THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA – in 13 Minutes

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THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA – in 13 Minutes

The first known European to reach the gorgeous coasts of California was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. Cabrillo’s expedition had been launched from modern-day Mexico, known then as the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and ended up in San Diego Bay. The expedition was rather fruitless, however, as Cabrillo failed to discover anything that he viewed as worth the trouble for Spain to colonize. He left, and California remained untouched by European hands. Occasional ships, such as those from the Spanish East Indies traders would at times touch down on California’s coasts, but the idea of colonizing the territory still remained unconsidered. Even when English explorer Francis Drake plundered his way into Oregon and California, claiming the lands for his homeland, no real settlement of any sort was actually set up.

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Date: December 25, 2023
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  2. Don't forget about the pygmy mammoths (half the size of regular mammoths, 7 feet tall instead of 14) found on the Channel Islands off the California coast. Full size mammoths moved there 20,000 years ago, when sea levels were 300 feet lower than they are today. They went extinct by 10,000 years ago, shortly after human hunters arrived in California.

  3. Russia also had a colony in California at Fort Rus (Fort Ross), That is why the Russian River runs through Napa/Sonoma wine country. My college California history professor told a story when Russian war ship sailed into San Francisco Bay it fired a cannon in salute to the Spanish Presidio. The Spanish garrison was so ill equipped that the Spanish commander had to send a boat out to the Russian ship to get some gunpowder so they could return the salute..

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