▁where ▁they ▁engaged ▁in ▁various ▁un spec ified ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁vent ures . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁Smith ▁successfully ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁" Am or ▁De ▁Cos mos ", ▁a ▁f anc iful ly ▁loose ▁translation ▁( using ▁Latin ▁and ▁Greek ▁roots ) ▁of ▁" L over ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse ", ▁although ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Spanish , ▁it ▁literally ▁means ▁Love ▁of ▁Cos mos . ▁The ▁name ▁paid ▁t ribute , ▁De ▁Cos mos ▁said , ▁" to ▁what ▁I ▁love ▁most ▁... ▁Love ▁of ▁order , ▁beauty , ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁universe ." ▁ ▁Reform er ▁and ▁journalist ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁De ▁Cos mos ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁moved ▁on ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁heading ▁north ▁to ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁as ▁they ▁wished ▁to ▁live ▁under ▁the ▁British ▁flag ▁once ▁again . ▁They ▁also ▁sens ed ▁an ▁opportunity ▁in ▁the ▁bo oming ▁city ▁of ▁ ▁Victoria , ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁Island . ▁The ▁city , ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁a ▁quiet ▁village ▁of ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁until ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁was ▁just ▁entering ▁an ▁economic ▁bo om ▁as ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁jump ing - off ▁point ▁for ▁min ers ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁C aled onia ▁( now ▁main land ▁British ▁Columbia ) ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁F ras er ▁C any on ▁Gold ▁R ush . ▁De