California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with
Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claiming California for the Spanish Empire in 1542
Junípero Serra conducting the first Mass in Monterey Bay in 1770
The Spanish founded Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776, the third to be established of California's missions.
General Mariano G. Vallejo reviewing his troops in the Sonoma Plaza, 1846
Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.87 million residents within the ci
California
…the Compromise of 1850. Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous combined statistical areas. Los Angeles is the state's most populous city and is ranked second in population in the nation. California's capital is Sacramento. Part of the Californias region…
Los Angeles with Mount Baldy