Show about california appo california woe was first tidied visited by tho the ada rda in 14 1512 1542 sir francie drake tho the ame same who he took 14 colony back to englard in 1685 1683 V iff ed ad upper california in 1579 c calling 11 june is t new albion walh bican m now eng land it was two hundred year years inter later in 1769 when catholic missionaries from spain made the fint first settlement of white people in that country there were only about ten thousand whit white inhabitants in I 1 pe whole province when it was seized by the th united staica in to 1840 in the gummer summer of thai that rear california settlers from the united mr ret set up a movement for independence pon pen dence and tried IQ establish a gov eminent ment known a as the the boa play flag they were aided by capt fremont aft afterward a central general who was in tho the province aa as a leader of an exploring expedition united states naval officers on tho the coast expecting a war between the united states and Alex melbo too railed ft he american bar on horo and after some tho tb province remained in american A me rican hande hands and waa was definitely annexed annex id at the close of the mexican war |