This is a list of governors of California prior to it becoming a U.S. state in 1850. From 1769 to 1822, the area was a province of the Spanish colony of New Spain. Upon Mexico's independence from Spain in 1822 until the U.S. annexation in 1848, it was a province of Mexico. It was then briefly an unorganized territory of the United States. For governors of the state, see List of Governors of California. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) Year 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The term unorganized territories has several connotations depending the exact usage and context. ... Seal of the Governor of California (without the Roman numerals designating the governors sequence). ...

Spanish Military Governors of California Nueva, 1769-1777

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• 1769-1770: Gaspar de Portolà
• 1770-1774: Pedro Fages
• 1774-1777: Fernando Rivera y Moncada

Gaspar de Portolà (1716 – 1784), a Spanish soldier, governor of Baja and Alta California (1767–1770), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. ... Don Pedro Fages Beleta (Catalan: Pere Fages i Beleta) was born in Guissona (Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) in 1734 and died in Mexico City in 1794. ... Fernando Javier Rivera y Moncada (ca. ...

Spanish Governors of Las Californias, 1777-1804

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• 1777-1782: Felipe de Neve
• 1782-1791: Pedro Fages
• 1791-1792: José Antonio Roméu
• 1792-1794: José Joaquín de Arrillaga (acting)
• 1794-1800: Diego de Borica
• 1800: Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor (acting)
• 1800-1804: José Joaquín de Arrillaga

Felipe de Neve was the first Spanish governor of Las Californias, an area which included present day California, Baja California and Baja California Sur. ... Don Pedro Fages Beleta (Catalan: Pere Fages i Beleta) was born in Guissona (Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) in 1734 and died in Mexico City in 1794. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Diego de Borica was governor of Las Californias from 1794 to 1800. ... Pere dAlberní i Teixidor (January 30, 1747 – March 11, 1802) was a Spanish soldier. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Spanish Governors of Alta California, 1804-1822

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• 1804-1814: José Joaquín de Arrillaga
• 1814-1815: José Darío Argüello (acting)
• 1815-1822: Pablo Vicente de Solá

José Darío Argüello (1753–1828) Spanish soldier and California pioneer. ... Pablo Vicente de Solá (1761-1826), the last Spanish governor of Alta California from 1815-1822. ...

Mexican Governors of Alta California, 1822-1847

Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of New Spain, was divided in two along the line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican missions in the south. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ...

• 1822-1825: Luis Antonio Argüello
• 1825-1831: José María de Echeandía
• 1831-1832: Manuel Victoria
• 1832: Pío Pico
• 1832-1833: Agustín V. Zamorano (north) and José María de Echeandía (south)
• 1833-1835: José Figueroa
• 1835: José Castro (acting)
• 1836: Nicolas Gutierrez (acting)
• 1836: Mariano Chico
• 1836: Nicolas Gutierrez (acting)
• 1836-1837: Juan Bautista Alvarado
• 1837-1838: Carlos Antonio Carrillo
• 1838-1842: Juan Bautista Alvarado
• 1842-1845: Manuel Micheltorena
• 1845-1846: Pío Pico
• 1846-1847: José Mariá Flores (in opposition to the United States in Los Angeles)
• 1847: Andrés Pico (in opposition to the United States in Los Angeles)

(see also Governor of Baja California and Governor of Baja California Sur for the Mexican States of Baja California and Baja California Sur) Luis Antonio Argüello (1784 - 1830) was Californias first native-born governor. ... José María de Echeandía (d. ... Manuel Victoria (d. ... Pío de Jesus Pico Lopez (May 5, 1801–September 11, 1894) was the last Mexican Governor of Alta California, now the U.S. state of California. ... Agustín Vicente Zamorano (1798 – 1842), provisional Governor of Alta California. ... José María de Echeandía (d. ... General José Figueroa (1792-1835), governor of Alta California from 1833-1835. ... José Castro (born Monterey, California 1808 - died February 1860) was acting governor of Alta California in 1835, and Commandante General of the Mexican army in Alta California at the time of the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 and the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. ... Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas Gutierrez, Governor (acting) of Alta California in 1836 from January-May and July-November. ... Colonel Mariano Chico served one of the briefest terms as Alta California governor from April 1836 to July 1836. ... Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas Gutierrez, Governor (acting) of Alta California in 1836 from January-May and July-November. ... Juan Bautista Valentin Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809–July 13, 1882) was a Californio and Governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1842. ... Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1783 – 1852), Governor of Alta California from 1837-1838, was the son of a prominent California family. ... Juan Bautista Valentin Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809–July 13, 1882) was a Californio and Governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1842. ... Manuel Micheltorena (?-1852) was the Governor and Comandante General of Alta California from 1842-1845. ... Pío de Jesus Pico Lopez (May 5, 1801–September 11, 1894) was the last Mexican Governor of Alta California, now the U.S. state of California. ... General Jose Maria Flores was a Mexican, not a Californio, and a member of la otra banda. ... General Don Andrés Pico (1810-1876) was the brother of Pio Pico. ... According to the Political Constitution of the Free State and Sovereign of Baja California, the exercise of the Power Executive of this Mexican state, is placed in a single individual, that Constitutional Governor of the Free State is called and Sovereign of Baja California and that is chosen for a... List of governors of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur List of Mexican state governors List of governors of Baja California Sur Categories: | ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Baja California (literally lower California in Spanish) is the northernmost state of Mexico. ... Baja California Sur is one of the 31 States of Mexico, occupying the part of the Baja California Peninsula south of the 28th parallel. ...

President of the California Republic, June-July 1846

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• 1846: William B. Ide (in Sonoma)

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American Military Governors of California, 1846-1849

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• 1846: John Drake Sloat
• 1846-1847: Robert Field Stockton
• 1847: John C. Frémont
• 1847: Stephen W. Kearny
• 1847-1849: Richard Barnes Mason (acting)
• 1849: Persifor Frazer Smith
• 1849: Bennett C. Riley

Commodore John D. Sloat John Drake Sloat (July 6, 1781 - November 28, 1867) was a commodore in the United States Navy, and in 1846 claimed California for the United States. ... Robert Field Stockton (20 August 1795–7 October 1866) was a United States naval officer, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican-American War, who was from a notable political family also served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. ... John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890), was an American military officer, explorer, the first candidate of the Republican Party for the office of President of the United States, and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery. ... Portrait of Stephen W. Kearny Stephen Watts Kearny (August 30, 1794–October 31, 1848) was a United States Army officer, noted for action in the southwest during the Mexican-American War, in particular in the conquest of California. ... Richard Barnes Mason (1797–July 25, 1850) was a military governor of California before it became a U.S. state, from May 31, 1847 until April 13, 1849. ... Persifor Frazer Smith (November 16, 1798 – May 17, 1858) was an U.S. army officer during the Seminole Wars and Mexican-American War. ...

References

• [1905] "Chapter III", in Leigh H. Irvine: A History Of The New California - Its Resources And People. New York - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. Retrieved on 2007-01-04. 

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See also

• Spanish governors of New Mexico