"This new English translation from the Castilian of Montalvo's chapter in The Adventures of Esplandian, first known printing in 1510, tells the fable of Queen C

The first ever resuscitation of the original story of Queen Calafia, The Queen of California in accurate depiction.

“A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into sta

Excerpt from The Origin and the Meaning of the Name California: Calafia the Queen of the Island of California, Title Page of Las Sergas Before the acquisition o