How did California gets nickname?

Answer 1

The Golden State. California's long association with gold make this a natural nickname for the state. From the naming of the state in the 16th century to the California Gold Rush of 1848 and the fields of yellow poppies (official state flower) that bloom in the springtime, gold, in one form or another, has been intertwined with the history and development of California.

Answer 2

The name "California" came from a knightly romance book that was published in 1510. It was about an island paradise near the Indies where beautiful Queen Califia ruled over a country of beautiful black Amazons with lots of pearls and gold. Men were only allowed there one day a year to help perpetuate the race. Cortez's men thought they found the island in 1535, because they found pearls. Later, Francisco de Ulloa found that the island was really a peninsula.

Answer 3

There was a belief that there was an island of Amazon women called Californiaos and the name comes from this story. This was suppose to be an earthly paradise . If you look on the CA flag you will see a woman dressed in a toga she represents this story.

Answer 4

California got its name from a mythical island off the coast of India with the same name.

Answer 5

i am not sure

I'm not sure either. but it's fun to waste bandwidth, isn't it?

Answer 6

"Ca" is the postal abbreviation for the state of California in the USA.

Answer 7

• The Big apple
• The city that never sleeps!

1. Biggest City

Answer 8

California got its name from the book of a mythical island near the Indies :)

-Katie

Answer 9

California is called the golden state because of the gold found here in 1849.