re: #122 sagehen
California. Arizona. Nevada. Arizona. There’s a reason these states have Spanish names.
Los Angeles. San Francisco. San Diego. Santa Barbara. San Jose. San Bernardino. San Clemente. Santa Clara. San Pedro. La Jolla. Miramar. Playa del Rey. California even has a saint of its very own, Junipero Serra (born 1713).
I was raised Catholic, and did the Catholic school thing through the 6th grade in southern California, trust me, I know all of this too well.