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California State Association of Counties; State map showing the county names and linking to county data; California State Association of Counties- The Creation of Our 58 Counties, with Maps of the 58 Counties Each Decade ca.1850–1900; California State Association of Counties, Map of California Counties: c. 1907–Present
California's Lone Star coup and declaration of independence, 1836. Las Californias Department established by Las Siete Leyes (The Seven Laws), 1836–1846. Second Federal Republic of Mexico, 1846–1848. Alta California Territory reestablished when 1824 Constitution of Mexico was restored, 1846–1848. Mexican–American War, 1846–1848.
Ranchos of California. Pacheco Adobe, built 1835 by Salvio Pacheco on Rancho Monte del Diablo. The Guajome Adobe, built 1852–53 as the seat of Rancho Guajome. In Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California, ranchos were concessions and land grants made by the Spanish and Mexican governments from 1775 [1] to 1846.
California became an American cultural phenomenon; the idea of the "California Dream" as a portion of the larger American Dream of finding a better life drew 35 million new residents from the start to the end of the 20th century (1900–2010). [1] Silicon Valley became the world's center for computer innovation.
List of ranchos of California. These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [ 1 ] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
California State Capitol, Sacramento. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. John Steinbeck House, Salinas. Donner Camp, Truckee. Huntington Beach Municipal Pier. Barker Dam, Twentynine Palms. Balboa Park, San Diego. Amargosa Opera House and Hotel, Death Valley Junction Historic District. County.
The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...