Re: I'll take that bait : )

And here is why it is a bait.

There is no consistent rule for which Spanish names are Anglicised and which aren't.

To my knowledge, Californian, Southwest and Texan names are usually kept in Spanish, so the two states are Nevada and Colorado instead of Snowy and Coloured - conspicuous exception is New (NOT Nuevo) Mexico.

OTOH, to my knowledge Floridan names are usually Anglicised, so we have St Augustine, St Petersburg and Key West instead of San Agustín, San Petersburgo and Cayo Hueso. Of course, there are also several salient names which were originally Amerindian but look superficially Spanish, like Miami or Tampa, but those don't count - conspicuous exception is of course the State of Flowery itself!!!

I baited because it's always been amusing to me that some names are Anglicised and some aren't. I see, myself, no reason NOT to Anglicise names of places which (unlike Hiroshima :p) are in the USA. And, to tell the truth, I've always found a little hypocritical that Americans who get upset at the increase in Spanish speakers, especially monolinguals, don't Anglicise toponyms in consequence. Like I said above to Seamus, some people might find it funny to be asked to speak in English in a place named "San Bernardino".

Meh, whatever, I was just having fun with this post.

While I do stand by the assertion that it's a little hypocritical not to Anglicise the toponyms, nothing in this post should be taken with a seriously debating mind. Meaning, I don't have anything against you, Febri, or anyone else who reads this and happens to say El Paso instead of The Pass.