Santa Ana Won’t Need Renaming
* Many California cities are named after saints. Santa Ana is the mother of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the person for whom our county seat is named.
It is only coincidental that a Mexican general, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, shares the same last name. That is no reason to rename our county seat, as a letter writer Nov. 19 implied.
DONNA L. KRIESEL
Cypress
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* In the third paragraph of my Nov. 19 letter, I made a statement on my false understanding that the city of Santa Ana was named after Gen. Santa Anna. Concerned and offended readers called to inform me of my error. I now know Don Gaspar de Portola christened the area in honor of Saint Anne, on July 26, 1769.
To all the citizens of Santa Ana, and to Saint Anne, I apologize. I feel much better knowing the city is named after a person of stature, character and virtue rather than a despot.
BRUCE CRAWFORD
Fountain Valley
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