Original: Los Angeles was founded September 4 , 1781 , by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula ( The Village of Our Lady , the Queen of the Angels of the river of Porziuncola ) .
Simplified: The original name is '' El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciuncula '' ( in English , '' town of our lady the Queen of Angels of the little Portion '' ) .