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The Conquest of California, also known as the Conquest of Alta California or the California Campaign, was a military campaign during the Mexican–American War carried out by the United States in Alta California (modern-day California), then part of Mexico, lasting from 1846 to 1847, and ending with signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga by military leaders from both the Californios and Americans.
[4] [164] The violence caused by the Mexican Revolution resulted in Mexican immigration to the United States increasing five-fold from 1910 to 1920, with 100,000 Mexicans entering the United States by 1920 , seeking better economic conditions, social stability, and political stability. [165]
The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present).
Refugees of the Mexican Revolution standing among tents, possibly in Marfa, Texas, ca. 1910. While Mexican American historians have continued to debate the long-term consequences of the Mexican Revolution, one of its most long-lasting legacies was the mass dislocation of entire communities from Mexico to the United States. [131]
By 1845–46, Alta California had been largely neglected by Mexico for the twenty-five years since Mexican independence. It had evolved into a semi-autonomous region with open discussions among Californios about whether California should remain with Mexico; seek independence; or become annexed to the United Kingdom, France, or the United States.
The victory in the Mexican War of Independence from Spain in 1821 marked the beginning of Mexican rule in California, in theory, though in practice the First Mexican Empire did during its reign. The Indian congregations at missions and the missionaries provided the critical source of products that underlay export revenues for the entire colony ...
Mexican period: An enlargeable map showing Alta California Territory (black) after the 1824 Constitution of Mexico. Mexican period : Political divisions of Mexico as altered by Las Siete Leyes . American period : An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.
Year Date Event 1910: 20 November: Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero calls for armed rebellion against the government of President Porfirio Díaz. [2] 1917: 5 February: Mexican Revolution: The current constitution of Mexico was approved by a constituent assembly in Querétaro. 1920: 3 January