Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Spanish and Mexican Materials,
- Dates:
- 1780-1850
- Creators:
- California State Library
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Spanish and Mexican Materials, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Small collection of letters from various persons, 1780-1850.
- Biographical / historical:
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From 1769 to 1822 California was under Spanish rule. In 1822, California declared independence from Spain and aligned with Mexico. After a period of unrest, the territory came into possession of the United States in 1846. On September 9, 1850, California became a state.
- Physical description:
- 1 box
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Pioneers - California
- Names:
- Mexicans - California - History
- Places:
- California - History - 1846-1850
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Unrestricted.
- Terms of access:
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Please credit California State Library.
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Spanish and Mexican Materials, California State Library.
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176