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It was a sequel to Amadis de Gaula, featuring the exploits of Esplandian, and it contained the mythical land of California ruled by Queen Califia, which is where the name for the state possibly came from.
And this is just sort of a setup of these books and a very kind of neat little factoid that lies within.
— Episode: Short Stuff: How California Got Its Name
Episode: Short Stuff: How California Got Its Name
It was a sequel to Amadis de Gaula, featuring the exploits of Esplandian, and it contained the mythical land of California ruled by Queen Califia, which is where the name for the state possibly came from.
And this is just sort of a setup of these books and a very kind of neat little factoid that lies within.
Yeah, like these two books right here were like Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton all rolled together.
They were huge.
Because in Lasergas de Esplandien, a lot of the action is the sacking of the town of Constantinople held then by the Turks, by a bunch of different countries and nations and armies sacking the city together as allies.
So he described their homeland. Apparently, the homeland was called California.