Californios
Subtitle: A History, 1769-1890
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781476663036
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, california; California, history; Spain, colonies, america; California, social conditions
Description: "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 today. Drawing on firsthand contemporary accounts, the author chronicles the rise and fall of Californio men and women"--