ok california was property of the spanish government till mexico broke off from spain and gained their own independance .. from there mexico refused to sell california to the u.s. (the u.s. wanted mexico to aid in the fullfilment of the manifest destiny) so basically the u.s. and mexico had a battle .. mexico lost .. and in part the u.s. took california as part of their *winning* ..

The indigenous people of California were here first.

The Spanish then came and claimed it as theirs. The priests then exploited the indians that were here.

When Mexico became independent, the state was part of mexico.

Then, a bunch of white US immigrants became unhappy with Mexican rule in Texas, so they decided to rebel. They built a fort and declared Texas a separate country. The US government exploited this as an opportunity to get more land (Remember Mnifest Destiny?), and so declared war on Mexico, which then lost it.

As part of the winnings, Mexico had to turn over all the land that is now the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming for a pittance.

There you have it. Not only was California part of Mexico and the Spanish Empire, but it also belonged to nobody but the people who lived with the land, before there was talk of coming and saying “This is mine now.”

No it belonged to these little one celled creatures and then some big bully multi celled animals came by and too it over. Then bigger and bigger animals kept taken it over until these really intelligent animals migrated over from either a boat or they walked across an ice bridge and they just took the place away from these big animals. Then many years later a new group of these intelligent animals came in and took it from them, that happened a few times until today when the last of the takers now have it. It is mostly inhabited by a group of intelligent animals that came from all over the world, but there are a few of the descendants from those first few intelligent animals that walked or boated over here, but it is doubtful that any of them are not also descendants of English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and etc…. So I guess the answer would be that it really belongs to the original one celled animals that were here so very long ago.. Or to who ever won the last fight over it… hmmmm…

California’s orgins are from these tribes that are mostly lost because of the slaughter and the theft of their lands….Tolowa, Yurok, Chllula, Wiyot, Whilkut, Chimarlko, Mattole, Nongatl, Lassik, Wailaki, Sinkiyone, Kato, Coast Yuki, Huchnome, Wappo, Esselen, Kitanemuk, Costanoan, Satinan, Chumash, Tataviam, Gabrieleno (which resided on Alcatraz) Lulseno, Lapl, Tipai, Chullia, Quechan, Hatchidhoma, Chemeheav, Mojave, Serrano, Southern Plaiutes, Kawiisu, Southern Valley Yokuts, Tabtulabal, Monache, Foothill Yokuts, Northern Valley Yokuts, Sierra Miwok, Pomo, Patwin, Yuki, Nomtakl, Nisenan, Western Shoshone, Owens Valley Piute Shoshone, Mono Lake Northern Piute, Washo, Konkow, Maidu, Yana, Hupa, Maidu, Asugewi, Northern Paiute, Wintu, Atsugewi, Shasta, Moduc, Karok

I bet you never knew so many people where wiped out right? I see in history when other wars killed people they are called people but whern they refer to this war which wiped out a whole race of people they are called indians. Like it explains why they where killed, murdered, slaughtered. No one acknowledges that they lived in United States.

No it was taken from the indians, by the Spanish, and then the Mexicans took it from the Spanish , and then the US took it from the Mexicans…. so yes

YES,WHAT SO CALL WHITES,TOOK EVERYTHING THAT THEY THINK IT BELONG TO THEM.BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY ARE BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.YES, GOD FORGIVE BUT I REALLY THINK,THAT SOME WHITES TILL THIS DAY STILL THINK THEY ARE BETTER AND SMARTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.