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The California Gold Rush
In 1848, California had recently been annexed by the United States. The discovery of a soft, shiny metal in January of that…
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The Portolá Expedition and the Discovery of the San Francisco Bay
In 1769, Spain feared it was about to lose the Pacific coast. Russian traders were moving south from Alaska, British naval power…
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California in 1834: The Memoirs of Carlos N. Híjar
Carlos N. Híjar was eight years old when he came to California from Jalisco, Mexico, in 1834. Four decades later, he described…
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The Coast Miwok (Part 2)
Read Part 1 here. First Encounters with Europeans Early Explorations The Coast Miwok people’s encounters with Europeans date back to the sixteenth…
