Las sergas de Esplandián

Las sergas de Esplandián
AuthorGarci Rodríguez de Montalvo
LanguageSpanish
GenreChivalric romance
PublishedJuly 1510
Publication placeSpain

Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) is a novel written by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. The novel is a sequel to a popular fifteenth century set of chivalric romance novels, Amadís de Gaula. The name of California originated in Las Sergas de Esplandián, which featured the island of California ruled by its Queen Califia.