Plus, Los Angeles is also the city that never sleeps. My brother and his wife live there and they're always complaining about the crime. It's kind of ironic now because there is a lot of crime in Los Angeles from what I know. Mary who was know as the "Lady of Angels" or "Queen of Angels." But guess the name was given in recognition of St. I was thinking that "angels" is referring to the people of Los Angeles. Despite having been to Los Angeles three times to visit relatives there, I never bothered to ask about this. I'm actually surprised that the original name was "El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles." It's so long! I cannot imagine how we would have pronounced it if the name had stayed like that. So much for being the City of Angels huh? It's funny you mentioned the crime in LA. Did you know that the actual name of the song is "Under the Bridge?" But everyone calls it "City of Angels" because it's about Los Angeles. I was in High School when that track came out. And that day was the day of the Lady of Angels.Īugust 28, I had completely forgotten about the City of Angels soundtrack until you just reminded me. It makes sense that they would want to give the town/city a name that would remind people of the day it was founded. I think this is the most logical explanation out of all the ones I've heard. The reason was because some kind of a celebration or feast was held on that day every year in honor of the Lady of Angels. When they arrived in what is today Los Angeles, they decided to call it the city of Angels. As far as I know, a priest was heading the expedition.
I'm a history buff and I remember reading about the Spanish arrival in California. Native California fan palms (the only native palms in CA) were only found along rivers at that time and they were elevated above the thick marine layer which reminded the Spanish settlers of the image of Mary with the angels, hence evoking the name.
It was late spring when they first came upon what is now the river that is now bearing this name.
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