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
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
Scientific names are always in Latin, with some Greek influences. The California Condor is Gymnogyps californianus.