How was California named? - Answers Universe

In 1535, the sight of what is now Baja California in Mexico evoked for Spanish conquistador Hernin Cortes an imaginary island and its female black ruler, Calafia, in a popular Spanish novel.

In September 1542, when Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped onshore from San Diego Bay, the entire Pacific coast had been named California.

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