Sunnydale was called “Boca del Infierno” by the first Spanish settlers there. Roughly translated, it means ‘Hellmouth’. Giles told the Scoobies this information in 1.02 The Harvest.
Related episodes: 1.02 The Harvest
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Jupipa on May 1st, 2005 at 5:20 pm
Hi!
I don’t think is roughly translated. I have spanish classes, and I think is very well translated. :)
UnheardWeirdness on May 2nd, 2005 at 10:37 pm
It’s not roughly translated, I know spanish and Boca del Infierno is very well translates, Hell’s Mouth or Hell’sMouth would be the literal translation though.
hailtothechimp on May 3rd, 2005 at 12:01 am
Actually the literal translation would be “Mouth of the Hell”.
Boca = Mouth
de = of
el = the
Infierno = Hell
“de and “el” get contracted in Spanish of course to create “del”. But since we don’t use the definite article (’the’) in English the way they do in Spanish, “Hell’s Mouth” or “Mouth of Hell” are both fairly good approximations.
So Jess is right to caution that the translation “Hellmouth” is rough! Ease off guys…
Saintsaucey on August 21st, 2005 at 5:04 am
lol wait, if spandiards settled their how did the mayor build the town for deams to feast on
BringTheNoise on August 24th, 2005 at 8:53 pm
Presumably he built the ACTUAL town after the original settlers left/were driven out and their settlement torn down. A bit of stretch mind you.
Saintsaucey on August 25th, 2005 at 12:23 am
and what about when the master got trapped and when presplexa’s(not sure how that’s spelled) minions tried to use her effagy to destroy the world. Seem’s to me that demon’s should relize that The hell mouth isn’t an ideal place to start your world domination.