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  2. Conquest of California - Wikipedia

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    The Conquest of California, also known as the Conquest of Alta California or the California Campaign, was a military campaign during the Mexican–American War carried out by the United States in Alta California (modern-day California), then part of Mexico, lasting from 1846 to 1847, and ending with signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga by military leaders from both the Californios and Americans.

  3. Thomas O. Larkin - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Oliver Larkin (September 16, 1802 – October 27, 1858), known later in life in Spanish as Don Tomás Larquin, [1] [2] [3] was an American diplomat and businessman.. After some success and several business failures on the east coast, his elder half-brother, Alta California pioneer businessman Juan B. R. Cooper, invited him to join him in on the west coast, propelling him to success and ...

  4. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    102.5 California. 102.6 Colorado. 102.7 Connecticut. 102.8 Delaware. 102.9 Florida. ... Punta Arenas → Magallanes City → Punta Arenas; Rinconada de Parral → Retiro;

  5. California Conquest - Wikipedia

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    California Conquest is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Cornel Wilde and Teresa Wright. [1] The film is set in the early 1840s, and deals with a conspiracy by native Hidalgo Californios to deliver the then- Mexican territory of California to the Russian Empire .

  6. Winston Sterzel - Wikipedia

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    Winston Frederick Sterzel, also known by his YouTube pseudonym SerpentZA, is a South African vlogger and video producer. He lived in Shenzhen , Guangdong , China for fourteen years. [ 2 ] His videos cover a variety of topics relating to Chinese politics and life in China from his personal perspective.

  7. Battle for Mexico City - Wikipedia

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    Mexico City was guarded in part by Chapultepec Castle, which was being used as a military academy. Scott preceded an infantry assault with an all day artillery barrage on September 12. The next day, September 13, the 4th Division, under John A. Quitman , spearheaded the attack against Chapultepec and carried the castle.

  8. Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19 ...

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    On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on ...

  9. List of places in California (C) - Wikipedia

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    California City: 1 Kern County: 93505 California Heights: 1 Los Angeles County California Hot Springs: 1 Tulare County: 93207 California Valley: 1 San Luis Obispo County: 93453 Calimesa: 1 Riverside County: 92320 Calipatria: 1 Imperial County: 92233 Calistoga: 1 Napa County: 94515 Calla: 1 San Joaquin County Calla: 1 San Joaquin County: 95336 ...