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It was discovered when the miners were mining some gold while in 1849 they found gold and silver and named it Sacramento.

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What was the river that gold was first discovered in?

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Sacramento, California is the state capital in the west where they discovered gold in 1849.


When was gold found in Sacramento?

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Sacramento got its name from the Sacramento River, which was named by Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga in 1808. Moraga chose the name Sacramento, which means "sacrament" in Spanish, in honor of the sacraments of the Catholic Church.


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Sacramento means "holy sacrement" in Spanish. In either 1799 or 1808, the Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga discovered and named the Sacramento Valley and the Sacramento River after the Spanish term for 'sacrament;' specifically, after "the Most Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ", referring to the Roman Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist.


Was gold discovered in San Francisco?

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Sacramento is the correct spelling.


What is California state capital?

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What is the name of the Sacramento newspaper?

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