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California Republic
República de California
Flag of the Centralist Republic of Mexico
 
Lone Star Flag
1848-1858 Flag of Sierra

Bear flag digital
Flag

Motto
"Forever free and independent"
Anthem
None
Capital San Francisco City
Languages English, Spanish
Government Federal constitutional republic
President
 •  1848 - 1856 William B. Ide
 •  1856 - 1858 John D. Sloat
Vice President
 •  1848 - 1856 John D. Sloat
 •  1856 - 1858 Robert F. Stockton
Legislature Congress
 •  Upper House Senate
 •  Lower House House of Representatives
Historical era Late modern - Industrialization
 •  Established 1848
 •  Bear Flag Revolt June 14, 1846
 •  Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo February 2, 1848
 •  Dissolution November 27, 1858
 •  Disestablished 1858
Currency California dollar ($)
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The California Republic, commonly referred to as California or the Republic, was a country consisting of 10 states existing from 1848 to 1858. It originally constituted a part of Alta California, territory under the control of Mexico, which had gained the land from Spain following its independence in 1821.

The Republic was declared on June 14, 1846 during the outbreak of the Mexican-American War when several American and Californio citizens seized government property in Sonoma and established the Sonoma Barracks as its headquarters. With the assistance of the Americans and Texans, California gained its independence officially through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848 after Mexico formally surrendered. The Republic lasted for a mere decade, riddled with corruption, debt, and lack of enforcement, coupled with poor resources, infrastructure, and organization. The Californian Congress established a constitutional convention in 1857, responding to public demand for a stronger, more competent government. In 1858, the Constitution of 1858 was drafted, ratified, and promulgated, thereby establishing the Kingdom of Sierra and ending the Republic.

Attempts to reestablish the Republic were nearly realized during the Sierran Civil War as the "Second California Republic", but were ultimately defeated. In contemporary times, the Republic has been viewed as an experimental and critical stage in Sierran history as its people enjoyed independence and freedom, and managed to avoid becoming absorbed into the United States.

Etymology[]

The name California is commonly attributed to the fictional peoples of black Amazons depicted in The Adventures of Esplandián by Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The name became so popular, Spaniards began to refer all lands west of the Americas known at the time to be California. The name would later be applied to the southern tip of Baja California by Spanish explorer Diego de Becerra in 1533 who believed the peninsula was in fact, an island. In a 1540 expedition, Hernando de Alarcón explored the peninsular inland and referred to the inhospitable lands as California.

When the Spaniards established their presence in present-day Sierra, they referred to all the lands spanning from the Pacific to as far east into the Great Basin as "California". The territory would later become known as "Las Californias", and this name would continued to be used under Mexican rule with a distinction between "Alta California" (Upper California) and "Baja California" (Lower California).

History[]

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History of Sierra
PRE-COLUMBIAN
Early Native Sierrans
SPANISH RULE
European exploration
Portolà expedition
Spanish mission system
Las Californias
MEXICAN RULE
Mexican War of Independence
California Trail
Mexican-American War
Independence
REPUBLIC
California Republic
Gold Rush
KINGDOM
1858 Constitution
Infancy
Sierran Civil War
War of Contingency
Second Industrial Revolution
Progressive Era
Sierran Cultural Revolution
World War I
Great Depression
World War II
1950 Charter
MODERN KINGDOM
Great Basin controversy/Cross-Pacific affair
Cold War
The Disturbances
Contemporary era
Global War on Terrorism
Baja California crisis
Second Cold War
Abdication of Smith II
Assassination of Steven Hong
2017 Pawnee earthquake
McCombgate


Mexican-American War[]

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Constitution Convention of 1858[]

Dissolution[]

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