Why does the English language on the California state flag say "California Republic"?

California, referred to as California, belonged to Mexico before becoming part of the United States. Later, due to the outbreak of the U.S.-Mexican War, the Democratic Republic of California was established. The Republic of California represents a piece of California's history and is therefore retained on the state flag.

California was originally part of Mexico.

On May 13, 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico, but the news did not reach California until mid-July.

On June 14, 1846, American immigrants in California, instigated by U.S. Captain John C. Frémont, revolted and established the California Revolutionary Republic in Sonoma County in northern California. In downtown Sonoma, a flag with a bear and stars (bear flag) was raised to symbolize the birth of the new California Republic, independent of Mexico.

The territory of the Republic of California at that time:

On July 7, 1846, John C. Frémont abandoned the idea of ??independence and joined the United States. Northern Californians shared the same hatred of American soldiers, but southern Californians resisted U.S. martial law.

In 1847, U.S. General Stephen Carney defeated the Southern California Resistance Army.

In 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and Mexico officially ceded the territory of California to the United States. Since then, California has become part of the United States.

The Republic of California existed for a very short time in history. From its independence in June 1846 to its admission to the United States in July, it only existed for 25 days. However, the Republic of California represents a piece of California history, so it is reserved on the state flag.

The California state flag seen today:

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The history of California

1542: Portugal Navigator Rodriguez discovered California.

1768: King Charles III of Spain ordered the colonization of California.

1769-1823: Junipero Serra and Fermin Lasuen, two Catholic monks of the Franciscan order, traveled from San Diego to Solana Noma built 21 churches.

1777: Spanish immigrants established the first city in San Jose.

1846: American settlers established the Sonoma Republic under California's unique Big Bear flag. Shortly thereafter, news of the American-Mexican War (1846-1848) reached California.

On July 7, 1846, U.S. Commodore John Slott occupied Monterey and claimed California as U.S. territory. Californians in the north shared the same hatred of American soldiers, but Californians in the south resisted U.S. martial law.

1847: U.S. General Stephen Carney defeated the Southern California Resistance Army.

1848: The United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and Mexico officially ceded the territory of California to the United States.

1848: Marshall discovers gold on the riverside next to Sutter's sawmill.

1849: Gold diggers began to pour into California, beginning the gold digging era.

1849: California submitted its request for statehood. After a fierce debate on the issue of slavery in the U.S. Congress, the Compromise of 1850 was finally passed.

1850: California becomes the 31st state of the United States, and California officially becomes a free, non-slave state. San Jose becomes the capital of California. Monterey, Vallejo and Nicaea were all the capitals of California, and in 1854 the capital of California was moved to Sacramento.

1853: The U.S. Congress authorized a railroad route survey and planned to build a railroad connecting California to the East Coast, but the transcontinental railroad was not completed until 1869. During this period, communication and transportation relied on ships, stagecoaches, stagecoach express, and telegraphs.

1890: Yosemite National Park is established.

1906: A massive earthquake and subsequent fire destroyed much of San Francisco.

1945: Representatives of fifty-one countries signed the founding communique of the United Nations in San Francisco (San Francisco).

1962: California surpasses New York to become the most populous state in the United States.

1994: A major earthquake north of Los Angeles killed 72 people and left 22,000 homeless.

June 2016: Data released by the California state government in the United States show that California’s economic aggregate surpassed France in 2015 and became the sixth largest economy in the world.

May 7, 2018: Data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed that California’s real GDP increased by 3.4% in 2017, reaching $2.747 trillion.

If California is regarded as an independent economy, its economic size has surpassed that of the United Kingdom for the first time, ranking fifth in the world.

Baidu Encyclopedia - California

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