San Clemente, CA Spanish Names
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Looking North along the Coast from the San Clemente Pier …………..
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Look Down the List and Learn the Meanings
San Clemente, “The Spanish Village by the Sea.”
Because Ole Hanson, the founder of San Clemente, wanted this town to be “The Spanish Village by the Sea,” he insisted that all streets have Spanish names. Now this DOES make the city more “Spanish,” I suppose, but it drives visitors and newcomers from the Eastern States crazy.
Because I, in my role as Realtor Debbie Ferrari, sell San Clemente real estate I see more out-of-towners than most people who live here do.
So, to help everyone out a bit, here are some San Clemente Spanish words that we see all the time around town and that we’ve translated for you.
San Clemente ———— Saint Clement.
El Camino Real ————The King’s Highway.
Amanecer —————–Daybreak
Frontera ——————Frontier
Bandera ——————-A flag. (Antonio Banderas?)
Las Flores ——————The Flowers.
Grande Vista —————Grand View
Avenida Pico —————Pico was California’s last Mexican governor and once owned the land that became our city.
Calle Cortez —————–Cortez conquered Mexico in 1521 for the Spaniards.
Ave Del Mar —————-Of the sea.
Alta ————————–High.
Hidalgo ———————–Nobleman.
Baja ————————–Lower.
Esperanza ——————–Hope.
Los Mares ——————–The seas.
Cerrito ————————Small hill.
Las Palmas ——————–The Palms.
Estrella ————————Star.
Gaviota ————————Sea gull.
Los Alimos ———————The poplar trees.
Buena Vista ———————Good view.
Pescador ———————–Fisherman.
Ave Serra ———————-Serra founded San Diego and San Juan Capistrano Missions.
Calle Portola ——————–Portola, a Spanish explorer led the first Europeans to what is now known as the city of San Clemente.
Coronado Lane Coronado——— Spanish explorer circa 1540.
Ave Montalvo ——————-This Spaniard wrote about Amazons and Calafia.
San ——————————Signifies a male saint.
Santa —————————-Female saint.
Mariposa ————————-Butterfly.
Encino —————————–Oak.
La Costa ————————–The shore. The coast.
Presidio —————————Military fort.
Palizada —————————Palisade.
Corona —————————-Crown (and you always thought it was a beer, huh?)
La Cuesta ————————–The Ridge.
Verde ——————————Green.
Vaquero —————————-Cowboy.
I love this list! This is pretty helpful, thanks.