CaliforniaCalifornia

From 1530 to TodayFrom 1530 to Today

European Exploration (1530-1697)European Exploration (1530-1697)

• Francisco De Ulloa led the first voyage which first marked the area of the name “California.”

• The first European to explore California was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and claimed what he thought was the Island Of California for Spain.

Island Of CaliforniaIsland Of California

Spanish Colonization (1697-1821)Spanish Colonization (1697-1821)

• In 1697, the first permanent mission in Baja California Sur.

• During the last quarter of the 18th century, the first Spanish settlements were established in Alta California.

• California was split into two in 1804 into Baja California and Alta California.

• Alta California consisted of lands that form the modern US States of California, Utah, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Western Colorado and South Western Wyoming.

• Alta California gained independence from Spain in 1821 at the end of the Mexican War of Independence.

United States Era (1846 - )United States Era (1846 - )

• The United States declared war on Mexico May 13th, 1846, but it took almost two months for word to get to California.

• On February 2, 1848, the Treat of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, marking the end of the Mexican-American war. In the treaty, the US agreed to pay Mexico 18,250,000, and Mexico formally ceded California to the US.

• On September 9th, 1850, California was given official statehood by Congress.

Flags over CaliforniaFlags over CaliforniaSpanish Empire 1542

St. George Cross of England 1579

New Spain 1821

Russian-American Company 1812-1821

Argentina 1818

Mexican Empire 1821

Mexican Republic 1823

California Republic 1846

United States of America 1846

SourcesSources

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