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The California genocide was a series of genocidal massacres of the Indigenous peoples of California by United States governments, soldiers and settlers during the 19th century. It began following the
"Protecting The Settlers", illustration by J. R. Browne in The Indians Of California, 1864
William Ralganal Benson, Pomo basket maker who published a Pomo narrative on the Bloody Island massacre in Clear Lake.
Sally Bell, a survivor of the Needle Rock massacre, standing next to her husband
Jerry James, a survivor of the Indian Island massacre as an infant, standing next to his wife.
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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
California genocide
…the Native American genocide in the United States "Protecting The Settlers", illustration by J. R. Browne in The Indians Of California, 1864 Location California Date 1846–1873 Target Indigenous Californians Attack type Genocide, ethnic cleansing, human hunting, mass murder, slavery, rape, Indian removal Deaths…
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