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Calafia is bested and taken prisoner, and she converts to Christianity. She marries a cousin of Esplandián and returns with the remainder of her army to California for further adventures. [2] The name of Calafia was likely formed from the Arabic word khalifa (religious state leader) that is known as caliph in English and califa in Spanish.
Hale's joint derivation of Calafia and California was accepted by many, then questioned by a few scholars who sought further proof, and offered their own interpretations. George Davidson wrote in 1910 that Hale's theory was the best yet presented, but offered his own addition. [9]
The name of California and its mythical ruler Queen Calafia, originate in the 1510 epic Las Sergas de Esplandián, written by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. There has been understandable confusion about use of the plural Californias by Spanish colonial authorities. California historian Theodore Hittell offered the following explanation:
Calafia Airlines, a regional airline of Mexico; CALAFIA, the California Cooperative Latin American Collection Development Group, affiliated with the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials; Califia, a genera of Orbiniidae worms
The garden is named after Califia, the fictional warrior queen of the mythical Island of California, and was inspired by California's rich history and culture.It includes a circular enclosure, maze entryway paved with mosaic tiles, ten large sculptures, and native trees and shrubs planted both inside the plaza and around the outer wall.
Meaning and notes American Samoa: 1911 [111] [note 1] (July 17) English and Samoan: American + Sāmoa: The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology."
Calafia has been used in various pieces of art as allegory of California simply by virtue of the name and its connection to California's history and myth. Calafia can be whatever the artist desires her to be and not necessarily always depicted as a warrior.
The word "califa" (meaning "caliph") did not entered in Spanish until the 19th century (from French "calife"). Previously, Spanish language use the word "miramamolín" (from Arabian "amir al-mu'minim", prince of believers, a title inherent to caliphs). So I don't think California referred the Cordoba Caliphate.