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The Chumash: Native Americans of the California Coast
The Chumash are a widespread group of California native people who lived along the southern California coast and the Santa Barbara Channel…
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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Military commander, town founder, politician, patriarch. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was arguably the most powerful man in northern Alta California. After the American…
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Saving the Stories of La Raza
Not long ago I was invited to attend a gathering at a trendy Mexican restaurant in downtown San José, California. As I…
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Adopted by Indians: A True Story (Review)
Author: Thomas Jefferson Mayfield Editor: Malcolm Margolin Illustrators: Hilair Chism, Rick Jones Paperback: 144 pages Publisher and Year: Heyday Books, 1997 As we perused…
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Life at a California Mission: A Native American Perspective
In the 1830’s, a young man named Pablo Tac wrote about his experiences growing up at Mission San Luis Rey. It is…
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Grit and Grace on the Golden Gate: The Unforgettable Juana Briones
Juana Briones lived in Spanish, Mexican and U.S. California and she left her mark on all three. Now she is receiving the…
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The Anza Expedition of 1775-76: Members and Their Families
In January of 1776, Juan Bautista de Anza arrived in Alta California with just over 200 men, women and children from Tubac…
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Origins of Mexican Independence Part 3: Breaking Away
With a foreign occupier in control of Spain and the royal family in exile in France, people in the Spanish territories in…
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Salinan Tribe Facts
There were probably as many as 21 Salinan villages in the extending just south of Mission La Soledad to the north of San…
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Origins of Mexican Independence: Part 2 of a Series
With a French family on the Spanish throne, two events had an irreversible effect on Spain’s relationship with her colonies.
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The Chumash at a Glance
Chumash is the name given to the original inhabitants of the central coast of California, from Morro Bay to Malibu, and three…
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The Castro Adobe: A Californio Landmark Restored
If you want to see a precious California landmark in the process of being saved for future generations, mark your calendar to…
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Mission San Juan Bautista Facts
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Acjachemen (Juaneño) Tribe Facts
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Origins of Mexican Independence (Part 1)
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Ohlone Tribe Facts
Other names: Costanoan Home region: Greater San Francisco Bay region, including Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and northern Monterey Counties Mission…
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Luiseño Tribe Facts
Other name: Payómkawichum or Payómkowishum; Quechnajuichom Home region: San Diego County, north toward San Onofre, south toward Escondido Mission affiliations: San Luis…
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Maidu Tribe Facts
Home region: Lower reaches of the Yuba River, the American River and the Feather River, to the east bank of the Sacramento…
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Kumeyaay Tribe Facts
Other names Tipai, Ipai, Diegueño, Luiseño Home region San Diego County, northern Baja California Mission affiliations San Diego de Alcalá, San Luis…
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Coast Miwok Tribe Facts
Home region: Marin and southern Sonoma Counties Mission affiliations: San Francisco de Asís, San Rafael, San Francisco Solano Historical background: Speakers of the…
