By Willow (willowashmaple.sbs, formerly of willowashmaple.xyz)
Nov. 9, 2024
My prediction: Kamala Harris will become California's next governor after Gavin Newsom is termed out at the end of 2026. She can easily win and will have a far-reaching influence as one of the most powerful state governors and the leader of the world's fifth-largest economy.
California, like all other states, has a flag of its own. It depicts a bear and the words "CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC." The bear was also familiar to many people who have lived in the western states as the symbol of the Bank of the West before it was acquired by BNP Paribas and subsequently, by the Bank of Montreal.
This flag, depicting a California grizzly, was originally the flag of the California Republic, a new breakaway country that only existed for 25 days and was never recognized by any other nation.
Wikipedia has a backstory of this flag and the republic, which was located in the present-day Sonoma County:
In June 1846, thirty-three American immigrants in Alta California who had entered without official permission rebelled against the Mexican department's government. Among their grievances were that they had not been allowed to buy or rent land and had been threatened with expulsion. Mexican officials had been concerned about a coming war with the United States and the growing influx of Americans into California. The rebellion was covertly encouraged by U.S. Army Brevet Captain John C. Frémont, and added to the troubles of the recent outbreak of the Mexican–American War. The name "California Republic" appeared only on the flag the insurgents raised in Sonoma. It indicated their aspiration of forming a republican government under their control. The rebels elected military officers but no civil structure was ever established. Their flag, featuring a silhouette of a California grizzly bear, became known as the "Bear Flag" and was later the basis for the official state flag of California.
So, in other words, a group of undocumented immigrants decided to rebel against the country they moved into and declared an independent country because they were threatened with deportation!
And this is the origin of today's State of California!
California Republic (Wikipedia)
Flag of California (California Capitol Museum)
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