Calafia
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calafia-164-17959928
title:
Calafia
text:
Calafia, or Califia, is the fictional queen of the island of California, first introduced by 16th century poet Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo in his epic novel of chivalry, Las sergas de Esplandián, written around 1510. She is the namesake of the California region encompassing the U.S. state of California and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. In the novel, Calafia is a pagan warrior queen who ruled over a kingdom of Black women living on the Island of California. Calafi
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Fictional character in Las sergas de Esplandian
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafia
date created:
2005-01-18T13:43:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T14:41:55Z
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