"When settlers started moving to sunny California, they pictured it as a paradise – and the origins of this place name prove it.
A fictional story from the 1500s tells the tale of Queen Califa, the ruler of an Amazonian utopia filled with gold and mythical animals. The Queen’s name was incorporated into the name of the new state."
The origin of the name "California":
AtbildētDzēst"When settlers started moving to sunny California, they pictured it as a paradise – and the origins of this place name prove it.
A fictional story from the 1500s tells the tale of Queen Califa, the ruler of an Amazonian utopia filled with gold and mythical animals. The Queen’s name was incorporated into the name of the new state."