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The Great Seal, or the Great Seal of the State of California as it is officially called, is the impression made on "all commissions, pardons and other public instruments to which the signature of the Governor is required" with the attestation of the Secretary of State; the impression, with or without "wafer," is made by a master die and counter die of an officially adopted design fixed in a ...
Bird. California quail. Callipepla californica. 1931. [4] Colors. Blue and gold. Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. 1951.
List of U.S. state and territory mottos. Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal. Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal. Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter. Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter. Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its ...
The State of Jefferson is a proposed U.S. state that would span the contiguous, mostly rural area of southern Oregon and Northern California, where several attempts to separate from Oregon and California, respectively, have taken place. The region encompasses most of Northern California 's land but does not include San Francisco or other Bay ...
Talanque. Nationality. Californian. Calafia, or Califia, is the fictional queen of the island of California, first introduced by 16th century poet Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo in his epic novel of chivalry, Las sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián), written around 1510. [1] She is the namesake of the California region ...
The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. [ 1 ] The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement; [ 2 ] the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today.
When California became part of the US in 1850, San Jose was the oldest civilian settlement dating back to its establishment in 1777, and selected the first official state capital of California. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A two-story adobe hotel built around 1830 became the first state capitol and hosted the first legislative sessions in 1850 and 1851. [ 4 ]
Old Sacramento, the oldest quarter of the city, grew up along the Sacramento River in the mid-1800s. Residents of Sacramento adopted a city charter in 1849, which was recognized by the state legislature in 1850. Sacramento is the oldest incorporated city in California, incorporated on February 27, 1850. [19]