General M.G. Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A Biography

Name: General M.G. Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans: A Biography
Brand: Univ of New Mexico Pr
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By Alan Rosenus

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General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was one of California's most distinguished citizens in the mid-nineteenth century. A frontier cosmopolitan and visionary, Vallejo owned vast ranchos in northern California and wielded enormous political power throughout the province. While serving as military governor during Mexican rule, he established an open immigration policy that encouraged and facilitated the American entrada to northern California. Dissatisfied with the remoteness of Mexican sovereignty, Vallejo believed that only the United States and "American Democracy" could unleash California's untapped economic potential.

This richly textured and thoughtful biography explores the contradictions and passions of this most complex of men, shedding light not only on Vallejo, but on the formation of California as a modern state.

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Binding:: Paperback
Release Date:: 1995-05-01
Publication Date:: 1995-05-01
Publisher:: Univ of New Mexico Pr
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0826316115
Weight:: 476 g

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