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U.S. Cities With Spanish Names

Guess the 14 most populous American cities with Spanish names.
Not including "partial" Spanish names such as Colorado Springs or Anaheim
Only includes cities within the 50 states
By city proper population
Quiz by yappypants
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Last updated: June 10, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 17, 2014
Times taken43,157
Average score57.1%
Rating4.31
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Population
State
City
3,990,456
CA
Los Angeles
1,532,233
TX
San Antonio
1,425,976
CA
San Diego
1,030,119
CA
San Jose
883,305
CA
San Francisco
682,669
TX
El Paso
644,644
NV
Las Vegas
Population
State
City
560,218
NM
Albuquerque
530,093
CA
Fresno
508,958
AZ
Mesa
508,529
CA
Sacramento
332,725
CA
Santa Ana
288,061
TX
Plano
274,975
OH
Toledo
freon22tec
+2
Level 58
May 5, 2014
Tucson, AZ population 520k
Quizmaster
+13
Level ∞
Jun 10, 2019
Comes from the language O'odham. Originally "Cuk Ṣon" meaning "at the base of the black hill".
PorcNBeanz
+5
Level 57
May 6, 2014
I live in the Plano, TX area and missed it.
Geographystar
+3
Level 67
Jul 21, 2019
It means flat btw.
martay
+12
Level 70
Jul 22, 2019
Nobody misses Plano.
MavsFanForLife25
+1
Level 73
Sep 9, 2019
What's that supposed to mean??????????????
Jaybird77
+1
Level 35
Jan 25, 2023
That no one misses it. Sounded pretty clear to me.
whatevera2002
+3
Level 34
Jul 3, 2014
I enjoyed the Albuquerque as I was dreading spelling it!
parsons8
+1
Level 27
Mar 25, 2019
I had the exact same reaction!
dogla305
+4
Level 61
Sep 9, 2019
it's spelled H E I S E N B E R G
3nchiladas
+2
Level 69
Nov 6, 2022
Spell my name
MattB2884
+6
Level 33
Jul 16, 2014
Kept typing Santa Fe for NM... turns out the capital of NM only has 69,000 people, compared to 555,000 in Albuquerque. Weird.
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Aug 15, 2018
Same here. Kept wondering why Santa Ana wasn't accepted.
parsons8
+1
Level 27
Mar 25, 2019
I also tried Santa Fe for NM, and wondered if I was mistaken, but you nailed it with the population. But it's very typical for Capital cities to be much smaller than other urban centers in the U.S.
Jaybird77
+1
Level 35
Jan 25, 2023
Why is that weird? A lot of places are similar. New York City/Albany. Detroit/Lansing. Jacksonville/Tallahassee. Etc.
Horsertopia16
+1
Level 21
Feb 9, 2015
amarillo should be one
ketchupkawawa
+2
Level 52
Jan 22, 2017
Has a population under 200,000
mommadeb
+1
Level 23
Feb 16, 2015
why is las cruces new mexico not here?
Ponderosa
+2
Level 86
Oct 5, 2015
Not big enough.
Stanke
+1
Level 29
Jul 16, 2016
How I forgot San Jose?
Findlay
+2
Level 82
Aug 14, 2016
Kinda surprised only 21% got Fresno. Did people not realise it was Spanish? There does seem to be a pattern of people doing better with cities starting with 'los', 'las' 'san' and 'el'.
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 86
May 26, 2018
Didn't know it was Spanish, but wasn't super shocked to see it come up when I tried it, either. Definitely not as obvious as your El/Los/Las/San cities.
Hollywood
+3
Level 62
Feb 25, 2020
Fresno is very forgettable.
interopia
+2
Level 85
Oct 8, 2016
Nice, grew up in Plano, so I'm glad I got that one.
geographyisthebestsubject
+1
Level 61
Mar 18, 2017
Toledo and Fresno are Spanish? Didn't see that coming.
sciencyguy
+3
Level 46
May 9, 2017
Toledo steel has nothing to do with Ohio...and El Greco predated the U.S. by a century or two...

...both of which I thought of after I didn't get Toledo.

Bdubz
+3
Level 43
Jul 21, 2019
Toledo is a city in Spain. Idk about Fresno
Geo1296
+1
Level 46
Oct 20, 2020
Toledo is also in Ohio
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Apr 25, 2018
Santa Clara, San Jacinto, Santa Barbara, San Sebastian.....
parsons8
+4
Level 27
Mar 25, 2019
All below the population threshold of this quiz.
cornflakesfu
+1
Level 86
May 26, 2018
I love the one Ohio misfit in there among all the places that have Spanish names because they were formerly part of Mexico.
Naaate
+1
Level 72
Feb 13, 2019
I got halfway through this thinking US Cities with Spanish Names meant US Cities with Spanish People Names.
Tahoeskier
+1
Level 73
Mar 25, 2019
What about Corpus Christi, TX?
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Jun 10, 2019
Latin
loganite
+5
Level 88
Sep 9, 2019
In Spanish it would be Cuerpo de Cristo.
parsons8
+2
Level 27
Mar 25, 2019
Only 8 out of 14, but my only "bad" miss was San Jose. Having said that, I'm kicking myself for missing Mesa, AZ. I had no idea there was a Santa Ana in CA--I guess I only associate it with TX. Not sure I realized Fresno was a Spanish name and not sure I would *ever* have come up with Plano, TX. I knew the original Toledo was in Spain, but could I come up with it? No! Great Quiz!
taliarus
+2
Level 20
Mar 25, 2019
Wow I live in Plano and couldn't think of it
blizzrd33
+3
Level 79
Sep 9, 2019
Can't think of a good reason why San Juan isn't in this quiz. Is it in another country? Didn't think so.
RKS
+2
Level 65
Sep 9, 2019
Orlando, FL?
OfficerDibble
+2
Level 80
Jan 29, 2020
Italian
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Sep 9, 2019
I was thinking of guessing Albuquerque, but I didn't think it was actually Spanish just cuz of how I always hear it pronounced, and I didn't feel like trying to spell it.
MavsFanForLife25
+2
Level 73
Sep 9, 2019
Yay Plano!
Hollywood
+1
Level 62
Feb 25, 2020
I thought Denver would make the list.
Krisik06
+1
Level 36
Mar 27, 2020
I've forgot San Antonio and Mesa. got Plano.. LOL
LuciusMarcius
+1
Level 75
Nov 9, 2023
The Spanish village after which Albuquerque was named is actually spelled AlbuRquerque. I guess Americans found it too hard to pronounce and just got rid of that "r".
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