1. MEXICAN CALIFORNIA

2.  U.S. influence?  CA: territory

3.  Mixed  Democracy, secular  Isolation  Unique “CA”

5.  Vallejo

6.  Pío Pico

7.  Mission lands  Most lands: Californios  700+ grants

8.  Natives:  loss  New class  Aristocracy

10.  Petition  Land, map  Local official: survey  Final: assembly  Ceremony

11.  Andres, Pio Pico: 89k acres  Women (13%)  Indians

12.  Racing  Customs

13.  Life  No cattle, no land  Rodeo  L.A.: semi-annual  Fiestas  Meat  “California dollar”

15.  Natives  Missions  Spanish-Mexican  Culture  Spirit

17.  Laws, customs=Spanish Mexican  Mystique = Mexican  Pop culture = American?

18.  Indios  Ranch  Segregation  “Gente de razon”

19.  Paternalism  Conflict  Indio laborers  Debt bondage  Workers, prostitutes

20.  Most important: Reproduction  Male possessions  protected, controlled

21.  Outside trade  Part Mexico  Controlled destiny

23.  No foreigners!  Texas exp.

24.  Trade  1830: 100  “Mexicanized”  Marriage, customs

25.  “Don”  Land, cattle

26.  50k acres  Fort

27.  1846  Cannibalism

28.  Late 1700’s: furs  1840: more interest  ???  Mexicans: wasteful

29.  1300 foreigners  Most illegal  Did not integrate  Mexico forewarned; too late

31.  CA: significant  $$$  Texas (1836)

32.  Rich: unhappy w/Mex.  Join U.S.?  Non-elites:  Independ.  Culture  Opposed forcible annex.

34.  Hides  Harbors

35.  Buy Mex.: $3.5, $40 mil.  CA: peaceful annex?

36.  J. Fremont  Sonoma  M. Vallejo  “Republic”

40.  Controversy  Thoreau  Racial?  All Mex.?  Natives?  L.A.: local resist.

41.  Hidalgo  Rights to Mexicans  Article X?  Spanish, Mexico, U.S.

42.  Californios?  Divided  Racial divide:  Whites  Mestizo  Natives