Pío de Jesus Pico influences California history for most of the 19th Century. Born in 1801, he is 31 years old when appointed governor —…
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Lt. Gov. Romualdo Pacheco becomes the first – and so far only – Latino or Hispanic to hold the state’s highest office since statehood in…
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On February 25, 1854, Gov. John Bigler ends California’s five-year game of musical capitals by signing legislation making Sacramento California’s permanent seat of government. Over the…
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