It's named after a mythical paradise mentioned in a 1510 Spanish novel.
The name is derived from a storied paradise inhabited by the Amazons. I might add, from the book, Las Sergas de Esplandián, by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo, c. 1500
the gentleman's agreement
during the spanish and mexican periods settlement california's population grew slowly
the name Madison doesn't mean anything in French.
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my name is Arlex and i just read it mean :fisher man lol
the scientific name for Californias state flower is Eschscholzia californica
if by "California," you mean the University of California... their mascot is "The Golden Bears"
mount saint Helen is one of California's volcano in which place
this is for a school state project what is californias year of c enus?
If you mean on a map it is a star. That is the traditional symbol on maps. Sacramento is our capital.
California's highest mountain peak is Mount Whitney (14,495 feet)
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be there or be square ohhhhh yaaaaaaa im sooooooo coool ya
Plate motion provides the force that pushes up Californias mountains.