Spanish in Santa Cruz County place names - Revision history

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	'''Abalone'''. Our name for a local shellfish is one of a small number of English words derived from an indigenous ~~native~~ language. Since the Native Americans of California had no written languages, the word abalone came to us through phonetic spelling - the spoken word as heard by early California Spanish-speakers (also spelled avalone).		'''Abalone'''. Our name for a local shellfish is one of a small number of English words derived from a local indigenous language. Since the Native Americans of California had no written languages, the word abalone came to us through phonetic spelling - the spoken word as heard by early California Spanish-speakers (also spelled avalone).

	Interestingly, although the natives prized the big mollusks as food, neither the Spanish nor 19th-century Anglo-Americans developed a taste for it. It remained for early Chinese immigrant fishermen to begin the commercial harvesting of abalone for drying and shipment to San Francisco, and from there on to China. Donald Clark’s geographical dictionary notes “China Ladder” as the local name for a north-coast access point used by abalone harvesters. Abalone are still found in Monterey Bay, and there are commercial farming operations in Davenport and Monterey.		Interestingly, although the natives prized the big mollusks as food, neither the Spanish nor 19th-century Anglo-Americans developed a taste for it. It remained for early Chinese immigrant fishermen to begin the commercial harvesting of abalone for drying and shipment to San Francisco, and from there on to China. Donald Clark’s geographical dictionary notes “China Ladder” as the local name for a north-coast access point used by abalone harvesters. Abalone are still found in Monterey Bay, and there are commercial farming operations in Davenport and Monterey.

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	===Proper names===		===Proper names===
	Relative to some other areas of the former Alta California, Santa Cruz County has been stingy in application of Spanish proper names as place names. Those we have fall mostly into two categories. There are the early explorers and government officials: Branciforte, Cabrillo, Monterey, Portolá. The second category is early settler family names, including: Amesti, Arana, Castro~~, Pinto~~, and Rodriguez.		Relative to some other areas of the former Alta California, Santa Cruz County has been stingy in application of Spanish proper names as place names. Those we have fall mostly into two categories. There are the early explorers and government officials: Branciforte, Cabrillo, Monterey, Portolá. The second category is early settler family names, including: [[Amesti family\|Amesti]], [[Arana family\|Arana]], [[Castro family\|Castro]], and [[Rodriguez family\|Rodriguez]].

	A special category of proper names is saints: favored as place names by early Franciscan missionaries such as Juan Crespí who, as a member of the 1769 Portolá expedition, gave us the ''Rio de San Lorenzo'' (the literal translation is Saint Lawrence River, but we've stuck with San Lorenzo). The river name has subsequently produced a number of what Donald Clark calls “cluster names” - most associated with the river, such as San Lorenzo Valley.		A special category of proper names is saints: favored as place names by early Franciscan missionaries such as Juan Crespí who, as a member of the 1769 Portolá expedition, gave us the ''Rio de San Lorenzo'' (the literal translation is Saint Lawrence River, but we've stuck with San Lorenzo). The river name has subsequently produced a number of what Donald Clark calls “cluster names” - most associated with the river, such as San Lorenzo Valley.
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	A more commendable modern trend has been to bring back historical Spanish-era names and apply them in ways that recall the early history of a place. Several examples are included in the list below.		A more commendable modern trend has been to bring back historical Spanish-era names and apply them in ways that recall the early history of a place. Several examples are included in the list below.

	~~==Sources==~~
	~~Four main ones, in descending order of importance for this study:~~
	* [[Santa Cruz County Place Names (2008 book)]], by Donald T. Clark. This is the bible.
	* A variety of online Spanish-English dictionaries. No particular dictionary is definitive.
	* Monterey County Place Names, also by Clark.
	* California Place Names, by Erwin G. Gudde
	* [[Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 5]]: A Gathering of Voices, especially the article: "The Spanish Contact & Mission Period Indians of the Santa Cruz-Monterey Bay Region", by Randall Milliken.

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	'''Cañon''' (canyon)		'''Cañon''' (canyon)
	'''Costa''' (coast) same spelling as Italian		'''Costa''' (coast) same spelling as Italian
	'''Escalona''' (escarpment, line of bluffs)		'''Escalona''' (escarpment, line of bluffs). Gary Griggs wrote a concise explanation of the escalona terrain. USGS published a guided tour.
	'''Montaña''' (mountain)		'''Montaña''' (mountain)
	'''Monte''' (mount, usually modern, as used in a place name like Monte Vista)		'''Monte''' (mount, usually modern, as used in a place name like Monte Vista)
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	===Political===		===Political===
	'''Alcalde (similar to a “strong” mayor)		'''Alcalde''' (similar to a “strong” mayor)
	'''Juez de pais/paz. A “juez” (judge) of the “pais”(country) had duties mostly related to cattle branding. A “juez de paz” (justice of the peace) dealt with domestic and criminal matter in settlements.		'''Juez de pais/paz'''. A “juez” (judge) of the “pais”(country) had duties mostly related to cattle branding. A “juez de paz” (justice of the peace) dealt with domestic and criminal matter in settlements.
	'''Juzgado		'''Juzgado'''
	'''Pueblo		'''Pueblo'''
	'''Villa		'''Villa'''

	===Multiple meanings===		===Multiple meanings===
	'''Sal (“salt”, but may also be the imperative form of the verb salir = “to go away”. The name Salsipuedes is a complete sentence, meaning Get out! (Sal) if (si) puedes (you can).		'''Sal''' (“salt”, but may also be the imperative form of the verb salir = “to go away”. The name Salsipuedes is a complete sentence, meaning Get out! (Sal) if (si) puedes (you can).
	'''Santa (female saint, as in Santa Clara; or “holy” – as in Santa Cruz = Holy Cross)		'''Santa''' (female saint, as in Santa Clara; or “holy” – as in Santa Cruz = Holy Cross)

	===American-era Spanish: often applied to real estate developments===		===American-era Spanish: often applied to real estate developments===
	'''Buena Vista (good view). Any other multiple-word name including “Vista” is also likely to be modern. (e.g. Vista del Lago).		'''Buena Vista''' (good view). Any other multiple-word name including “Vista” is also likely to be modern. (e.g. Vista del Lago).
	'''El Camino Real (the Royal Highway). In the early 1900s, several groups and individuals wishing to promote California tourism and auto travel gave the name “El Camino Real” to an approximation of the old route connecting the original twenty-one missions. Mission Santa Cruz did not lie on the main road, so its relationship to El Camino Real remains ambiguous.		'''El Camino Real''' (the Royal Highway). In the early 1900s, several groups and individuals wishing to promote California tourism and auto travel gave the name “El Camino Real” to an approximation of the old route connecting the original twenty-one missions. Mission Santa Cruz did not lie on the main road, so its relationship to El Camino Real remains ambiguous.
	==Sources==
	* C. M. Drake, [https://archive.org/details/californianamest00drak California Names (1893)]		==Sources==
	*[http://www.worldcat.org/title/california-place-names-the-origin-and-etymology-of-current-geographical-names/oclc/868861479?ht=edition&referer=di California place names: the origin and etymology of current geographical names]		Four main ones, in descending order of importance for this study:
			* [[Santa Cruz County Place Names (2008 book)]], by Donald T. Clark. This is the bible.
			* A variety of online Spanish-English dictionaries. No particular dictionary is definitive.
			* Monterey County Place Names, also by Clark.
			* * C. M. Drake, [https://archive.org/details/californianamest00drak California Names (1893)]
			*Erwin G. Gudde [http://www.worldcat.org/title/california-place-names-the-origin-and-etymology-of-current-geographical-names/oclc/868861479?ht=edition&referer=di California place names: the origin and etymology of current geographical names]
			* [[Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 5]]: A Gathering of Voices, especially the article: "The Spanish Contact & Mission Period Indians of the Santa Cruz-Monterey Bay Region", by Randall Milliken.
	*[Wikipedia listhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish_origin_in_the_United_States]		*[Wikipedia listhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish_origin_in_the_United_States]
	*California Place Names (same as above at Google books)

	==Notes==		==Notes==

	A famous syntactically-correct example of Spanish naming is wrong for an entirely different reason: El Camino Real (The Royal Highway). The designation was reserved for a main road connecting a central capital city to an important provincial capital. The road from Mexico City to Santa Fe was such a road. There was never any kind of permanent road from Mexico City to California, so what is California’s “El Camino Real”?		* A famous syntactically-correct example of Spanish naming is wrong for an entirely different reason: El Camino Real (The Royal Highway). The designation was reserved for a main road connecting a central capital city to an important provincial capital. The road from Mexico City to Santa Fe was such a road. There was never any kind of permanent road from Mexico City to California, so what is California’s “El Camino Real”? In the early 1900s, several groups and individuals wishing to promote California tourism and auto travel gave the name “El Camino Real” to an arbitrary approximation of the old route connecting the original twenty-one missions. Pertinent facts were ignored besides the lack of a connection to the capital city, such as the fact that there was never a single road connecting all twenty-one missions. In fact, several missions are not connected by El Camino Real, including Mission Santa Cruz.

	In the early 1900s, several groups and individuals wishing to promote California tourism and auto travel gave the name “El Camino Real” to an arbitrary approximation of the old route connecting the original twenty-one missions. Pertinent facts were ignored besides the lack of a connection to the capital city, such as the fact that there was never a single road connecting all twenty-one missions. In fact, several missions are not connected by El Camino Real, including Mission Santa Cruz.

	~~Gary Griggs wrote a concise explanation of the escalona terrain. USGS published a guided tour~~.

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	* C. M. Drake, [https://archive.org/details/californianamest00drak California Names (1893)]		* C. M. Drake, [https://archive.org/details/californianamest00drak California Names (1893)]
	*~~California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical nameshttp~~://www.worldcat.org/title/california-place-names-the-origin-and-etymology-of-current-geographical-names/oclc/868861479?ht=edition&referer=di		*[http://www.worldcat.org/title/california-place-names-the-origin-and-etymology-of-current-geographical-names/oclc/868861479?ht=edition&referer=di California place names: the origin and etymology of current geographical names]
	*Wikipedia listhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish_origin_in_the_United_States		*[Wikipedia listhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_place_names_of_Spanish_origin_in_the_United_States]
	*California Place Names (same as above at Google books)		*California Place Names (same as above at Google books)

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Four main ones, in descending order of importance for this study:		Four main ones, in descending order of importance for this study:
	* Santa Cruz County Place Names, by Donald T. Clark. This is the bible.		* [[Santa Cruz County Place Names (2008 book)]], by Donald T. Clark. This is the bible.
	* A variety of online Spanish-English dictionaries. No particular dictionary is definitive.		* A variety of online Spanish-English dictionaries. No particular dictionary is definitive.
	* Monterey County Place Names, also by Clark.		* Monterey County Place Names, also by Clark.
	* California Place Names, by Erwin G. Gudde		* California Place Names, by Erwin G. Gudde
	* Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 3: A Gathering of Voices, especially the article The Spanish Contact & Mission Period Indians of the Santa Cruz-Monterey Bay Region, by Randall Milliken.		* [[Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 5]]: A Gathering of Voices, especially the article: "The Spanish Contact & Mission Period Indians of the Santa Cruz-Monterey Bay Region", by Randall Milliken.


	==Alphabetical word list==		==Alphabetical word list==

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	(phonetically transliterated into Spanish).		(phonetically transliterated into Spanish).
	There are many of these in California, but only a handful in Santa Cruz County: [[Aptos]], [[Soquel]], Zayante, and the local shellfish called abalone.		There are many of these in California, but only a handful in Santa Cruz County: [[Aptos]], [[Soquel]], Zayante, and the local shellfish called abalone (''see'' [[History Pages: 1 - The Ohlone]]).

	===Proper names===		===Proper names===

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	(phonetically transliterated into Spanish).		(phonetically transliterated into Spanish).
	There are many of these in California, but only a handful in Santa Cruz County: Aptos, Soquel, Zayante, and the local shellfish called abalone.		There are many of these in California, but only a handful in Santa Cruz County: [[Aptos]], [[Soquel]], Zayante, and the local shellfish called abalone.

	===Proper names===		===Proper names===

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