The Yankee (American) whaling ships began appearing in Spanish California except to establish permanent trading posts with Spanish settlements.
Spanish control over Alta California was ended by the Mexican Revolution.
Governor Figueroa's secularization orders stipulated that half of the mission lands would be be left to the Indians.
<h3>When did the Spanish lose hold of California?</h3>
The Spanish colony of Mexico is known to have been at war for independence in 1821 and because of their successful revolt later Alta California which is today's California, was given into Mexican control.
Therefore, The Yankee (American) whaling ships began appearing in Spanish California except to establish permanent trading posts with Spanish settlements.
Spanish control over Alta California was ended by the Mexican Revolution.
Governor Figueroa's secularization orders stipulated that half of the mission lands would be be left to the Indians.
Billy the Kid first earned his reputation as a gunslinger in 1878, when he participated in a bloody frontier war in Lincoln County, New Mexico. The Kid left the war with a reputation as one of the West's most skilled gunmen, but he remained wanted for the murder of Sheriff Brady.