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    Must the name Los Alamos be understood as a plural of El Alamo, and do both names refer to the same type of tree?

    Question #102893. Asked by flem-ish. (Feb 09 09 11:01 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		That appears to be the case:

    The most enduring symbol of independence in Texas, the Alamo's 1744 church, is part of the remains of the mission complex established by the Franciscans as Mission San Antonio de Valero in 1718. The mission was named Alamo, meaning "cottonwood tree," by Spanish troops garrisoned there during the Mexican struggle for independence from Spain.

    http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/tx/tx29.htm

    Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning "The Cottonwoods") is a townsite and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico

    Feb 09 09, 11:24 PM

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