Mexican Alta California

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former Mexican territory former province historical region

Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Alta California 13
Californio 3
Las Californias 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former Mexican territory ⓘ
former province ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Mexican North ⓘ
borderChange lost to the United States after the Mexican–American War ⓘ
capital Monterey ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country First Mexican Empire ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
surface form: United Mexican States
currency Mexican peso ⓘ
demographics Californios ⓘ
surface form: Californios (Spanish-speaking Mexican residents)

Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
small number of foreign settlers (mainly American and European) ⓘ
economy cattle ranching ⓘ
hide and tallow trade ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
endTime 1848 ⓘ
followedBy California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California (U.S. state)

Oregon Country ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Territory of Oregon (for northern portions)
governmentType Mexican territorial administration ⓘ
hadMissionSystemLegacy Spanish missions in California ⓘ
surface form: Spanish missions in California (continued influence under Mexico)
landPolicy Mexican land grant (ranchos) system ⓘ
languageUsed Spanish ⓘ
various Indigenous languages ⓘ
legalSystem Mexican law ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Arizona ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ
surface form: Baja California Peninsula (northern part, historically associated)

California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Nevada ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
militaryConflict Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
notableCity Los Angeles ⓘ
San Diego ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ
San Jose ⓘ
surface form: San José

Santa Barbara ⓘ
partOf Mexico ⓘ
precededBy Alta California (Spanish colony) ⓘ
reasonForEnd cession to the United States under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent Bear Flag Revolt ⓘ
Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
startTime 1821 ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo → affectedRegion → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
John Sutter → allegiance → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican authorities in California (before U.S. annexation)
Mexican Congress → appliesToTerritory → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
this entity surface form: Alta California
this entity surface form: Mexican California
Viceroyalty of New Spain → colonizerOf → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
Lolita Pulido → countryOfOrigin → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Las Californias
Mexican Constitution of 1824 → createdTerritory → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California Territory
Bernardo Yorba → ethnicGroup → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Californio
Sergeant Gonzales → fictionalLocation → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish California
Mission San Francisco Solano → foundingAuthority → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican government of Alta California
Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe → hasHeritage → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Californio
Bear Flag Revolt → hasLocation → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
California Campaign → historicalRegion → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican territory of Alta California
Sutter’s Fort → historicalTerritory → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
Mexican Congress → jurisdiction → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores → locatedIn → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
Spanish missions in California → locatedIn → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
subject surface form: California constitutional convention of 1849
this entity surface form: Alta California
this entity surface form: Alta California
Don Diego Vega → nationality → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Californio
Bear Flag Revolt → opposingForce → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican authorities in Alta California
this entity surface form: Las Californias
this entity surface form: Alta California
New Helvetia (his agricultural colony) → partOf → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
subject surface form: New Helvetia
John Sutter → residence → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican California
The Curse of Capistrano → settingLocation → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California
Felipe de Neve → territoryGoverned → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Las Californias
Felipe de Neve → territoryGoverned → Mexican Alta California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alta California