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(Encyclopedia) Alta CaliforniaAlta Californiaälˈtə kălˌĭfôrˈnyə [key], term used by the Spanish to refer to their possessions along the entire Pacific coast north of the Mexican state of Baja…Alvarado, Juan Bautista
(Encyclopedia) Alvarado, Juan BautistaAlvarado, Juan Bautistahwän boutēsˈtä älväräˈᵺō [key], 1809–82, governor of Alta California (1836–42), b. Monterey, Calif. Out of the chaotic times in the…Fages, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Fages, PedroFages, Pedropāˈᵺrō fäˈhās [key], fl. 1767–96, Spanish governor of Alta California (1782–91). In Mexico in 1767, he was ordered to accompany the expedition of Gaspar de…Escalante, Silvestre Vélez de
(Encyclopedia) Escalante, Silvestre Vélez deEscalante, Silvestre Vélez desēlvāˈstrā vāˈlāth dā āskälänˈtā [key], fl. 1769–79, Spanish explorer in the American Southwest and Far West, a Franciscan…Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe
(Encyclopedia) Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1807–90, Mexican-American political and military leader, b. Monterey, Calif. He entered the Mexican military in 1824 and was appointed to the territorial…Monterey
(Encyclopedia) MontereyMontereymŏntərāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 31,954), Monterey co., W Calif., a port on Monterey Bay; founded 1770, inc. 1850. It is a popular resort, the home of many artists and…Serra, Saint Junípero
(Encyclopedia) Serra, Saint JuníperoSerra, Saint Juníperoh&oomacr;nēˈpārō sĕˈrä [key], 1713–84, Spanish Franciscan missionary in North America, b. Majorca. His name was originally Miguel José…Edward GILBERT, Congress, CA (18191852)
GILBERT Edward , a Representative from California; born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., about 1819; attended the public schools; was a compositor on the Albany Argus in 1839, and later an…Los Angeles, Calif.
Mayor: Eric Garcetti (to July 2017)2010 census population (rank): 3,792,621 (2); Male: 1,889,064 (49.8%); Female: 1,903,557 (50.2%); White: 1,888,158 (49.8%); Black: 365,118 (9.6%); American…ENTER TITLE HERE
1513 After Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish explorer, helped conquer what is now the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, he secured a commission to conquer and colonize the island of "Bimini", an…Trending
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