Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Before Major League Baseball expanded to Montreal in 1969, minor league teams in Montreal were usually named the "Royals", in reference to Mount Royal (French: Mont Royal), a volcanic plug immediately west of today's downtown after which the city was named.
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