From 1697 to 1777, the capital of Las Califorias (The Californias), which included that area that is now the U. S. state of California, was Loreto, which is located in what is now the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.
When Alta California (Upper California) became a separate Spanish territory, its capital was Monterey. That was the situation at the time that Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821.
When The California Republic declared independence from Mexico in 1846, Sonoma was its capital.
The first capital of the U. S. State of California was San Jose (1850-1851).
Monterey, CA
July, 1846
San Jose
St. Augustine Florida was the first city established in colonial America.
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Marysville 1850
The first lending library in America was Philadelphia's Library Company. The city of Philadelphia established the first library in America.
The missionaries were the group that established the first Spanish settlements in Texas.
The city of Highland, California was once an agricultural settlement called Messina. This area was originally established in the year 1873.
It is believed olive trees were first grown and olive oil first produced in America by the Franciscan missionaries who established missions in California; the first olive groves were very probably established in Southern California.
Mexico City, Mexico
Ironically, the Russians did. - Fort Ross, near Sonoma, California was established around 1812 to protect Russian fur trappers and traders.
The leaders of the city of Early Rome started their first battle with a neighboring city, so they established the Roman army.
Savannah
It was established in 1854.