By exploring it.
By exploring it.
The Spanish word for the California above Baja California is Alta California.
Territorio de Alta California (Spanish for Upper California Territories)
why did the spanish first send a expedition to alta california in the 1500
In 1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailing along the Mexican coast in search, for Spain, of the North West Passage, came upon Alta California.
A total of 21 Spanish missions were established in Alta California.
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"Alta California". Which nowadays corresponds to the U.S. state of California.
The Spanish word for the California above Baja California is Alta California.
By bringing people to the pueblos, the Spanish hoped to strengthen their claim to Alta California. However, the population of Spanish settlers grew very slowly. By 1781, only 600 settlers, mostly men lived in all of Alta California. (From: Reflections, California: a changing state. 4th Grade textbook.)
alta california is the northern part of california
By bringing people to the pueblos, the Spanish hoped to strengthen their claim to Alta California. However, the population of Spanish settlers grew very slowly. By 1781, only 600 settlers, mostly men lived in all of Alta California. (From: Reflections, California: a changing state. 4th Grade textbook.)