Fun Facts, #63: The Name California Was Given To The State By Spanish Conquistadores.

Fun Facts, #63: The Name California Was Given To The State By Spanish Conquistadores.

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Fun Facts, #63:
The name California was given to the state by Spanish conquistadores.
It was the name of an imaginary island, a paradise on earth, in the
Spanish romance, "Les Serges de Esplandian", written by Montalvo in
1510.

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California, n.: From Latin "calor", meaning "heat" (as in English "calorie" or Spanish "caliente")
and "fornia'" for "sexual intercourse" or "fornication....
Not written by Homer but by another man of that name.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Nicaragua" is Spanish for "Vietnam.
NOBODY inquisites the Spanish Expectation!
Spanish punks rule, ole!
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION