The Californios : a history, 1769-1890 /
"Before the Gold Rush of 1848-1858, Alta (Upper) California was an isolated cattle frontier--and home to a colorful group of Spanish speaking, non-indigenous people known as Californios. Many traces of their culture remain in California. Drawing on firsthand contemporary accounts, the authors c...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jezik: | engleski |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2017]
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| Online pristup: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1630551 |
Sadržaj:
- Introduction: Californios under three flags
- Taking possession of Alta California: the Portolá Expedition
- The Naval Department of San Blas
- Missions and missionaries
- Ranchos
- Presidios and soldiers
- Pueblos and their inhabitants
- A pirate attack on Monterey
- The Old Spanish Trail
- Californio men and Californio women
- Foreigners in Alta California
- Governing the Californios
- Californios in the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846/1848
- Land titles
- Kaleidoscope of Californio events
- Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
- The eclipse of the old Californio order: from rancho to barrio
- Opinions on the Californios and their works
- Three young Californio women
- Conclusion: six calamities of Californio life.