List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States: Difference between revisions

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* [[Martinez, Georgia]], census-designated place in [[Columbia County, Georgia]]
* [[Martinez, Texas]], an unincorporated community in eastern [[Bexar County, Texas]]
*[[Matamoras, Indiana]], an unincorporated community in the northeast portion of Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana (named after the Mexican town of [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros]] ("kill the Moors"), which was the first to be occupied by U.S. troops during the [[Mexican–American War]])
*[[Mattos, California]], an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California
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*[[Key Largo]], Florida ("Wide [[Florida Keys|Key]]")
* [[Lopez Island]], in [[San Juan Islands]], Washington
*[[Perdido Key]], Florida ("Lost Key")
*[[Revillagigedo Island]], Alaska (after [[Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo]])
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*[[Bodega Bay]], California ("Wine Cellar")
* [[Castro Cove]], an embayment of the [[San Pablo Bay|San Pablo]] in [[Richmond, California]]
* [[Matanzas Bay]], in [[St. Johns County, Florida]]
* [[Matanzas Inlet]], a channel in Florida
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* [[San Pedro Bay (California)]]
*[[Strait of Juan de Fuca]], in the northwest
*[[Carquinez Strait]], northern California
*[[Haro Strait]], between the [[Strait of Georgia]] and the [[Strait of Juan de Fuca]], in the northwest.
*[[Rosario Strait]], in northern Washington state
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== Peninsulas ==
* [[Nunez Peninsula]], a peninsula on the south coast of South Georgia
* [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]], California