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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.
During the Bear Flag Revolt, from June to July 1846, a small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic.
Bear Flag Revolt, (June–July 1846), short-lived independence rebellion precipitated by American settlers in California’s Sacramento Valley against Mexican authorities. In 1846 approximately 500 Americans were living in California, compared with between 8,000 and 12,000 Mexicans. Nonetheless, early.
Known as the Bear Flag Revolt, a reference to the short-lived republic’s flag, this event was something between an American invasion and a miniature war of independence.
On June 14, 1846, 175 years ago, north of a small mission town called San Francisco, a group of American settlers declared the existence of a California republic, fashioning a flag from a sheet of cloth that happened to be at hand.
Anticipating the outbreak of war with Mexico, American settlers in California rebel against the Mexican government and proclaim the short-lived California Republic during the Bear Flag Revolt...
U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with a grizzly bear above the words “California Republic” and a red stripe; in the upper hoist corner is a single red star.
The Bear Flag Revolt (June–July 1846) was a short-lived independence rebellion precipitated by American settlers in California’s Sacramento Valley against Mexican authorities.
Never the less, this crudely-fashioned flag gave this moment in history it’s name: “The Bear Flag Revolt.” Ide then issued a proclamation setting forth the reasons for the action and developed a platform and declared California an independent republic.
On June 14, 1846, a small group of Anglo-Americans and other foreigners proclaimed their independence in the northern California town of Sonoma. Declaring the creation of a California Republic, they raised a crude flag over the village, bearing a single star and a grizzly bear.