Native place names in Mexico / translations into Spanish

[Gloria Delgado <gloriad@...>]

This may be of interest to the group:

These place names and their translations (see attachment) are 
excerpts from a 100 - page booklet written by Gen. Gabriel Gavira and 
apparently privately published in Mexico in 1953 (no publisher or 
city given). The booklet is titled: 'NOMBRES INDIGENAS DE TODAS LAS 
CIUDADES Y MUNICIPIOS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA.  Traduccion de su 
significado en castellano.'  Gavira states that  '...el objeto 
principal de este folleto es el de difundir los nombres indígenas y 
su significado entre los moradores de los pueblos...'
Some of these translations may be out of date, given the early 
publication date;  but some place names and their translations I 
haven't been able to find anywhere else.  If anyone is aware of a 
more current similar publication could you perhaps inform the group?
Also, if anyone would like names/translations from any other Mexican 
state in this booklet just contact me.  This attachment contains 
native place names from Aguascalientes, Jalisco and Zacatecas only.

Attachment: Place_names.doc
Description: MS-Word document