HISTORY 142A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Californio
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Day 8: alta california and mexican society in the. Looking at this map of the republic of mexico from 1840. Very young republic at this time even younger than us. Maps are political tools and sometimes makes political arguments. Us and mexico, 1839 map produced in boston. Us states filled in with color and louisiana purchase and mexico not. Kind of makes it seem like the us could expand. The border between what is now texas and louisiana looks super ambiguous. Lands mostly held by spanish missions in early 1800s. This map shows that the missions control a great deal of land. All of this land was given to the missions without really a title. Just thought of as land that accompanies the mission. That"s the theory which the people in the mission believe. Holding it for them until they"re ready to use it and then can figure out what to do next.
