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  1. The California Republic (Spanish: República de California), or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.

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    The California Republic was short-lived; the same year marked the outbreak of the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). Commodore John D. Sloat of the United States Navy sailed into Monterey Bay in 1846 and began the U.S. military invasion of California, with Northern California capitulating in less than a month to the United States forces.

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  4. The California Republic ( Spanish: República de California ), or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California. Quick Facts Status, Capital ... Close.

  5. California - Exploration, Gold Rush, Statehood: When Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542, there were about 130,000 Native Americans inhabiting the area.

  6. The California Republic, or Bear Flag Republic, was a short-lived breakaway state from Mexico in 1846. A group of American immigrants rebelled against the Mexican government, citing grievances such as land restrictions and threats of expulsion.

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