THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA - in 13 Minutes

[@lorrietayaba5761]

I was born and raised here in California and I love it. I live here on my reservation in shingle Springs outside of Sacramento. Thank you so much speaking on history of California and the indigenous people.❤❤

[@saulescobar7979]

Shingle springs ca. Is a beautiful town l miss it l worked at a body shop right across the street from the train station for about 6 years now l'm back home Whittier ca. Southern ca.

[@lorrietayaba5761]

@@saulescobar7979 awesome!! The Train Station is still serving!!! My favorite breakfast place 🫶🏼🔥🪶🪶🪶

[@saulescobar7979]

@@lorrietayaba5761 that place has some real good burgers and fries sure miss them.

[@kbanghart]

@@lorrietayaba5761 I'm in Shingle Springs sometimes for work. I live next to Mather airfield. I'll have to look for that next time I'm there!

[@lorrietayaba5761]

@@kbanghart oh you have to try it it’s called train station!

[@davidwheatman2042]

Story around the San Francisco Bay is that ships passed by the golden gate many times, but never recognized how large the bay was because it was obscured by fog

[@jamescriag671]

True. Added to the effect of the fog, was the fact that ships sailed miles offshore to avoid rocks and invisible obstacles. Looking due east past the inlet to the San Francisco Bay they would’ve seen what look like a contiguous landscape with the islands of Alcatraz and Angel Island, etc. appearing to obscure the mouth of the bay as if they were part of the coastline.

[@yumyum7196]

This is crazy interesting

[@rp9674]

& sourdough

[@bohemiantheologian]

Ño golden gate back then...."Cali Formo" may have been indigenous name....

[@pattilemonhouse7911]

Francis Drake sailed right by.

[@Joker-no1uh]

California has around half the population of France or the UK and an equal or larger GDP. It would be the 4th or 5th strongest COUNTRY in the world by itself. Insane

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

Who would of that a bunch of junkies, trans n f🏳️‍🌈gs have so much money.

[@jout738]

Strongest country in what means. Military you mean? California has nearly as much population as France and UK, when California has 50 million population, so check the facts next time before you write again. When you let California invent the electrnonics we use all around the world today, like Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Tesla. Of course California becomes rich then.

[@MrThhg]

@@jout738 he said has around half the population...

[@Zach476]

@@jout738 they said gdp not millitary

[@BMWE90HQ]

No if it didn’t have the US government propping it up its socialist policies would cause the state to collapse. Or it would have to undertake serious reforms. It is essentially a failed state at this point albeit the world’s most successful failed state.

[@lichang-l3m]

I had the honor to study at Monterey and Santa Barbara 1981--1984. California indeed is the best place I've ever stayed.

[@Golfnut_2099]

It is a LOT different now.

[@lichang-l3m]

@@Golfnut_2099 I guess I need to visit again.

[@redcardinal714]

Until the dems ruined it😅😂😅

[@whit38]

@@redcardinal714what state do you live in

[@Expired.Lettuce]

I'd rather be dead in California than alive in the south

[@PC-kd7dj]

You omitted the importance of the first transcontinental railroad -completed in 1869-connecting California with the rest of the US.

[@chinaboss6683]

You want shrimp fried rice with that? Dont forget the Chinese Exclusion Act.

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

@@chinaboss6683 Yeah, I watched "Warrior" on Netflix and knew about that.

[@jamescriag671]

@@chinaboss6683 I remember History book in college that touches upon that entire subject. Behind The Golden Door. I think I still have it in my library it delves into the inequitably migration rules.

[@jamescriag671]

They can’t fit it all in. But Sheldon Cooper would be bummed.

[@oicamladnoeled2901]

@@jamescriag671Californian is land of Mexican. 110%

[@freespirit1776]

I love living in California and Southern California has the best climate in the country.

[@MarcoBonechi]

Except it's so dry the skin makes you a reptile

[@arnoldguisa4155]

Yes it's one of the best in the world 🌎 that's why there's so much people and economy

[@salimuimamismail3932]

❤ Yes my love

[@bloodwynn]

Not mentioning Zorro even once? Outrageous!

[@rp9674]

Z

[@janjimgar918]

Tell us more

[@marthagomez7335]

Viva Joaquin Murrieta!!!

[@spydafingas7233]

His real name was Juaquin Murrieta

[@rp9674]

His nicknames were Jack & Jim, favorite color was gold, liked long walks on short beaches, was not a surfer

[@K11ling619]

Proud to be from California born and raised in san Diego

[@mattsocal2010]

💯

[@chinaboss6683]

Dont care.

[@Mr_MG760]

Me too 💯

[@fredderf250]

Y’all kumeyaay

[@decibellone696]

@@chinaboss6683 Then dont comment. Why be a dick?

[@kieferonline]

Discussions of California are bittersweet. The ups and downs of humanity are witnessed here. Influences of all kinds, good and bad, emanate from California. Although I wasn't born here, California is my home while I live. Likely, California will continue to encourage and discourage.

[@chunk3875]

Transplants are ruining the state!

[@WhocaresWhy44]

Perfectly put. "Sweet and Bitter Fruit" Rolling Stones.

[@WhocaresWhy44]

Perfectly put. "Sweet and Bitter Fruits." Rolling Stones

[@MarcanMC]

The homeless and junkies tho

[@chinchillin6280]

Yes and crazy expensive to live here.

[@tmghui888]

Great history lesson of California. I live in California and despite its problems, I still love living here. I live in a very safe suburb in the Bay Area so I hardly ever see crime or homelessness or stuff like that.

[@Golfnut_2099]

How about your taxes?????

[@Oliviux78]

Me too. I LOOVE California! I’ve lived up and down the coast of California and it’s beautiful. It’s expensive but if you can afford it, that’s the state to live in. I can’t imagine living in any other state.

[@PugFaceMusic]

Oalkand?

[@KChiefs4]

Hoping to visit Cali soon always love to learn the history of the places I visit first

[@Norcaloutside]

There is no very safe place in the immediate Bay Area, you probably live in Walnut creek. Or Dublin and pretend you still live in the Bay

[@kimmergonzales9792]

I'm 3rd generation Northern California from Sacramento, I enjoy learning about my state.

[@eduardoromerovaquero3191]

Nice video, although I missed a couple of historical issues: where the name of California comes from (based on an old Medieval novel). And the small clashes between Spain and Russia along the western coast. At one point the Spanish embassador in Moscow was spying Russian intentions to settle in the area, this accelerated Spain’s exploration expeditions, especially from mid XVIII century.

[@Octavian7771]

The word ultimately comes from the Arabic 'Khalifa' which designates 'strong woman'. The Spanish replaced the 'Kh' with a 'C'. There were at least three prior uses of the name for lands in Spain.

[@gorillaplays8926]

And also San Francisco was called Yerba Buena

[@gorillaplays8926]

And now we are 40 million people

[@SiGa-i1r]

​@gorillaplays8 Los Ángeles became Los Ángeles caídos.

[@SiGa-i1r]

​@@Octavian7771Why would they call it "strong woman"? Spain was not feminist. That shit didn't exist back then. The world was better. Khalifa might be feminine in relation to another word with the female grammatical gender. In Spanish, la tierra is female, after all.

[@CosminPanaete]

Thanks!

[@Knowledgia]

Mulțumesc mult!

[@mer0vingian]

Raised in California, living in Europe now. I miss California more every day.

[@irishshamrock6162]

Why are you in Europe? And what part of Europe and California are you at and from?

[@FelipeBob345]

Democrats are ruining it

[@rahrjiyanin8072]

There is no place on earth like California. ❤

[@hailchristandmary]

I'm proud to say California is my birth and home state. While I'm sad to see so much political and moral corruption, I'll continue to love these lands to be a positive influence one way or another.

[@V935_yt]

Im gonna visit California next year! Im so excited!

[@reddysetty]

@@V935_ytwhich part of California

[@GQSmoke]

Unlike that other guy lmao you clearly do live here. Bout time I started seeing people speak on corruption and lack of moral values.

[@ramonjr-ca]

Likewise, our family has been here now for 100 years in Southern California

[@K11ling619]

As a native in San Diego all I can say is it's different but I love it 😂

[@goldenrepublic6848]

5:00 that’s the first Mass in Monterey. You can find what’s left of the tree in Monterey today. It’s our version of Plymouth Rock.

[@krishnamurthy7044]

I left my heart in San Francisco The Pacific Coast Sierra Nevada mountains Palm Springs The city of Angels now Silicon Valley., went to college in LA and enjoyed the Beautyiful beaches and wonderful people

[@diegoterneus2250]

Silicon Valley is in the Bay area not in L.A., San José is the capital.

[@vmagallon4524]

Krishnamurthy... It's hard to forget California isn't it? I know all the places that you mentioned and will likely die here 😂. Wouldn't have it any other way!

[@homegirlshy]

Lol it ain't going anywhere, babes. Visit 😃💖💘💗💝💕 Hello from wayyyy in NorCal, Humboldt County Cali 👋🏼

[@donguadalucio1405]

You left your part in San Francisco?

[@CivicPalosVerdesEstates]

@@diegoterneus2250 Technically, Sacramento is the capital of California. As much of us wish, though, (Sacramento) didn't exist.

[@dantetre]

No mention of: 1) Russian colonies/outposts in California 2) Independent Texas 3) New California Republic's foundation :P

[@zombiekilldemon]

Yeah I noticed this too. Why no mention of the Russian Californians? They had Fort Ross from 1812 to 1841

[@sierra5713]

Where the hell are you getting those Russian colonies in California from??

[@zombiekilldemon]

@@sierra5713 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_colonization_of_North_America

[@kaziu312]

The lack of mentoning and showing Texas Independence surprised me, too.

[@theejayzeeable]

Why Texas? Its a video of Cali

[@GoodVibes-dt5ug]

I ❤ California!

[@LoveLee-jz1tj]

I am proud to live in the Golden State, especially now💙

[@ethanaleman]

Merry Christmas from Bakersfield California

[@22steve5150]

Ah Bakersfield, the unwashed anus of California :)

[@mosval8985]

Hello there from Bakersfield, CA as well aha

[@EllaJimenez-i2z]

Merry Christmas from Modesto California

[@wexfordindy]

Merry Christmas from the Republic Of Ireland

[@Belenshares]

Left a lot of important facts regarding the Spanish period.

[@justindtackett]

What a great perspective you brought to light. California has such a rich and ever changing history. Visiting California multiple times in my youth, I felt the history of the mission. This sort of feeling that a part of the culture and land had once been set a part for Gods use and glory. I never knew the rich history that founded that.

[@wildfoodietours]

Such fascinating history. I love my state of California!

[@chinchillin6280]

Love my California, born and raised Angelena, but can’t take the crazy homelessness and barren spots of the cities. Makes me very sad oh and the fact that it’s just so expensive to buy a home. 😢 Miss my old California.

[@marilynH66]

California is my home state. I love it here.

[@galenwest9449]

Thank you for recognizing the suffering of the indigenous populations throughout all of this.

[@chinchillin6280]

Yes, 😢 poor folks!

[@tacc529]

survival of the fittest

[@davidsc4680]

Yeah, but nobody remembers us Spaniards when the Romans invaded the Iberian peninsula more than 2000 years ago. Oh, but poor Italians, nobody remembers them either when the Greeks took their lands in the southern part of their peninsula. Oh, poor Greeks, what about them when the People of the Sea destroyed their Mycenian cities and they had to start over again?. I hope you see my point. Human history is history, and the morals of today do not apply to it. Your morals are going to sound terrible for the people of the future.

[@djannias]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00:00 *🌍 California's rich history includes transitions from Native American lands to a Spanish colony, then to Mexican, and finally American territory.* 00:00:29 *👥 Native American tribes originally settled in California around 10,000 BC, diversifying into over 100 tribes.* 00:00:57 *⛵ European explorers, starting with Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542, initially saw little value in California for colonization.* 00:02:42 *⛪ Spanish missionaries began settling Alta California in 1769 with missions aimed at converting Indigenous people.* 00:03:34 *⚔️ Conflict arose between Spanish settlers and Native Americans as missions encroached on Indigenous lands.* 00:05:26 *🇲🇽 California became a Mexican territory in 1821, transitioning to a ranching culture and witnessing increased American immigration.* 00:06:52 *🐻 The Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 briefly established the California Republic before U.S. acquisition.* 00:08:12 *💰 The California Gold Rush began in 1848, drawing global migration and rapidly increasing the state's population.* 00:09:33 *🚂 Post-Gold Rush, California developed its agriculture and rail systems, becoming a significant U.S. state.* 00:10:01 *🌿 Native Californians faced worsening conditions, losing land and population, confined to reservations.* 00:10:50 *🌉 San Francisco suffered a devastating earthquake in 1906, emphasizing California's seismic risks.* 00:11:19 *🏜️ The Great Depression saw migration to California's opportunities, further boosted post-WWII.* 00:12:15 *🎥 California remains pivotal in U.S. history, noted for its economic, cultural, and historical significance.* Made with HARPA AI

[@R.Bobbee777]

Running the show from a distance is difficult to do. Spain learned this the hard way and so did Mexico. Those who benefitted the most were the ones who fought for CA independence. Today 40 M residents call California home. Can we continue and afford to grow? Only time will tell.

[@fredcisneros2013]

Usa started the Mexican independence just to still land. Mexico is just a puppet government

[@Alvaro.240]

Spain wasn't running It from the distance It was part of Spain like another region same as Mexico they lose It apart of the internal fights inside the empire and to be in war with multiple empires at the same time apart of the decay of their resources the Empire was so big that It was really difficult to control everything at the same time, Napoleon and the French empire decided to invade Spain so they focused in the Peninsula letting those regions much more vulnerable to be invaded. But for example the Independence of a lot of countries like Mexico was just Spanishs mixed with the natives taking apart a region of the spanish empire.

[@alexanderpartida877]

No Mexico is the truest Melting pot USA imitated to be. You are blind not to see the heroic efforts of the Maximilian, Emiliano, Pancho Villa and many more like Murrieta and Tomas Mejia. They fought against the Yorke Empire but lost now we are stuck with Chaos in our country preventing us to be the best Empire in this world!

[@Ralfi_PoELA]

​@@Alvaro.240it's one thing to actually control and dispute land claims via force. California was just claimed territory by the Spanish that wasn't even respected by other Europeans because they didn't really control the land why many US Army officers would write about how little to no Spanish influence there was in all of the Southwest and in Northern Mexico that it was very easy to invade the Mexican state from the North and also so many Indigenous people disliked the Spanish so much so they seen the Mexican empire as an extension of the Spanish empire they joined the US almost with little to no resistance why there were hardly major battles between Native peoples and the US military like other regions of North America even though there were many major battles fought between Native groups and European empires in the region.

[@hectorsaves]

California always did its own thing. The energy here is crazy.

[@Chloerss]

As someone who was born in California, this just summed up all that I learned in elementary school in 10 minutes 😭

[@javiervll8077]

Como español 🇪🇸, estoy orgulloso del legado que España dejó en California. ¡Viva California y España! 🇪🇸❤️🇺🇸

[@GalactusOG]

Spain is garbage now. Bunch of lazy losers. Mexico kicks their a**es in every combat sport.

[@alejandroalonso5386]

Vivo en la alta califorina. Orgulloso novohispano que radica en el condado de riverside y tiene la aspas de Borgoña ondeando enfrente de su casa

[@CloroxBleachCompany]

La Iglesia católica también merece crédito en este aspecto. Todos los soldados españoles que acompañaban a los misioneros querían regresar a México, pero Junípero Serra insistió en seguir adelante. En términos de años, España estuvo activamente involucrada en California durante 52 años, de 1769 a 1821. México durante 27 años, de 1821 a 1848. Luego, Estados Unidos, que ha estado gobernando durante los últimos 175 años.

[@gerardoleon4144]

Pues sí, pero España no lo colonizó (pobló), México tampoco lo pobló porque no tenía gente (la población total de México en 1840 era de 6,5 millones de habitantes). La falta de población fue uno de los factores para que Estados Unidos se apropiara (mejor dicho Robara) la Alta California a México junto con Nuevo México, Tejas, y partes de Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Sonora e Incluso una pequeña parte de la Baja California. En total 2.500,000 Km cuadrados Robados, o sea, 5 veces el Tamaño de España.

[@FranciscoVilla-e7p]

No mames los mayas andavan en California

[@KasperKali]

This was EXCELLENT!! 🎉 I've always wondered who was here first after the indigenous people. This confirmed it was Spain followed by Mexico. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in a few minutes 🙂

[@TheodoreAcuna]

Good for you, I'm glad you were paying attention and learned something. That's what it's all about, enjoy the Ride 😂.

[@shy404usernotfound]

The names of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, etc should have been a hint, silly. 😝

[@KasperKali]

@shy404usernotfound Spain and Mexico BOTH speak Spanish, so no, it was not obvious.

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[@emagee7864]

Good overview. The accomplishments of Kit Carson and General Kearny in helping secure CA from Mexico should not be overlooked. Their march from New Mexico to San Diego was grueling and harsh across a very desolate desert. They also suffered defeat in the battle of San Pascual. They were rescued after Kit Carson slipped away at night to SD Bay while barefoot. He alerted Commodore Stockton, and they eventually sent troops to beat the Californians back.

[@beambooi6431]

Kit Carson was a true man. Truly a man of vast skill, sheer survival instinct, and will. Not many men in our day could accomplish what he did.

[@Kat-fq4ei]

Absolutely. But not to be overlooked, Carson killed more Indians than Spaniards in the SW. And the U S Army tried to displace US Tribes, the Navaho Long Walk, just one example. The central and northern NM Pueblo Tribes still live where the Spaniards found them 400 years ago. Were granted legal Spanish land grants under Spain which are honored by US Federal Government as legal documents.

[@IbekingDUIs]

Colonizers!!!!

[@IbekingDUIs]

​just another pilagir!!!

[@gh5972]

Here to stay.

[@chuckwalla2967]

6:00 Illegal crossing from the US into Mexico?

[@MariaGasca-Reyes]

yes California was Mexican territory we all know the whole South West was stolen by the whites no offense It's the history

[@1958zed]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@Paulsapartment]

Born and raised here and I still love it!

[@davidbanks6658]

Having visited California and I know a few people who live there, I would love to live there, only if I was rich enough to own a beach house. Ideally with a view of a mountains (snow capped would be nice.) and also near to fun nightlife lol. But you can actually get that in California. Snow ski in the morning, water ski in the afternoon and then watch a nice sunset and go out somewhere nice. Not surprising it's so popular. Los Angeles has a strange feeling on a weekend night, not like anywhere else I have been. Sort of a passion and death feel. The mix of poverty and wealth is shocking.

[@jacob4920]

California will never be affordable for guys like you and me to actually live in. It is only going to continue to grow more expensive. Also, I guarantee you will not like the politics of that state. You're better off simply living in Nevada, Oregon, or Arizona, and visiting California frequently for fun.

[@hydrolifetech7911]

​@@jacob4920Gavin Newsom for Prez 2028

[@adambutsch2820]

people get hypnotized by the palm trees..they don't realize rats live in those palm trees

[@Psmitty97]

@@jacob4920 California has some of the best weather in the world. There's very little humidity in California, but it's not 100 percent desert like Arizona. The coast is cooler. It has the Sierra's. California is the total package. The politics suck, and it's the most expensive location in the world in certain ways, which makes sense, because it's the nicest place to live if you had the money to afford it and can avoid all the dumb woke shit

[@djawaitsyt]

@@Psmitty97depends where you live in California. If you’re on the coast, you’ll get good weather. If you go anywhere central you’ll burn alive.

[@junior1497]

The bear flag “revolutionaries” consisted of 30 whole men, in a land with 150,000 natives and 10,000 californios

[@goldenrepublic6848]

Before American migration the natives and Californios tried to rebel against Mexico because of neglect and the secularization of the mission system. Californian or Californio no one really wanted to be part of Mexico.

[@sd4mg]

And they didn’t just say “oh well” and join the US, there were battles and skirmishes all around, nothing huge like in other places but still fighting. A few in San Diego area alone.

[@jonfoster6626]

Britannica says that they were approximately 500 Americans living in California at the time of the Bear Flag revolt. Where did you source your statement of 30 men?

[@junior1497]

@@jonfoster6626 reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit huh? I said the number of “revolutionaries” not the number of Americans living in California. Btw my source is the memorial in the town of Sonoma where this all happened

[@marthagomez7335]

I would wipe my a$$ with the stupid bear flag.

[@gregrobinette8620]

Not talking about the California Genocide from 1846 to 1937 is insanity. It was a systematic extermination of any native within California, & its so looked past its sickening.

[@slewone4905]

No, your racist view of Genocide is. The Genocide actually took place before 1846. The reason why US was able to take over California was Mexicans genocided the Natives, and the natives fought back, leaving California defenseless. or are you talking about the Chinese exclusion act, forcing all teh Chinese out of the country. I joke that my patron saint was San Quintin. The one who fought against Mexican occupation and how they brought disease to the natives to get rid of them.

[@gregrobinette8620]

​@@slewone4905 wtf is wrong with you. Nothing I said was racist on my part. Why tf would I be talking about the Chinese? I think youre the racist. The US genocided my people the native Americans within California from.1846 to 1937, so says the Wikipedia anyway. I sincerely urge you seek help.

[@joythought]

Why just 1846? It started with the Spaniards and continued until recently based on cultural destruction.

[@sierra5713]

All over the US the commited genocide against the indigenous. Why do you think their isn't that many in the US compared to Mexico.

[@giomars6682]

Born and raised in Ktown LA Ca, No longer A resident of the state Nor the U.S but Cali will always inhabit A large portion of my heart. Miss you Cali

[@GrimArchives07]

Another great video!!!

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[@anhz52]

California love ❤

[@johnc3473]

OK gangster

[@antoniahamilton3201]

@@johnc3473

[@AngelicoCiudad]

I'm curious: Do the average CA even realize that the state became Mexico-like and became way closer to Latin America rather than EU or any proper developed country?

[@LC-xn4dp]

@@AngelicoCiudad”Became mexico like” yet you will see more homeless people in cali than you’ll see in Mexico. EU? 😂 your an immigrant

[@antoniahamilton3201]

@@AngelicoCiudad You do know that at one time California was part of Mexico? Californians are well aware of Mexico's influence on their state. California shares a border with Mexico --along with Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.There 's bound to be a Mexican influence on these states via immigration etc. Perhaps, you're confusing California's largely innate diversity as opposed to some other state.

[@chipcurry]

Pretty good presentation! Yes, a couple of omissions, but on the whole, excellent.

[@389383]

And weird pronunciations by the robot.

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[@Citizen_Cozy]

Great video ❤🎉

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[@RobertoVizcarra]

3:00 Remember the first ever mission and presidio in the Californias was Nuestra Señora de Loreto in Baja California Sur in 1697 on the southernmost tip of the Californian peninsula.

[@theejayzeeable]

This video is clearly about Alta California, not Baja California.

[@RobertoVizcarra]

@@theejayzeeable clearly illustrated the point. Thanks.

[@benjauron5873]

I'm a Californian. I've lived here all my life. California is a great place to live. The problem is, we failed to keep that a secret. Ans since we failed to keep that a secret, practically everybody in the world moved here. And with overcrowding comes pollution, congestion, strain on public resources, strain on natural resources, increased real estate prices and cost of living, and a need for more repressive laws so everyone can get along. And all of those factors have contributed to making California a crappy place to live. (See what I did there?)

[@MissBabalu102]

Agreed! I'm a fifth generation Californian, from WLA, since 1870, 60,000 people migrated from Northern France when there was a war with Germany. And now I'm trying to find a new place to live, but that too has turned out badly. Everywhere I go now, I feel displaced. Why do I have to leave so that everybody else can come? That's an invasion. They wrecked our easy-going garden-outdoorsy healthy culture.

[@benjauron5873]

@MissBabalu102 You're absolutely right. It's like they want to turn California into a state where to live here you either have to be either super rich or willing to be a servant of someone who is. Welcome to California: only millionaires and maids need apply. If you don't make at least a million dollars a year, or are willing to work for less than $50,000 a year, the get the fuggout! I think that's going to be a new state law effective starting next year...

[@MissBabalu102]

@@benjauron5873 It's outrageous! I think we overwhelmingly voted to save our State from over-immigration (sanctuary) 24 years ago, it won by a huge majority, but the courts overturned it, and that was the start of the end. Someone decided to give our State to the world. It was always expensive, but the culture is just selfish now. You could easily make friends and your life would change overnight. They don't know how to assimilate, and don't care. It's just way too much! It's infuriating when someone not from here suggests I move away. I'm angry as hell now, I looked and tried and it doesn't work.

[@benjauron5873]

@@MissBabalu102 No doubt about it.

[@GQSmoke]

As a Californian...I greatly disagree....California has always been a crappy place... only people who thought otherwise probably were of the upper class and/or part of the group that eventually was part of the 'white flight'...plus if you are from California you should know by now people complaining about 'strain on resources' and 'overcrowding/congestion' are more often than not using code wishing there weren't so many Mexicans, African Americans and increasingly Asians....you don't know 'congestion' lmao we have NOTHING on New York alone. Uber Capitalism, Racism, Police Brutality(have you forgotten their horrendous historical beginnings which is why to this day California's law enforcement have a very negative rep?), Corruption and the 2 party corrupt system is why California is in the state it's in and is largely why it's always been a shitty place to live... Funny part you claim everyone wants to move here (I beg to differ)...every non Californian US citizen I know who has moved here either has left (many going to Florida, Nevada and Texas) or wish they could leave but don't have the $$$ to go back home...only people I know for certain who wants to come here are foreigners who desire citizenship and try to 'make it in hollywood' not realizing it's no where near that easy or simple or straight forward. Let it be known we Californians have $$$. In fact America has $$$. Our 2 parties (and their gullible supporters thinking their vote for either parties will make a change) other hand do not wish to waste their pockets on the working class majority. Hell barely care for the middle class. There is no strain on resources. Our gov just don't care. That's Capitalism baby...

[@sterling557]

Gold was discovered FIRST in Placerita Canyon (in north Los Angeles Co.), 6 years BEFORE Sutter's Mill, kicking off a gold rush of 20,000 miners to the area. 😎 " As the story goes, it was on a spring day in 1842 that mineralogist Francisco Lopez decided to take a leisurely nap beneath the tree now known as the Oak of the Golden Dream. While sleeping, Lopez had visions of being floated along a river of pure gold. When he awoke, he found that he was famished and dug up some wild onions, but discovered flecks of gold (whole nuggets according to some accounts) clinging to the roots when he pulled the vegetables from the ground. All visions aside, this was the first documented discovery of gold in the California region. After Lopez brought his gold to Los Angeles to be appraised, other prospectors began to smell the possibility of riches in the Western soil and the famous California Gold Rush was underway. The Oak of the Golden Dream is now an official California Historic Landmark and its gnarled trunk can still be visited in the Placerita County Natural Area."❤ Sutter's Mill was just the most famous gold rush of a number that occurred at the time. Not the First.

[@389383]

Didn't know that history. Did the Native Americans never collect and use the gold that they surely encountered?

[@sterling557]

@@389383 Good Question. Google says: "Did Native American Indians have gold? "In Indian graves of the Colonial period and later, occasional gold coins are found, but it is a fact realized by few that the greater number of American Indians in pre-Columbian days had never seen nor heard of gold." Gold dust found in streams would need to be melted into bigger nuggets that could then be hammered into plates or jewelry, etc. They worked with beads instead apparently.

[@sterling557]

@@389383 They apparently didn't find it as useful as pottery and leather, and preferred beads as an adornment.

[@whooshkaboomie]

This explains the bear on the CA flag and the Spanish names tied to the cities. I learnt something new, Thank you.

[@davidwheatman2042]

Would have been very interesting if you would have included the Russian colonies north of San Francisco

[@crisc6958]

I only entered the video hoping for that to be mentioned

[@MacMyKitty]

Argentinian as well

[@davidwheatman2042]

@@MacMyKitty Argentinian colonies?

[@samuelmorales2344]

We don't want to encourage Putinism.

[@theejayzeeable]

​@@MacMyKittythe video is about Cali as in California, not about Cali, Colombia lol

[@marilynH66]

I am a full-blooded Pinoy. California is my adoptive home state for over 20 years now. I have no complaint. I love it here!

[@MrApache56]

I STILL AND WILL ALWAYS LOVE CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍😎

[@Mrblocountryballs2]

California 🇲🇽

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[@luisframirez2]

Great quick documentary! Forgot to mention the epicenter of the technology explosion.

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[@magnero2749]

I was expecting at least some mention of the formation of Silicon Valley and Hollywood since these are the sits of institutional power in the state that distinguishes from the rest of the country and even the world.

[@Dan_McCann]

For the Hollywood part of your expectation, although he didn't mention it by name, at 12:40, he did mention that California as a whole was the home of cinema and fame.

[@depekthegreat359]

California was actually a state in Mexico in the past before United States took over the state after a war happened between the American and Mexican armies which the American army won and expandad their country which included the California state,good friends!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS,GOOD FRIENDS!!!🙏🏻

[@Laceykat66]

Slightly correct but in reality, in your worldview, Alta California was taken FROM Spain BY the revolutionaries who sought independence. It was not a part of Mexico and should therefore have remained Spain even after the revolution. As for "taking it over" after the Mexican/American war, Mexico was paid for the land they actually had no "legal" right to in the first place. A sweet deal for them in the long run as it was never seen as land worth investing in by Spain OR Mexican revolutionaries.

[@daveconrad6562]

This is why the cartels no le gusta the inhabitants today

[@depekthegreat359]

​@@Laceykat66You are right as the Mexican were paid for the land for the reason which you have correctly stated but Spain already a nation in Europe despite the Spanish and Mexican could have made California a state in Mexico but yeah,the state is not worth investing,good friend!!!🧚‍♀️

[@jacob4920]

@@Laceykat66 Seeing as how the United States army actually made it all the way down to Mexico City, and occupied it for a time, the US could have been well within their rights to take ALL of Mexico for themselves, not just California. But the US didn't want Mexico (or the Mexicans). So they handed the country back to Mexico, pretty much in exchange for Alta-California.

[@surgezoom7079]

@@Laceykat66What sweet deal? The “real Americans” (White) stole that land from the newly Americanized Mexicans that owned that land for generations. The United States does what it does best and violates the treaty and their word.

[@Laceykat66]

The biggest fact you left out in your history of California was the Russians. While all of Europe was ""going West young men," Peter the Great had to go East to expand his empire. Already established in Alaska, the plan was to go down the coast, land, go inland, and bury bronze plaques claiming the land for the Czar ( and later the Czarina with Katherine the Great). The idea was that when more settlers and materials were available for real colonies, Russia could come in, dig up the plagues, and push their claim. It was when Spain heard of this that they started exploring and establishing their hold on land they had no previous interest in. The Mission System started in San Diego with the second Mission anchoring the northern edge of Spanish territory. Ft. Ross, north of San Fransico & Drake's Bay, was not only a Russian colony but the land was actually purchased from the native inhabitants and is the first transaction of its kind in North American history. Russians actually are the only ones to have a "legal" right to be here.

[@manelmunoz2375]

I’m unaware of said transaction, but if true, it wouldn’t have been the first anyway. Manhattan was bought to the natives as well, way before any european set foot on the west coast. The Brits did many similar tresties while settling the east coast.

[@slewone4905]

I was going to mention it. Spain didn't have any real claim, north of San Francisco, and the land further inland from San Francisco is also up for grabs. Some guy was planning to make the Sacramento area, a Swiss colony. That is how weak the Spanish claim was.

[@jacob4920]

The Russians were left out because, let's be honest here, their impact on California's history is so negligible that it really doesn't make a splash in the history books.

[@alejandroalonso5386]

Spain was all the way up to Nutka Alaska. Natives all over the coast still spoke Spanish until the Anglos came. San Diego was not the first mission. There are missions all down Baja California Norte and Sur. You also say that it had no interest in its northern claims yet they built Nuevo Mexico. Also most natives wanted to be part of the empire. They still hold the titles and rights given to them by the Spanish monarchs

[@CloroxBleachCompany]

The Spanish had already claimed what is now California in 1542 through Carrillo’s expedition-that’s two centuries before Russia even sent a ship. Then the Spanish reasserted that existing claim through the Portillo expedition in 1769 with the mission system. The Spanish always had the greatest claim to California as evidenced by the history that followed.

[@tomlidot4871]

Not exactly, but a valiant attempt for 13 minutes! If you dig deeper, it was bc gold was discovered that the US Army started to annex the area to secure for US. Treaties with tribes were signed early on (1850's) but were not ratified by congress and lost in the back of a file. They were found in 1905. This is why we have rancherias and reservations. I like that someone tackled a brief history!

[@olefella7561]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Knowledgia is truly a gift; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👏👏👏 May I also remind you of the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shockingly sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deal, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?

[@paulsholar9356]

This video is actually misinformation about topics both large and small.

[@olefella7561]

Christian Europeans Colonization of, - North America & South America, - Siberia & Far-East Asia, - Australia & New Zealand in Asia-Pacific. Europe for Native Europeans, - Africa for Native Africans, - America for Native Americans, - Asia-Pacific for Native Asians-Pacific islanders.

[@Giopox]

@@olefella7561 JWS give isreal arab , get out western country

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

You included a lot of interesting 🧐 points in these short review of California. 👍

[@RudyDiaz-o8x]

The treat of Hidalgo,singing at Campo de cayiga, north Hollywood

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[@goldenrepublic6848]

A video about California history and not one mention of Junipero Serra our founding father.

[@steveearnshaw5426]

Father Serra and Crespi accompanied Gaspar de Portola and founded twenty one missions between San Diego and San Francisco.

[@brucepoole8552]

California indeginous people have a different view of junipero

[@fedevida1951]

​@@brucepoole8552 There are uneducated people everywhere.

[@antoniobanderas9769]

Also Mexican explorer Juan Bautista de Anza y Father Eusebio Kino

[@brucepoole8552]

@@fedevida1951 and there are those who do not learn from history everywhere, some are called revisionists.

[@DavidPat]

Bodybuilding has been shaped by CA. Our beach culture, acceptance of new things and love for health has sparked a muscle building revolution that has gone global.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Not to mention fake boobs and plastic surgery 😂

[@theejayzeeable]

Ur a fool. Bodybuilding was shaped by the Greeks. They also made weight lifting a sport. Bodybuilding's Mr Olympia trophy literally is of a Greek statue. Californians were into bodybuilding more than other Americans, but Californians did not shape bodybuilding.

[@MarcoBonechi]

Bodybuilding is born from the car. As cars spread out it made bodies decay needing artificial movement. Where people walk and play sports they don't need gyms.

[@MarcoBonechi]

Also the pollution of cats and factories made doing activity indoor appealing which otherwise makes no sense. people on a treadmill when there's a beautiful path by the beach is mental

[@Kefkaownsall]

Glad to see people saying Cali sucks without understanding materialism 😊

[@katanne7382]

What the heck is a Cali?

[@diegoterneus2250]

@@katanne7382 That's how outsiders refer to California. You can always tell when someone is from out of state when they use that term, or when they refer to San Francisco as "Frisco". Here in the Bay Are we refer to it as "The City".

[@katanne7382]

Thank you.

[@Lacteagalaxia]

California a part of vast " Nueva España" Viceroyalty in the large extensión ocuped the 60% of U.S without Alaska in 18 century

[@alansd.3663]

My Love, My Home California ❤❤❤

[@magicdinsmore3107]

10,000 BC? You're about 5,000 years off. And hell the foot prints at 'White Sands" are estimated at 20,000 years BC.

[@ariadnabotello]

Born in LA raised in Northern California. Best of both worlds. ❤CALIFORNIA

[@nickloughren1919]

Tangent Southern California officially left in 1861 just in time for the civil war and sent troops to the Arizona territory to defend it against Texas rangers

[@daveconrad6562]

That shits crazy

[@robertkarp2070]

Lincoln expedited building a railroad to connect with California to save it from joining sides with the Confederacy. After that, the Union Soldiers stationed in California were assigned to deal with the Native American Populations, instead of fighting with the Southern States. California was hosting Chinese Slaves at the time. Yes, California was utilizing Chinese Slavery. There is a network of tunnels dug under Los Angeles by Chinese Slaves.

[@paulsholar9356]

Was that before the Russians bombed Pearl Harbor?

[@pla4825]

I’m so happy and proud to be from California 🥰

[@acmejia]

Ok. Americans seem to have a lot of trouble with this: When you encounter a Spanish name, use the TWO last names. So Rodriguez Cabrillo is Rodriguez Cabrillo throughout. And if you want to use only ONE lastname for whatever reason, use the first. In this case Rodriguez. Why? because we are in a patriarchal society and conventionally this is the one inherited from the father (I don't necessarily like it but it is convention). Do NOT assume that the last of the names is the main lastname. Also, presidio is entirely mispronounced (at least twice).

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[@theredpilllion5922]

@acmejia 😿 Patriarchy!👍😎 Go make me a sandwich, or a taco!

[@LegoCollector30]

VERY NICE VIDEO 🇺🇸 👍 🙂

[@Livelaughandlaughmore]

Love to see the history of my state

[@ippapp2]

Nice and succinct summary

[@hourbee5535]

2023 California: street takeovers, homelessness, crime, drugs.

[@Jroc84]

Just like every other state.

[@nomooon]

​@@Jroc84some are worse than others

[@trollpolice]

basically north mexico or Alta california ahahha

[@Jroc84]

@@nomooon it may seem worse cause of the population size but it's a problem everywhere.

[@Joker-no1uh]

LA and SF. Not all. GDP 3 trillion. 4-5 strongest COUNTRY in the world.

[@patrickblanchette4337]

Great video folks! I hope you folks can please do videos on a Texas, Florida, New York, Michigan & Maryland next.

[@Knowledgia]

We uploaded videos for Texas and New York by now. Make sure to check those out :)

[@zombiekilldemon]

​@@Knowledgia why did you bring up in the video The Russian Californians? They had the colony of Fort Ross and were there from 1812 to 1841.

[@BFEentertainment9278]

You don't talk about the history of the natives, they are barely mentioned like of they were a nuisance

[@BullonyTony-lm1hr]

Who cares. It’s all we hear about anyway. In a way, the incessant and constant reoccurrence of the topic is absolutely a nuisance. It’s as if the more these bleeding heart decedents believe that the more they continue to annoy people, history itself will change.

[@walterdiaz2003]

@1:16 The ship's name was San Salvador and it was built in Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador.

[@radenakbar8666]

In the future, they will become the NCR and fight against Caesar Legions

[@blockmasterscott]

Totally awesome game.

[@thomastrout9997]

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed in Los Angeles California at the foot of what is now the North Hollywood home of Universal Studios. The subway station actually sits upon the signing site but there are some plaques and illustrations to ignore while trying to make the train.

[@faenethlorhalien]

Ah, yes, the legendary island of California, yes.

[@Mcfunface]

The map says so!

[@bazan0448]

That island refers to Baja California you clown. 🤡

[@theejayzeeable]

​@@McfunfaceHe/she is talking about how California got its name.

[@ZeeshanSherwani-g9n]

Good information

[@gordonwright996]

Often overlooked because it didn't have a lasting effect -- other than a catastrophic one for the indigenous people of the area and, especially, the sea mammals -- the Russian settlement of Fort Rossiya (now Fort Ross) north of San Francisco lasted from 1812-1838

[@paulsholar9356]

Notice that the Russians were settled at Fort Ross (and in other nearby agricultural stations) for more years than independent Mexico "owned" Alta California. BTW the Russians were settled at Fort Ross to hunt seals and sea otters (using empressed Native Alaskans hunters) but also just as much to try to grow food to ship to other Russian communities in Russian Alaska. The town of Sonoma, Calif. and eventually its mission were established as a Mexican military outpost to keep watch over the Russians' activities In Fort Ross. The top military officer in Sonoma was on good terms with the leadership operating Fort Ross and occasionally exchanged gifts. That officer once reported to his superiors in a letter that stated that Fort Ross's palisade of upright logs could never have withstood cannon fire from his soldiers.

[@oiboy626]

California 🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@jaimeavakarianvillamonte744]

People think CA was part of Mexico but they are wrong. It was a mixture of indians, a handfull of Spanish missions and new settlers. There were no Mexicans in California when General Santa Ana attacked the Alamo. The nearest Mexican settlement of decent size was Zacatecas, about 2000 kilometers away. Mexico City was even further away. Texas had about 7% hispanics, Arizona had Hopi Indians. New Mexico was the only state with a Spanish population. You cant claim an area without putting boots on it.

[@Kat-fq4ei]

Mexico's army was not from Texas, New Mexico/Arizona or Texas... in fact these New Spain Territories didn't participate in Hidalgos "el grito " death to the Spaniards; or Mexico City's political dynamics or battles against Spain. Under Mexico's first Apatzingan constitution 1814, CA, NM/AZ, Texas are not Mexico. Mexican was citizenship under Estados Unidos Mexicanos by Mexican independence including gringos living in Mexico. Under the Treaty of GH, those from CA, NM, CA were allowed to stay in their native homeland and became USA citizens.

[@jaimeavakarianvillamonte744]

​@@Kat-fq4eiExactly, the army was raised in Mexico City because Texas didnt have any Mexicans to raise an army Tijuana wasnt a real border either It was granted to a Spanish soldier and later became the furthest frontier of Mexico

[@Kat-fq4ei]

@@jaimeavakarianvillamonte744 Border areas were basically out in the wilderness in 1848. South of the borderians began migration about 1880 with USA westward movement and US Army subjugation of the unconquered Apache, Navajo, Comanche, etc and established Mexican border towns along with Anglo Americans.

[@jaimeavakarianvillamonte744]

@@Kat-fq4ei Yes , thats what I was pointing out. I mentioned this because when I lived in California , people assumed we stole the land because of the close proximity of San Diego and Tijuana . history says the opposite. In fact , the population of Tijuana was zero. In other words , the closest population of any Hispanic person in California was San Fransisco . Its more than 4,000 Km from Mexico city. Of course these were Spanish missionaries , not Mexicans. If we use the "we stole it" logic , then Florida should belong to Spain . Guatemala and all of central America belongs to Mexico as well. The Argentinians never step foot on the Falklands , but say it belongs to them. If Mexico and Argentinian sent farmers instead of soldiers , they may have kept the territory.

[@Kat-fq4ei]

@@jaimeavakarianvillamonte744 There would be no Mexico except for independence, Mexico claimed New Spains lands in north America left over after Spain no longer claimed Louisiana and Florida. Spain didn't accept Mexican independence and Spains King refused to sign the Treaty of Cordova and he never signed over any lands to Mexico. Spain and Mexico battled for another decade. Spain claimed the SW for approx 250 years, Mexico claimed for only 25 years, 15 for Texas. The SW is not historically Mexico. Also today's Mexico is land returned by the USA after conquest, occupation, flying USA flag over Mexico and USA was in position to take All of Mexico. There is no sensibly in stolen lands but lame excuses.

[@codrutaoprea9463]

Hey, I just have a little request for you. I’m a big fan of all that you do, and so I was wondering if you could make a video about my home state of Colorado that would be very much appreciated. 😊😊

[@stoneyopinion767]

Do you honestly think that the tribes that inhabited California when Europeans arrived had been there for tens of thousands of years? Can you name another place on the planet that was inhabited by the same tribe for tens of thousands of years? You can't, because it doesn't happen. War, famine, disease, and other influences make tribes move. The Americas weren't some magical place where social and natural influences didn't occur and tribes remained static for millennia. You make it sound like none of those influences existed in the Americas until the Europeans arrived, which is a pretty Euro-centric point of view.

[@KeithFeickert]

Greetings from Lompoc, California. One of a handful of indigenous named cities in the state. 😃

[@justmyopinion9883]

Chowchilla, CA is another one. 😊

[@MrSupernova111]

What a grossly oversimplified version of California's history!

[@GovernmentIssued]

Make a better video.

[@gabesvidz]

What do you want in 13 minutes. I learned more in 13 minutes than my school taught us in 12 years in the L.A. school system

[@leonaarnaud4229]

Greetings from Huntington Beach, ca!

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

What everyone forgets is the ancient El Beach Boyz, the ancient founders of El Surfo Citi Alta California, were there first.

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

La Ciudad de Surfear

[@umbertomaresca6192]

extraordinary place that is still today!.....the last words?!...extraWhaaaatttt

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[@davidsf101]

I've been here most of my life. I love this place, even with all its many flaws, as has recently been occurring. I'm especially sad to see the inner cities in such horrible shape with high crime rates, substance abuse, homelessness, and much more. I doubt we'll go back to the glory days, not for a long time. However, I refuse to leave. Maybe I am just stubborn and also love this place too much. Great video ❤

[@DavidMcdonald-df8tb]

We can improve the place by replacing the governor, mayors, and prosecutors that have encouraged and promoted the crime and inflation.

[@segamon]

​@@DavidMcdonald-df8tbWhen is that ever going to happen?

[@claireashman5648]

Politicians come & go. This astonishingly beautiful land will continue

[@DannyBoyGhost]

Hello from San Jose California 😊

[@twotie6616]

The indigenous had well over a million in population. The Aztec capital had 1 million people alone.

[@ericktellez7632]

The entire empire had about 6 million people from coast to coast

[@alexanderpartida877]

Yes but they want to say us metizos don’t exists

[@shelbynamels7948]

California then as now was one of the most densely inhabited areas of the north american continent. But the Aztecs were 2000 miles away and not relevant.

[@Worthy_Souls]

Aztecs still relevant, as some of the natives spoke Uto-Aztecan language. e​@shelbynamels7948

[@shelbynamels7948]

@@Worthy_Souls Romans relevant because Spanish and French are Romance languages. A long way to go for a very weak connection.

[@ChristopherBrown-jw9dq]

I'm a Black who's been born and raised in Los Angeles and I wish I had listened and understood. No I wasn't that smart but I've been across country several times and learned. I'm here under God's blessings.

[@darrylnelson05]

So the Americans illegally immigrated into Mexico.

[@chinaboss6683]

And stil, they're not sending their best.

[@timdowell7075]

So that was then, who has it now. America. Stay in the now people. The windshield Is bigger than the rear view mirror. Correct?

[@larryhead1]

Well done. Would suggest you add a continuous graphic timeline or captions showing the period of years you're speaking about.

[@claydogg6306]

Didn’t know CA had the first “pooh-eblos”

[@r2dad282]

...or "pres-i-DEOS"

[@medavog]

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[@TreyMessiah95]

how can you call them native americans if they came from asia?

[@thepeter3116]

Indigenous Siberians?

[@trollpolice]

@@thepeter3116 Migrant Siberians nobody is native to the western hemisphere

[@_thomas1031]

The name stems from the understanding that they were the first people's known to consistently walk and live in this region of the Americas.

[@TreyMessiah95]

But to call them "Natives" is not right nobody in the world is natives besides the people in africa@@_thomas1031

[@mrhumble2937]

Because they were first to settle.

[@davidstevens4439]

I was born and raised in Orange County, specifically Tustin. It was idyllic in the 60s and 70s. I left in 1982 and haven’t been back except to visit since. It’s unrecognizable.

[@Jellybean0009]

Thi where my ancestors came from. My grandparents were born in the late 1800’s in the Arizona Territory Altar Sonora, New Spain & Alta California but with Mexican citizenship. Natives were not recognized. I found our history on ancestry. The missions have a lot of history about the Spanish army and I found that my family had a mixed Spanish Native solder.

[@shelbynamels7948]

the US made treaties with the native tribes as tho they were foreign nations. you can't have both, being member of a foreign nation and a citizen, at least not without some legal twist and turns.

[@Jellybean0009]

@@shelbynamels7948 The US did not recognize (natives) them as citizens until 1924. They did not have a choice. Not all indigenous opted to go to the reservations because they would lose all land rights. The treaty of Hidalgo granted Mexico the right for them to keep their Mexican citizenship.

[@TheProhetess]

Mexico del Norte, El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles... that's where I'm at...Olvera ❤ colonists...

[@Mcfunface]

Cabrillo was looking for another Civilization to loot. Little did he know that the hills of California were full of gold