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Don Pío Pico, last Governor of Alta California. Below is a list of the governors of early California (1769–1850), before its admission as the 31st U.S. state. First explored by Gaspar de Portolá, with colonies established at San Diego and Monterey, California was a remote, sparsely-settled Spanish province of New Spain.
The location of the state capital was the subject of substantial political argument and debate. California situated its first capital in San Jose. The city did not have facilities ready for a proper capital, and the winter of 1850 - 1851 was unusually wet, causing the dirt roads to become muddy streams.
Governors of the State of California No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor [b] 1 Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807–1895) [5] [6] [7] December 20, 1849 [8] [c] – January 9, 1851 (resigned) [d] Nonpartisan [e] 1849 John McDougal: 2 John McDougal (1818–1866) [10] [11] [12] January 9, 1851 [13] – January 8, 1852 (did not run ...
Independent Mexico came into existence in 1821, yet did not send a governor to California until 1825, during the First Mexican Republic, when José María de Echeandía brought the spirit of republican government and mestizo liberation to the frontier. Echeandia began the moves to emancipate Indians from missions, and to also liberate the ...
California ceded to the U.S., the Baja peninsula returned to Mexico. 1849, February 28. General Percifor F. Smith arrived in San Francisco to assume overall military command in the Pacific Division, including California. Smith did not, however, replace Mason as military governor of California. 1849, April 13.
The year was 2002, and Democrat Gray Davis was struggling mightily to win a second term as California governor. “The night before the election, his favorability was only 39%,” his campaign ...
John McDougal [1] (c. 1818 – March 30, 1866) was an American politician who served as the second Governor of California from January 9, 1851, until January 8, 1852. Prior to this, he served from 1849 to 1851 as the first Lieutenant Governor of California.
Gavin Newsom is considered to be facing easy reelection, but voters are worried about crime and homelessness. Here's a list of stories about the race and Newsom's contenders.