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EXHIBIT 21.1
LA QUINTA PROPERTIES, INC. SUBSIDIARIES
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NAME STATE OF INCORPORATION
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Meditrust TRS, Inc. Delaware
La Quinta TRS, Inc. Delaware
La Quinta TRS II, Inc. Delaware
La Quinta TRS III, Inc. Delaware
La Quinta TRS IV, Inc. Delaware
La Quinta Investments, Inc. Delaware
LQ Investments I Texas
LQ Investments II Texas
LQ-LNL Limited Partnership Texas
LQ-East Irvine Joint Venture California
LQ-Baton Rouge Joint Venture Texas
LQ Motor Inn Venture - Austin No. 530 Texas
La Quinta San Antonio South Joint Venture Texas
La Quinta Denver - Peoria Street, Ltd. Texas
LQ - Big Apple Joint Venture Texas
La Quinta Inns of Lubbock, Inc. Texas
La Quinta Inns of Puerto Rico, Inc. Delaware
La Quinta Plaza, Inc. Texas
La Quinta Inns de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico
La Quinta Financial Corporation Texas
La Quinta Realty Corp. Texas
LQI Acquisition Corp. Delaware
La Quinta Motor Inns Limited Partnership Delaware
La Quinta Development Partners, L.P. Delaware
LQM Operating Partners, L.P. Delaware
Meditrust Healthcare Corporation Delaware
MT Limited I LLC Delaware
T and F Properties, LP Delaware
MT General LLC Delaware
Meditrust of Bedford, Inc. Delaware
Meditrust of Kansas, Inc. Kansas
Meditrust Mortgage Investments, Inc. Delaware
Meditrust Financial Services Corporation Delaware
Meditrust Management Company Massachusetts
Meditrust Acquisition Company LLC Delaware
Meditrust Acquisition Company II LLC Delaware
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LA QUINTA CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES
NAME STATE OF INCORPORATION
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MOC Holding Company Delaware
La Quinta Leasing Company Delaware
TeleMatrix Equipment LLC Florida
La Quinta Inns, Inc. Delaware
TeleMatrix, Inc. Florida
LQ-WB, LLC Delaware
LQ-West Bank Joint Venture - 1982 Texas
La Quinta - Wichita Kansas No. 532, Ltd. Texas
LQP Acquisition Corp. Delaware
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