where did the aforesaid state get its name from?
The name likely derived from the mythical island of California in the fictional story of Queen Calafia, as recorded in a 1510 work "The Adventures of Esplandián" by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo
California
The name likely derived from the mythical island of California in the fictional story of Queen Calafia, as recorded in a 1510 work "The Adventures of Esplandián" by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo
how many miners were in the california gold rush Approximately 300,000 people when did this begin? January 24, 1848 what is this all about? Gold where did this take place? Coloma, California when was the rumor confirmed? March 1848 what can you tell me about the earlier discoveries of gold? The first gold found in California was made on March 9, 1842. Francisco Lopez, a native California, was searching for stray horses. what is the role of forty-niners here? UNANSWERABLE
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California [SEP] Etymology
The Spaniards gave the name to the peninsula of Baja California and to Alta California, the region that became the present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. The name likely derived from the mythical island of California in the fictional story of Queen Calafia, as recorded in a 1510 work "The Adventures of Esplandián" by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. This work was the fifth in a popular Spanish chivalric romance series that began with "Amadis de Gaula". Queen Calafia's kingdom was said to be a remote land rich in gold and pearls, inhabited by beautiful black women who wore gold armor and lived like Amazons, as well as griffins and other strange beasts.