History of Mexicans in California

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There is a large Mexican population in California. Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in the state.

History

Further information: History of California

The incorporation of California meant that the thousands of Mexicans there could become citizens of the United States of America or could return to Mexico. Mexican people who had long been established in California struggled to retain their culture, property, and political influence as Americans set their sights on the territory.

See also

Other articles of the topic California : Spümcø, Inc., N.W.A
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• Mexifornia
• Californios
• Hispanics and Latinos in California
• Alta California
• History of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles

External links

• Mexican California
• Background: Mexican-Americans in California in the 19th Century
• Do We Want Mexifornia?
• Mexicans in the California Mines, 1848-53
• Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges
• Anti-Mexican Nativism in California, 1848-1853: A Study of Cultural Conflict

Further reading

• Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges. 2010. Search this book on
• Mexicans in California After the U.S. Conquest. 1976. Search this book on
• The History of Alta California: A Memoir of Mexican California. 1996. Search this book on
• Mexicans in San José. 2009. Search this book on
• Mexicans in California; Report of Governor C. C. Young's Mexican Fact Finding Committee. Search this book on
• California Under Spain and Mexico, 1535-1847: A Contribution Toward the History of the Pacific Coast of the United States, Based on Original Sources (chiefly Manuscript) in the Spanish and Mexican Archives and Other Repositories. Search this book on

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