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Technically, yes. However by the time gold was discovered in California, Mexico had already lost any chances of getting California or its gold back from the United States:

The Mexican-American War occurred between April 25, 1846 and February 2, 1848.

Gold was discovered on January 24, 1848 in Coloma, California. By that time, California was already occupied by American troops.

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