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1600-1800s.
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PERSPECTIVE
First European Contact
in 1542
Portola Expedition of 1769-70 led to Spanish missionaries setting up 21 California Missions.
Spanish missionaries also built several forts (presidios) and three small towns (pueblos).
Mexican War of Independence in 1821
The Bear Flag Revolt - Settlers rebelled against Mexican rule in 1846
Treaty of Cahuegna - signed on January 13 1847 - secured American control in California