Favorite Photographs of Scenic Places from ANY US State. With a description

[EvilEyeFleegle]

its not offensive,, but far from what I consider natural beauty,,

when ever I see a big field like that I want to turn out a few hundred head of cattle to get some use of it,,

I'm pretty sure the Californios did just that--250 years ago

 

[progressive hunter]

I'm pretty sure the Californios did just that--250 years ago

it wasnt california 250 yrs ago was it???

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

it wasnt california 250 yrs ago was it???

Indeed..it was. Inhabited by some natives and emigrant Spanish...raised cattle and sold beef and leather.

Origin of "California"

The name California originates from the Spanish conquistadors, after Califia, a mythical island paradise described in Las Serges de Esplandian by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo (a Spanish romance written about 1510). All State Name Origins Baja California (lower California, which is now in Mexico)...

statesymbolsusa.org

Spanish California | Early California History: An Overview | Articles and Essays | California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

Europeans’ contact with California began in the mid 1530s when Cortez's men ventured to Baja California. Not until 1542 did Spaniards sail north to Alta California, and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's expedition that year made landings as far north as modern Santa Barbara.

www.loc.gov

Not until the Seven Years War (1756-1763) realigned European alliances and their colonial empires did Spain seriously attempt to assert control of Alta California.


This attempt was made through a combination of military forts (presidios) and mission churches overseen by Franciscan fathers led by Junípero Serra. In 1769, the first parties set north from Baja California, and the line of Spanish settlement along the coast was inaugurated when soldiers and priests established a presidio and mission church at San Diego. By the end of the Spanish colonial period, Alta California had three more presidios (at Monterey, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara) and no fewer than twenty-one missions. In addition to the missions, where the Franciscans ministered to local converts, and the military presidios, small towns or pueblos sprang up. The earliest of these were associated with the missions and presidios, but in 1777 an independent civil pueblo was created at San Jose, and others followed. The pueblos tried to attract settlers with land grants and other inducements and were governed by an alcalde (a combination of a judge and a mayor) assisted by a council called the ayuntamiento.

 

[progressive hunter]

Indeed..it was. Inhabited by some natives and emigrant Spanish...raised cattle and sold beef and leather.

Origin of "California"

The name California originates from the Spanish conquistadors, after Califia, a mythical island paradise described in Las Serges de Esplandian by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo (a Spanish romance written about 1510). All State Name Origins Baja California (lower California, which is now in Mexico)...

statesymbolsusa.org

Spanish California | Early California History: An Overview | Articles and Essays | California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

Europeans’ contact with California began in the mid 1530s when Cortez's men ventured to Baja California. Not until 1542 did Spaniards sail north to Alta California, and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's expedition that year made landings as far north as modern Santa Barbara.

www.loc.gov

Not until the Seven Years War (1756-1763) realigned European alliances and their colonial empires did Spain seriously attempt to assert control of Alta California.


This attempt was made through a combination of military forts (presidios) and mission churches overseen by Franciscan fathers led by Junípero Serra. In 1769, the first parties set north from Baja California, and the line of Spanish settlement along the coast was inaugurated when soldiers and priests established a presidio and mission church at San Diego. By the end of the Spanish colonial period, Alta California had three more presidios (at Monterey, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara) and no fewer than twenty-one missions. In addition to the missions, where the Franciscans ministered to local converts, and the military presidios, small towns or pueblos sprang up. The earliest of these were associated with the missions and presidios, but in 1777 an independent civil pueblo was created at San Jose, and others followed. The pueblos tried to attract settlers with land grants and other inducements and were governed by an alcalde (a combination of a judge and a mayor) assisted by a council called the ayuntamiento.

cool,, guess they screwed the pooch and turned what was producing food and turned it into that abomination of grass,,

 

[Winco]

Back on Topic.

 

[Michelle420]

It limits posting photos to only certain websites but moab utah is a nice one

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Lake Tahoe-1994

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Lake Tahoe May 2023