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Milpitas Square Hotels
Near Milpitas Square Shopping Center, South of 237 and West of 880 Hotels which are convenient to Cisco, KLA Tencor and Western Digital. Extended Stay America 330 Cypress Dr. Pet-friendly rooms available. On-premise coin-operated laundry facility. 408-433-9700 Hampton Inn Milpitas 215 Barber Lane Accessible hotel rooms. 408-428-9090 Sonesta San Jose 777 Bellew Dr. (South side of 237) Has large conference facilities. For the technically curious, they have an automated robotic butler to bring you stuff. 408-321-9500 Staybridge Suites 321 Cypress Drive Designed for the business traveler, we can shuttle you to work and pick you up again. Outdoor pool. 408-383-9500
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How Milpitas Got Its Name
Milpitas – How did it get it’s name? This story claims it means “A Thousand Pitas,” pitas being century plants. The name Milpitas is a variation of the plural diminutive of milpa, a Mexican Spanish word for “garden where maize is grown.” The proper diminutive form of milpa, though, is actually milpilla, not milpita. Thus, in Mexico, several towns and villages have the name Milpillas, but there is no Milpitas in Mexico. The word milpa is a word derived from milli, meaning “agricultural field” and pan. meaning “on.” The following is taken from Charles G. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2005.…
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McCarthy Ranch Shopping Center
This site is in no way affiliated or connected with McCarthy Ranch in Milpitas, CA. Most stores linked here are located in the McCarthy Ranch shopping center, but some advertisers may not. Check addresses and information carefully! Major Stores Anchor stores in McCarthy Ranch shopping mall. Best Buy, Dollar Tree, PETsMART, Big Al’s, US Cricket Store, and Wal-Mart. Banking and Investing Convenient banking and financial advice when you come by for lunch anyway. Bank of America has an ATM in the parking lot near Starbucks. Clothing and Footwear Discount clothing and shoe stores, and the seasonal Halloween store. Electronics Buy electronics in local stores or order online from their websites.…
