Punta de los Reyes (point of the kings). See page [232].
Punta de las Ritas (point of the rites). See page [108].
Purísima Point (point of the most pure conception). On the Santa Bárbara Coast.
Purísima (most pure), in San Matéo County.
Point Sal (a surname). See page [108].
Point Sur (south point). See page [162].
La Quemada (the burned place), from the verb quemar (to burn). This name refers to a custom prevalent among the Indians of burning over large tracts of land for the purpose of killing the under-brush and encouraging the growth of grass, which resulted in attracting game. The diaries of the Spaniards refer frequently to this custom, and speak of finding a great deal of country burned over in this way. One writer has offered to his astonished readers the translation of La Quemada as “the over-full, having enough to eat.”
Quién Sabe (who knows), a familiar expression among the Spaniards.
Quintín. See page [235].