___ _.-' \ / \ / \ / `.___ ( .--.)\/(,.--. `-. ,',-. \ / ,-.`. ) ( / \ / \ ) / \ || .-| |-. ||---'| \ _|| | | | | ||_ | \ /. \ |_|.---.|_| / ,\ | .^.\ `.\ `--" "--' /,' |/ `> _________ <' ,-' ,---.---.---. `-. `--'\ \j/ /`--' `.\ /,' \\_______// `-------' 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.