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bodhipooh t1_it7mwan wrote

Reply to comment by cC2Panda in Jersey City, it’s time to rename Christopher Columbus Drive by HobokenJ

>city council decided to rename Henderson St. to Luis M Marin blvd.

It's actually Luis Muñoz Marín Blvd. But, Americans can't wrap their minds around the concept of two last names, and the "ñ" is also a bitch to pronounce, so those signs were later replaced with LMM Blvd, and now just Marin Blvd. But, it is now so devoid of any sense that even Puerto Ricans would fail to recognize the naming as it being in honor of the island's first democratically elected governor, because no one would ever drop the first last name and use just the second last name. So, unless you know the history of the street naming, one would be more likely to assume that it is named after the same Marin as Marin County in California.

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spypol t1_it88wae wrote

Wow, I learned something today, thanks!

(Btw, just pronounce ñ as "ni", so read Muñoz as Munioz, and you're good to go).

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bodhipooh t1_it8drcs wrote

>Wow, I learned something today, thanks!

I know... it's nuts that this stuff gets so overlooked even by locals who have been around a while.

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>just pronounce ñ as "ni"

Not quite perfect, but very close.

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_it8hbea wrote

It’s a stretch to imagine that any American, even of Puerto Rican descent, would know who that is lol.

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bodhipooh t1_it8wrxu wrote

Dude, if someone claims to be Puerto Rican and they don't know who LMM was, then they are full of shit. To many, he is the Puerto Rican equivalent of George Washington. Anyone flying into the island is landing at the international airport, which is named after him. A ton of roads, buildings, schools, etc are named after him. And, even in the US he was widely heralded in his lifetime, featured on the cover of TIME magazine three times, and also featured on a USPS stamp.

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_it8x85e wrote

Okay I should amend it to non Puerto Rican Americans who are not historians by trade or hobby. I think I’m generally well informed and educated and have never heard of him!

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dalovindj t1_it9cq42 wrote

> the Puerto Rican equivalent of George Washington

I love the part where he admits to cutting down the palm tree.

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thunderroad45 t1_it8xjig wrote

I’m not Puerto Rican but I taught in a Puerto Rican neighborhood and the school down the block from mine was named after LMM. My school was named after the musician Rafael Hernandez and another down the street was named after Roberto Clemente. So I’d say with LMM being in that company, he’s pretty well known and highly regarded.

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