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Book Title: Memorial And Biographical History Of The Counties Of Fresno, Tulare, And Kern, California

CALIFORNIA DIVIDED.

  The division of California into two district provinces was projected in 1796,
but it was not effected until 1804, when a royal order from Spain, in which the
official names of the new provinces were fixed as Antiqua and Nueva California,
was received. The fixing of the boundaries of the two provinces was left to the
Franciscans, and Arrillaga was made political and military governor of Nueva
California, at a salary of $4,000 a year. The first years of his term were
devoted to interior explorations, during which time the river San Joaquin was
named, and the Tulare, Mariposa, King's, Merced and Tuolumne rivers were visited.


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Memorial and Biographical History
OF THE COUNTIES OF
Fresno, Tulare, and Kern, California

Illustrated
Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Prospective Future: with Profuse Illustrations of its Beautiful Scenery,
Full-page Portraits of Some of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of
Many of its Pioneers, and also of Prominent Citizens of to-day.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants." -Macaulay.

CHICAGO:
The Lewis Publishing Company.
Undated, but OCLC lists a publication date of 1892

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