Londres is the Spanish way of calling London, London! Pronouncing London in Spanish makes the word London sound like Londres. So Spanish speaking people refer to the capitol of the UK as Londres.
If you live in Londres, you would be considered British. Londres is the Spanish and Portuguese name for London, which is the capital city of the United Kingdom.
Londres........London the most populated city at that time.
Londres. French name for the Capital city of the United Kingdon
Greater London has two 'cities' within its boundaries. The 'City of London' (usually just referred to as 'The City') and the City of Westminster.
The French have translations for a few major cities. For example, London is called Londres, Edinburgh is called Edimboug and Geneva is called Geneve.
According to Wikipedia, the statues guarding the entrance to the City of London are often referred to as griffins but are in fact Tudor dragons.
While it's true that some city names do get changed (London-Londres, Brussels-Bruxelles), most don't. New York is New York.
In latin, the word for city is feminine (la ciudad). Because of this, when cities are discussed in latin based languages, they are referred to as her or she.
Over 300 languages are spoken in London, making it one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the world. The majority of these languages are spoken as a result of immigration and cultural diversity within the city.
The Square Mile or just 'The City'. It also used to be referred to as 'The Smoke' or 'The Big Smoke.'
Greater London has two 'cities' within its boundaries. The 'City of London' (usually just referred to as 'The City') and the City of Westminster.
In the distant past the city of London had a horrific fire destroy much of the city. I believe this might be referred to as the "monument fire". But in any case London was rebuilt. In 1940, London was the victim of German warplanes dropping bombs on the city. The city was rebuilt.