…The city was founded in 1781 when the Spanish governor Felipe de Neve led a group of settlers from Mexico and established a small village around the current Olvera Street in downtown. Twelve years earlier, when Gaspar de Portolá, heading for Monterey Bay, stopped here, he named the nearby river "Rio de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles de Porciúncula" (River of the Virgin Mary (Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula)). Neve shortened the name to Los Angeles, which later came to be pronounced in an English style. Los Angeles came under Mexican rule in 1821 when Mexico gained independence from Spain, but it became a part of the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War (1846-48). … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Portolá, G.de" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1781年スペイン人ネベFelipe de Neve総督がメキシコから開拓民の一団を率いて,現在のダウンタウンのオルベラ街あたりを中心に小さな村落を建設したのが起りである。これより12年前,モンテレー湾を目ざしていたポルトラGaspar de Portoláがここに立ち寄ったときに,近くを流れていた川を〈聖母マリア(ポルシウンクラの天使たちの女王)の川Río de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles de Porciúncula〉と名づけていたので,ネベはその村を略してロス・アンヘレスと呼び,これがのちに英語風に発音されるようになった。メキシコがスペインから独立した1821年にロサンゼルスはメキシコ統治下に入ったが,米墨戦争(1846‐48)の結果,アメリカ合衆国に帰属した。… ※「Portolá,G.de」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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