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minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoAngels. As in, like, angels angels. All of 'em. It’s short for Our Lady Queen of the Angels, the original name of the settlement. That proved unwieldy, which is why they shortened it to Los Angeles. It was highly original, as it was founded by Catholics from the San Gabriel Mission.
Angels. As in, like, angels angels. All of 'em.
It’s short for Our Lady Queen of the Angels, the original name of the settlement. That proved unwieldy, which is why they shortened it to Los Angeles. It was highly original, as it was founded by Catholics from the San Gabriel Mission.