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Cheryl Anne StappFeb 73 minPirate Invades MontereyIn 1818, while the future Republic of Mexico and other Spanish-owned regions in South America were fighting a war of independence against...
Cheryl Anne StappJan 18, 20233 minThe First Californians Many centuries before European explorers found California—for at least 10,000 and possibly as many as 20,000 years—an indigenous people...