

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: TOWN HALL TALKS: Boca de Ratones - A True Etymological Reassessment
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The second in our “America 250” series will take us back to the days of Spanish Florida. Do you think “Boca Raton” means “rat’s mouth?” Think again! Learn about the real meaning behind our place name from longtime Boca resident Humberto Ruiz, who combed the historic archives of Seville to answer the question “What is the meaning of Boca Raton?

Doors open at 6:00pm for check-in and refreshments. Lecture begin at 6:30pm.
BRHS Members: Free / Non-Members: $10
Humberto Ruiz, Speaker
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boca-raton/town-hall-talks-boca-de-ratones-a-true-etymological-reassessment/200027982832304
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.bocahistory.org/rsvp-to-boca-de-ratones-a-true-etymological-reassessment?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=boca+raton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Boca Raton
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Boca Raton Historical Society
- **lat**: 26.35116
- **long**: -80.0866999
- **full address**: Boca Raton Historical Society, 71 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432-3919, United States,Boca Raton, Florida

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Boca Raton Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/boca-raton-historical-society/13655445)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Boca Raton Historical Society, 71 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432-3919, United States,Boca Raton, Florida
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Boca Raton Historical Society
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- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about TOWN HALL TALKS: Boca de Ratones - A True Etymological Reassessment ?
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