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Luciendasky says
Parts of California was colonized by the Spanish Empire in the late18th Century, giving many of the towns Spanish names.
Pachuca213 says
Is this a joke? California was part of Mexico at one time and most of all the parts of California had their Spanish names given by the people who held the land including the Spanish Priests and Missionaries who set up residence in the Missions throughout California to teach Catholicism to the Native Americans. ( example: Los Angeles was once called "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles". It was not until later when California became part of the United States that some areas changed their names but alot of places kept their original names....
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