaˈxon]; Spanish: El Cajón, [ 6] meaning "the box") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the ...