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  2. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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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.

  3. Spanish language in California - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish languageis the most commonly spoken language in California after the English language, spoken by 28.18 percent (10,434,308) of the population (in 2021).[1] Californian Spanish(español californiano) is a set of varietiesof Spanish spoken in California,[2][3][4][5]including the historical variety known as CalifornioSpanish(español ...

  4. List of largest cities in California by population - Wikipedia

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    1. Los Angeles. 3,820,914. Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is the largest city in California and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Los Angeles is a global city and famed worldwide as home to the Hollywood film industry and for its influence in popular culture.

  5. Escondido, California - Wikipedia

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    1652706, 2410455. Website. www.escondido.org. Escondido (Spanish for "Hidden") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Located in the North County region, it was incorporated in 1888, and is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. It has a population of 151,038 as of the 2020 census.

  6. El Dorado - Wikipedia

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    El Dorado (Spanish: [el doˈɾaðo], English: / ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ /; Spanish for "the golden") is commonly associated with the legend of a gold city, kingdom, or empire purportedly located somewhere in the Americas. Originally, El Hombre Dorado ("The Golden Brother") or El Rey Dorado ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in ...

  7. California City, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.californiacity-ca.gov. California City is a city located in northern Antelope Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is 100 miles (160 km) north of the city of Los Angeles, and the population was 14,973 at the 2020 census. Covering 203.63 square miles (527.4 km 2), California City has the third-largest land area of ...

  8. El Cajon, California - Wikipedia

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    www.ci.el-cajon.ca.us. El Cajon (/ ɛlkəˈhoʊn / 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 ...

  9. Luiseño - Wikipedia

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    The Luiseño or Payómkawichum are an Indigenous people of California who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging 50 miles (80 km) from the present-day southern part of Los Angeles County to the northern part of San Diego County, and inland 30 miles (48 ...