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Arizona Either from árida zona, meaning "Arid Zone", or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning "The Good Oak" California (from the name of a fictional island country in Las sergas de Esplandián, a popular Spanish chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Mon talvo) Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form.
Fairyland (Early Modern English: Faerie; Scots: Elfame (Scottish mythology; cf. Old Norse: Álfheimr (Norse mythology)) in English and Scottish folklore is the fabulous land or abode of fairies or fays. [1] Old French faierie (Early Modern English faerie) referred to an illusion or enchantment, the land of the faes.
Caballero history among the indigenous and Hispano communities in New Mexico have resulted in large-scale ranch lands throughout the state, most of which are within historically Apache, Navajo, Pueblo, and Spanish land grants. [285] Wild game and fish found in the state include Rio Grande cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, crawdads, and venison.
The CIA World Factbook says this about Navassa Island: "The flat island was named 'Navaza' by some of Christopher Columbus' sailors in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term "nava" meaning 'flat land, plain, or field'". [131] Palmyra Atoll was named in 1802 when the USS Palmyra shipwrecked there. [132]
>Non-Spanish in origin: A good example of this is Eldorado, Illinois, where it comes from two Anglo last names being run together. I would like to see a source on this, because El dorado literally means 'the golden' in Spanish, and its related to 'the golden [city]', which is a mythical city that the Spanish conquistadoress supposedly found in ...
Oct. 17—Families can explore a smorgasbord of traditions at "Fiesta of Cultures: All Cultures of New Mexico" at the Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event will ...
Origin of name is disputed. May mean "round pitahaya (cacti)" or "cut corn" [8] Sonora: Opata [9] xunuta [9] "In the place of the corn". [9] Tabasco: Nahuatl: Tlapaco: The name appears in the chronicles of Bernal Díaz del Castillo during the conquest era, who says it comes from the name of a river in the area, Tabasco River. Tamaulipas ...
Land of Enchantment may refer to: New Mexico, a state in the United States with the official nickname "Land of Enchantment" Land of Enchantment, a New Mexico-inspired country music album by Michael Martin Murphey "Land of Enchantment", the first episode of the 2023 TV series The Curse