Queen Calafia's Island

After 1539, this Spanish explorer and his party began calling the island they were exploring after the mythic island "California".

• Edward Hale

• Hernan Cortés

• Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

• Garci Ordóñez de Montalvo

What did Edward Hale do in 1863 when he sent a paper to the American Antiquarian Society providing translations of key passages of Las Sergas de Esplandîan?

• He proved that Queen Calafia had sailed to Constantinople to fight the Turks.

• He created a well-known short story called "The Man Without a Country."

• He cited it as the source of the name "California".

• He overtook a best seller called Don Quixote de la Mancha.

According to the reading, when the Spanish explored the island of California, they were hoping to find all of the following EXCEPT:

• Gold

• Amazons

• Precious stones

• A land bridge connecting California to the rest of North America

Which of the following is NOT true of Amazons?

• They were a group of female warriors and hunters.

• They regularly undertook extensive military expeditions into the far corners of the world.

• Their society was closed for men and they only raised their daughters.

• They are a part of ancient Roman mythology.

In Las Sergas de Esplandián Montalvo described a queen who commanded a group of Amazons who came from "an island on the right hand of the Indies."

Who was that queen?

• Queen Amadis

• Queen Calafia

• Queen Esplandián

• Queen Antigua

In what year did Garci Ordóñez de Montalvo publish Las Sergas de Esplandián describing an island filled with fighting women, gold, and precious stones.

• 1863

• 1533

• 1539

• 1510