Transcript California
California From 1530 to Today 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 California 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 - ) • 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 California Spanish 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 Sources • Wikipedia