Why is Ciudad Juárez and Mexico City the generally accepted English names for the two cities? Shouldn’t it either be Ciudad Juárez/Ciudad de México or Juarez City and Mexico City?
Mexico City got named that in English years ago, before there was as prominent of a Spanish-speaking presence in the US. Ciudad Juárez only really got named that in English relatively recently, when there was more of a Spanish-speaking presence and thus people were more comfortable with the name …
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Mexico City got named that in English years ago, before there was as prominent of a Spanish-speaking presence in the US. Ciudad Juárez only really got named that in English relatively recently, when there was more of a Spanish-speaking presence and thus people were more comfortable with the name as is.
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Key Concepts: Named, english, spanish-speaking
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Is there a simple explanation for why ciudad juárez and mexico city the generally accepted english names for the two cities? shouldn't it either be ciudad juárez/ciudad de méxico or juarez city and mexico city?
Mexico City got named that in English years ago, before there was as prominent of a Spanish-speaking presence in the US. Ciudad Juárez only really got named that in English relatively recently, when there was more of a Spanish-speaking presence and…
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