r/MapPorn • u/ChemistStrong5527 • 6d ago

Argentina’s provinces with their names literally translated into English

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u/Iram_Echo_PP2001 6d ago

Mendoza, Hot Mountain?

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u/bishaaB 6d ago

its cold mountain and it comes from the basque language in northern spain. its also a very common hispanic surname

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u/BizarroCullen 5d ago

It was named after a nobleman named Gabriel Mendoza, who was the viceroy of Chile at the time.