How come there is California, Baja California and Baja California Sur as three different states (separated by horizontal borders)? Did they ever form a single State/Country/Republic, or why is it that they all are called "California"?
2006-10-13 06:04:38 · 5 answers · asked by ArTeKS 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes. Alta y Baja were once one California
2006-10-13 06:41:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the western part of North America belonged to Spain, the west coast was thought to be an island, they had not made it all the way up the Gulf of California. So yes it was all one, first under Spain, then Mexico, then the U.S. took it by conquest during the Mexican War.
The name came from a work of fiction where the mysterious land of California was an island kingdom ruled by amazons.
The legend has become partly true 8-).
2006-10-13 06:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are all "California"s because they are geographically linked but never were linked by a single government except when the Spanish held lands in the Americas.
2006-10-13 06:13:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Mexico each and every of ways.....yet its beginning up for marketable motives to the U. S. in conceivable authentic sources dealings...All of California replaced into once part of Mexico alongside with Texas,New Mexico,and so on...
2016-12-04 19:13:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, mexico owns it
2006-10-13 06:17:32 · answer #5 · answered by waggy_33 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋