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Rafael de Jesus Villavicencio was one of the first settlers in California. Rafael was a Soldier of the Guard and was part of the Alta California expedition in 1769 headed by Don Gaspar de Portola together with Blessed Junipero Serra who was in charge of the missionaries.
In a very roundabout way. Baja California was first named California by Hernando de AlarcÃ³n (at least, this is the earliest record of the name being used) when he verified its existence in 1540. He called it California after the fictional Island of California created by Garci RodrÃ­guez de Montalvo in his romance Las Sergas de EsplandiÃ¡n. This fictional island was described by de Montalvo as being east of Asia. In Las Sergas de EsplandiÃ¡n, California takes its name from its ruler, Queen Calafia.