What are the names of the rivers that has a Spanish name and is in California?
rio Grande, Guadalupe, Brazos are the names of some such
The Ebro, Tajo, Duero, Jucar, and the Guadalquivir are all Spanish rivers.
The area was settled by the Spanish and used to be part of Mexico. Most of the Spanish-language names are the names they were given at the time of settlement.
Conestoga, Ponciana, Jacaranda
Two U.S. states with names borrowed from Spanish are California and Nevada. California derives its name from a fictional island in a Spanish novel, while Nevada means "snow-covered" in Spanish, referring to its mountainous regions. Both names reflect the influence of Spanish explorers and settlers in the region.
Rios is Spanish (and Portuguese) for rivers. The name most likely derives from longer descriptive names such as del rios, meaning from the rivers or of the rivers.
Texas. Nevada. California. Florida. Colorado.
Colorado and Montana
# Agua Dulce ~ Sweet Water # Brazos ~ Arms # Colorado ~ Red # Frio ~ Cold # Grande ~ Big, Large # Leon ~ Lion # Llano ~ Flat # Maravillas ~ Marvelous # Nueces ~ Nuts # Tornillo ~ Screw
Florida, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, California,
la,san jose,san juan are some