FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Question
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The King of Spain said the California belonged to Spain.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claiming California for the Spanish Empire in 1542.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish colonization of “Alta California” began when the Presidio at San Diego, the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Coast, was established in 1769.
Detailed explanation-3: -It became part of the United States in 1848 following the Mexican-American War. Though Spain did not establish active colonies, or settlements from another country, at first, they started to actively colonize California in the 18th century to fend off competing claims from other European colonizers.
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