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Where did the name for California come from

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Answer: baja california

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The area's first ever branding as California came in 1562, when a map of the area was made with California's name right at the tip of Baja California. Swagerty said the cartographer, Deigo GutiƩrrez, associated the area with the phrase "Calida Fornax" - which translates to "hot, fiery furnace."

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