Yerba Buena, California
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Yerba Buena was an anchorage spot and later a settlement that grew into the city of San Francisco, California. The settlement, built in an area known earlier as El Paraje de Yerba Buena and named for
San Francisco in 1848, not long after being renamed from Yerba Buena, looking to the northeast over Yerba Buena Cove toward Yerba Buena Island. Lithograph by Sarony & Major from sketch by J. C. Ward.
Presidio of San Francisco in Alta California, in 1817. Lithograph by Victor Adam from drawing by Louis Choris.
View of the Yerba Buena at the time of the American conquest of California, based on the testimony of Captain William F. Sawsey. Illustration ca. 1884 by the Edward Bosqui Co.
Capture of Yerba Buena
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The Capture of Yerba Buena was an engagement during the Mexican–American War, during which the U.S. Navy captured and occupied the town of Yerba Buena, California, without firing a shot.
