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1848 Alvarado did not participate in the California Gold Rush instead concentrating his efforTS at
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Californios were Spanish
speaking inhabitants of Alta California first a part of New Spain later of Mexico
This area was later annexed in 1848 by the United States following the Mexican
American War
Californios included both the descendanTS of European settlers from Spain and Mexico and also included
other European settlers Mestizos and local NaTive Americans who adopted Spanish culture and converted to
Christianity Some white Americans who settled in California spoke Spanish and lived as Mexicans are also
considered Californios
At first Spanish and later Mexican officials encouraged people from the northern and western provinces of
as well as people from other parts of Latin America most notably Peru and Chile
Mexico
to settle in
California The United States government did not continue this practice
Much of Californio society lived at or near the many Missions presidios and official pueblos which were
established in the 181h and 191h centuries There were 21 Missions under ihe Roman Catholic church along the
fabled route EI Camirro Reol
Some Americans became honorary Californios due to their early arrival marriage to Californios and their
adoption ot and adaptation to Spanish culture and religion Some wealthy Californio nobles intermarried
with the settlers thus a few prominent families in California may have Spanish or Mexican ancestors
Rancho San Pablo is one of the historic ranchos created by land grants in former Mexican California
Adobe bricks are a natural building material made from sand clay water and some kind of fibrous material
sticks straw dung which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun It is similar to cob and
mudbrick Adobe structures are extremely durable and account for the oldest extant buildings on rhe planet
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