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California

California is a state that belongs to the US, an independent country since July 4, 1776. In the mid 1840's, America, (US), found

the land named California by the Spanish and also their foreign explorers such as Sebastin Vizcaino.

In 1542, Juan Cabrillo, a Spanish explorer, sailed north from Mexico to find a route to Asia. He explored several places such as

San Diego, Cape San Martian, and San Miguel Island. Juan Cabrillo and his crew named what is now California, Alta California (Upper

California).

In 1577, Sir Francis Drake, an English explorer,embarked on an expedition around the world. Sir Francis Drake found and explored

California, claimed the land for England, and named what is now called California, Nova Albion (New Albion). When Drake's ship had to

encounter an emergency landing, where they landed is now named Drake's Bay. Also, Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the

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In 1602, Sebastin Vizcaino, a Spanish explorer,explored from present-day San Diego to Monterey in Baja California.

He created maps of the coast that were used by explorers in the late 1700's.

California Missions

In 1767 Father Junipero [Wooniperro] Serra and Father Juan [Wan]Crespe, missionaries/padres, started the missions in California.

They took the Indians and stripped them from their ways of life, their freedom, and other special accounts, even their lives.

In a mission, the missionaries taught the Indians Catholicism which is their way of life, bel