The name is believed to have originated from the the name of Queen Califa the mythical queen of a race of Black Amazons. It is the subject of a work by a Spaniard in 1510.
Spanish explorers gave California its name. The name California comes from a mythical island in a 1510 Spanish book.
The meaning of the word 'california' in Spanish is "wide bay."
L.A., San Jose, and San Juan all started out as a spanish pueblo.
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What are the names of the rivers that has a Spanish name and is in California?
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It was named for a fictional island where pagan Amazons lived. It was a 16th century Spanish book that was popular when the Spanish first arrived in what is now California and Baja California. At first the Spanish thought they had discovered an island.
The states name is unknown but it's origin is Spanish.
The states name is unknown but it's origin is Spanish.
California's Name OriginNamed by Spaniards after Califia, a mythical paradise in a Spanish romance novel that was written by Montalvo in 1510.