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Description:Mariano G. Vallejo was born when California was still a part of Spain's overseas empire. As a boy he lived at the very center of the stirring events that saw the region move under the control of Mexico. At the age of 15 he became a cadet in the Mexican Army and soon rose to important positions in the military service. When gold was discovered, the history of California was suddenly changed by the arrival of yanquis from the United States, but Vallejo welcomed this invasion and agreed to help write the first state constitution in 1849. The book describes in fascination detail the daily life on a hacienda and in the early settlements along the Pacific Coast. The author shows how Spain's neglect of the New World brought about the Mexican revolt, and how this new government was just as uninterested in the needs and desires of the Californios. Mariano Vallejo grows from a frustrated ten-year-old, who is anxious to find a way to save California from pirates and Indians, into a thoughtful, scholarly adult, still looking for the best answers, in a time when action was more valued than knowledge. He could read in several languages, was a skilled secretary, and developed a respect and sympathy for the Indians which was ahead of his time. His own history of the early days became one of the main sources for Hubert H. Bancroft's History of California. --- from book's back coverWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Vallejo and the Four Flags: A True Story of Early California. To get started finding Vallejo and the Four Flags: A True Story of Early California, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Mariano G. Vallejo was born when California was still a part of Spain's overseas empire. As a boy he lived at the very center of the stirring events that saw the region move under the control of Mexico. At the age of 15 he became a cadet in the Mexican Army and soon rose to important positions in the military service. When gold was discovered, the history of California was suddenly changed by the arrival of yanquis from the United States, but Vallejo welcomed this invasion and agreed to help write the first state constitution in 1849. The book describes in fascination detail the daily life on a hacienda and in the early settlements along the Pacific Coast. The author shows how Spain's neglect of the New World brought about the Mexican revolt, and how this new government was just as uninterested in the needs and desires of the Californios. Mariano Vallejo grows from a frustrated ten-year-old, who is anxious to find a way to save California from pirates and Indians, into a thoughtful, scholarly adult, still looking for the best answers, in a time when action was more valued than knowledge. He could read in several languages, was a skilled secretary, and developed a respect and sympathy for the Indians which was ahead of his time. His own history of the early days became one of the main sources for Hubert H. Bancroft's History of California. --- from book's back coverWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Vallejo and the Four Flags: A True Story of Early California. To get started finding Vallejo and the Four Flags: A True Story of Early California, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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