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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Basic timeline of California

This post is a basic timeline of California. There are 22 events listed below chronologically.

• La Jolla and Pauma cultures (6050 - 1000 BC)
• 500 Indian tribes (Pre-European arrival)
• Juan Rodírguez Cabrillo and Spain arrive at California coast (1542)
• Francis Drake and England claim portion of California coast (1579)
• Portolá expedition (1602)
• Pueblo Revolt (1680)
• Pima Revolt (1751)
• José de Gálvez expedition (1769)
• Juan Bautista de Anza expeditions (1774 - 1776)
• Domínguez-Escalante expedition (1776 - 1777)
• Spain divides California into Alta California and Baja California (1804)
• Mexico gains independence (1821)
• Mexican secularization act of 1833
• Oregon boundary dispute (1846)
• Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848)
• California genocide (1846 - 1873)
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
• California Gold Rush (1848 - 1855)
• California becomes the 31st state in the United States (1850)
• First transcontinental Railroad from California to Nebraska completed (1869)
• San Francisco earthquake (1906)
• Shasta Dam completed (1945)
• American Civil War (1861 - 1865)

Sources

Wikipedia: History of California, History of California (1900-present), California genocide, Domínguez-Escalante expedition, Indigenous peoples of California, Mexican-American War, Mexican secularization act of 1833, Pueblo Revolt, Pima Revolt