Alta California

Alta California, Spanish Alta California, until 1848 was the name of a territory of Mexico, or before the independence of New Spain. The area largely coincides with the territory of present-day U.S. state of California, to the eastern border, which was only established in 1850 and at that time included the present-day states of Arizona, Nevada and parts of Utah.

The other two parts of the historical territory of California are today's Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

Today the names Alta California Alta California and are largely forgotten and the area and the state will only be called California.

History

  • History of discovery see California ( historical region )
  • At independence movement in 1846, see Junta of Monterey
  • History of the U.S. state of California see California history
The Californias Conquest of California History of California
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