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Website. www .uplandca .gov. Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States on the border with neighboring Los Angeles County. The municipality is located at an elevation of 1,242 feet (379 m). As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 79,040, [ 5] up from 73,732 at the 2010 census .
California's Lone Star coup and declaration of independence, 1836. Las Californias Department established by Las Siete Leyes (The Seven Laws), 1836–1846. Second Federal Republic of Mexico, 1846–1848. Alta California Territory reestablished when 1824 Constitution of Mexico was restored, 1846–1848. Mexican–American War, 1846–1848.
Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 identical monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were installed in each of the 12 states along the National Old Trails Road, which extended from Cumberland ...
Modern day California was misrepresented in early maps as an island.This example c. 1650. Restored. The first European explorers, flying the flags of Spain and of England, sailed along the coast of California from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century, but no European settlements were established.
US Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions, 2007. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese-ruled Northern Mariana Islands came under control of the United States. [ 1] The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776.
List of ranchos of California. These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to ...
The state of California's official website links to the CTTC's map with the description "Map of the Inland Empire region". [31] Other sources, including Kevin Starr, former state librarian of California, include the eastern Los Angeles County cities of the Pomona Valley, such as Claremont, Pomona, La Verne, San Dimas, and Diamond Bar. [32]
The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...