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This 1562 map Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio by Diego Gutiérrez was the first map to print the toponym California.. Multiple theories regarding the origin of the name California, as well as the root language of the term, have been proposed, [1] but most historians believe the name likely originated from a 16th-century novel, Las sergas de Esplandián.
Pages in category "Etymology of California" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
California (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr n j ə /) is a state in the Western Region of the United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.
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CA-, a road designation for highways part of the Central American highway network; CA, the official designation for heavy cruiser in the U.S. Navy from 1920–1945 'CA': Tactical Naval Warfare in the Pacific 1941-43, a 1973 board wargame that simulates World War II naval combat; Ca Mè Mallorquí, a dog breed native to Spain; centiare = 1 ...
The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...
Throughout the 20th century, the state of California is foreseen as a place to jump-started a number of social changes or movements: pacifism, environmentalism, health consciousness, globalization, multiculturalism and the post-industrial high-tech economy; to promoted tolerance of homosexual (gay rights) lifestyles, feminism or gender equality ...
Wiktionary; Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... Pages in category "California" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.