BajaNomad

Jalisco?

eetdrt88 - 3-6-2006 at 12:32 PM

I know this is the name of a state in Mexico,just wondering if it is has any other meaning...I tried a few translation sites and got nothing so i'm figuring it doesn't

Bruce R Leech - 3-6-2006 at 02:26 PM

it is a persons name that the state was named after

Jalisco

tehag - 3-6-2006 at 03:15 PM

From the History of Jalisco:


The name "Jalisco" is believed to be derived from the Nahuatl words "xalli" (sand, gravel) and "ixtli," which means "face," or by extension, plane. Thus, the word Jalisco would literally mean "sandy place."

Tehag thanks

eetdrt88 - 3-6-2006 at 08:08 PM

I actually went on a Jalisco website and got the same info earlier,very interesting:wow:

Bruce R Leech - 3-6-2006 at 08:19 PM

I checked the Jalisco website and you are right and I was wrong:yawn: