Place details
Place nameCalifornia
Other namesCA
CountryUnited States
Latitude37
Longitude-119
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by many ethnic nationalities including Mojave, Yuma & Chumash when Spanish arrived in 16th cen.; Franciscans established missions all along coast; went to Mexico in 1820s; went to US in 1848; great influx of settlers from E arrived in gold rush.