He was appointed Indian agent for Nothern California and this position continued for the work of the government of Mexico. He was among the eight Californios who were appointed to serve California constitutional convention.
He was elected subsequently to the first senate state. The conquest of California by united states was ultimately disastrous for other Californios and for Vallejo. Californios were left automated minority by the flood of immigrants into California. Vallejo was the leading member of Mexican California's population.
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The Renaissance was a rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman thinking and styles, and both the Roman and Greek civilizations were Mediterranean cultures, as is Italy. The best single reason for Italy as the birthplace of the Renaissance was the concentration of wealth, power, and intellect in the Church.
Monarchs (Kings or Queens) used the concept of divine right (saying God chose them to be ruler) to support absolute rule (only one ruler in charge, no parlament or government) by stating that they were the only ones worthy of the thrown because God had supposedly chosen them.
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