What prompted Spain to establish permanent settlements in Alta California?
a. The explorations of the 1500s indicated that there were large gold and silver deposits.
b. The Manila galleons needed ports in which to stop for food, water, and supplies on their voyages between the Philippines and Spain.
c. The Franciscans demanded territory in which to build missions equal to the area controlled by the Jesuits.
d. Great Britain and Russia were extending their trading posts and settlements southward along the Pacific coast, encroaching on territory that Spain considered its own.
Question 2
What is the probable origin of the name California?
a. It was the Spanish term for the first native people the Spaniards encountered in what is now Baja California.
b. It was the name of one of the early Spanish explorers.
c. It was the name of a Spanish province.
d. It came from a Spanish mythical novel published in 1500.
(a) The mandible from Sima de Elefante Atapuerca, Spain. (b) The Gran Dolina locality in Atapuerca,
Interior, Sanctuary of the mosque at Córdoba, Spain.
Crossing the border at Calexico, California.
Holy Week in Spain
When dry, the long fruits (pods) of the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) split open sudde