Nuyorican - Having Puerto Rican roots, raised in New York
New York and Los Angeles - These two U.S. cities have the largest populations of Hispanic people
Florida - Means “flowery” in Spanish 
Ponce de Leon - Spanish explorer who discovered Florida in 1513 
El lagarto - Alligator; it means lizard 
Boca Raton - City in Florida whose name means “mouse mouth” 
Cape Canaveral - City in Florida whose name means “canebrake”
Colorado - Means “reddish” in Spanish 
Bronco - Spanish word for “wild” or “rough”
 
California - Named after a mythical land in a popular Spanish novel written in the 1500s