California is called the Bear Flag Republic.
California.
California Republic or Bear Flag Republic
Arkansas is known as the Bear State.
California became an independent republic called the "Bear Flag Republic" in 1846 after a group of American settlers declared independence from Mexico. The republic was short-lived, lasting only 25 days before California was annexed by the United States.
The original bear flag is in the State of California. There is also something called the Bear Flag Monument, and this is a way for people to remember the reason behind the Bear Flag.
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The bear flag republic was established in 1846.
When California formally joined the Union. This occured some years after the l849 or ( Forty-niners) Gold rush. First Western Mint was established , where else- in San Francisco- branch offices were active as far back as l85l Get your Gold right at the source. The motto is Eureka! I have found it. the state flag is different and has a large Bear- this was called the Bear Flag Republic banner.
In the early years of CA the California brown bear roamed the state. It was everywhere and there were so many that the Spanish would dig a pit and put a bear/bull in the pit to see who would win. Even as a child I remember camping where the bears roamed the camp grounds. John C. Fremont named CA the "Bear flag Republic" and in 1850 when CA became a state the bear was placed in the flag in honor of the Republic and the animal the roamed the state.
The polar bear, Ursus Maritimus. First cousin to the brown bear.
The polar bear, Ursus Maritimus. First cousin to the brown bear.