Comments on: Trivia: The Real Name of Los Angeles http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:11:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-380573 Alex Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:40:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/#comment-380573 Thanks Pedro! I've fixed the error. Thanks Pedro! I’ve fixed the error.

]]> By: Pedro http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-379634 Pedro Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:14:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/#comment-379634 ...queen of the angels <strong>OF</strong> the river... I think it could probably be translated to make it not so literal, so it actually says "The Town of Our Lady, the Queen of the Porciúncula River Angels", but now I'm just focusing on minutia. …queen of the angels OF the river…

I think it could probably be translated to make it not so literal, so it actually says “The Town of Our Lady, the Queen of the Porciúncula River Angels”, but now I’m just focusing on minutia.

]]> By: jw http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-379106 jw Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:40:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/#comment-379106 Jeez. I thought "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" was long... . Jeez. I thought “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” was long… .

]]> By: Larry Sheldon http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-379063 Larry Sheldon Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:16:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/#comment-379063 For extra credit, which direction do you go from El Calle Olvera to get to El Ciudad San Buenaventura? For extra credit, which direction do you go from El Calle Olvera to get to El Ciudad San Buenaventura?

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-378720 Chris Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:56:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/#comment-378720 I read once that the abbreviation from "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula" to "L.A." held some kind of world record. I read once that the abbreviation from “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula” to “L.A.” held some kind of world record.

]]> By: Paul Lagasse http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-378627 Paul Lagasse Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:57:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/trivia-the-real-name-of-los-angeles/#comment-378627 Likewise, the full name of Santa Fe, NM, is "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís," which translates as "the Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi!" Likewise, the full name of Santa Fe, NM, is “La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís,” which translates as “the Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi!”

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