Alameda (an avenue shaded by trees, or a cottonwood grove). This word is derived from álamo, a poplar tree known in the West as cottonwood. See pages [208] and [339].
Los Alamitos (the little cottonwoods). See page [76].
Álamo (cottonwood). See page [227].
Los Álamos (the cottonwoods). See page [105].
Los Álamos y Agua Caliente (the cottonwoods and hot spring), the title of a land grant.
Alcalde (mayor, justice of the peace). This place is in the southern part of Fresno County.
Alcatraz (pelican), see page [203].
Alessandro (Alexander). This place is in Riverside County.
Alhambra, near Los Ángeles, was named for the famous Alhambra of Spain. The Alhambra was an ancient palace and fortress of the Moorish monarchs of Granada in Southern Spain, probably built between 1248 and 1354. The word signifies in Arabic “the red,” and was perhaps given to this building in allusion to the color of the bricks of which the outer walls are constructed. “The marvelous beauty of the architecture of this structure has been greatly injured by alterations, earthquakes, etc., yet it still remains the most perfect example of Moorish art in its final European development.”