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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Main Authors: Janin, Hunt, 1940- (Author), Carlson, Ursula, 1943- (Author)
格式: Licensed eBooks
語言:英语
出版: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
在線閱讀:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1630551
書本目錄:
  • 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.