California's Spanish Place-Names

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Name/Title

California's Spanish Place-Names

Entry/Object ID

1995.3.1ggg

Description

The history of Spanish place names in California, including a guide to pronunciation and chapters on the land grant and mission systems . Use the Index to find place names pertinent to Napa County.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1995.3

Source or Donor

Doud, Jess

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Land grants, Railroads

Search Terms

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Book Details

Author

Barbara and Rudy Marinacci

Place Published

Location

San Rafael, CA

Date Published

1579 - 1979

Call No.

979.4 Mar

Notes

Date: 1980 Spine Label: 979.4 Mar

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bale, Dr. Edward Turner

Person or Organization

Vallejo, Mariano

Create Date

May 12, 2012

Update Date

July 9, 2026