Llanada (a plain, level ground). This place is in San Benito County.
Laureles (laurels). Los Laureles is the name of a ranch near Monterey. The wild laurel is a shrub common to many parts of the state.
Lobos (wolves), generally used on this coast in the sense of lobo marino, (sea-wolf, or seal). There is a Punta de Lobos (seal point), near Monterey which is noted for the bold grandeur of its ocean scenery, as well as for its seals.
Loma Prieta (dark hill), is the name of a peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Moro Cojo (literally “lame Moor”), is the name of a well-known ranch in Monterey County. The Spaniards were in the habit of using moro to mean anything black, and in this case, according to old residents, the ranch was named for a lame black horse that ran wild there.
Natividad (nativity of Christ), is the name of a town in Monterey County, about one hundred miles southeast of San Francisco.
Paicines is in San Benito County. This is a word of doubtful origin, and many theories have been advanced to account for it. The most probable is that given by an Indian woman, a resident of the place, who says it was the name of an Indian tribe. The word is also sometimes spelled Pajines. See Tres Pinos, page 98.
Panocha is in San Benito County. This is a word applied to crude sugar, or syrup, somewhat resembling sorghum. Probably modern.
Paraíso Springs (paradise springs), is a health resort in Monterey County.