Alta California

Summary

Alta California is a territory^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,249 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alta California is located in California^[3].
• Alta California is in the country of Spanish Empire^[4].
• Alta California is in the country of First Mexican Empire^[5].
• Alta California is in the country of First Mexican Republic^[6].
• Alta California's image is recorded as Customs house in Monterery California.JPG^[7].
• Alta California's instance of is recorded as territory^[8].
• Alta California's instance of is recorded as province of the Spanish Empire^[9].
• Alta California's instance of is recorded as province^[10].
• Alta California's instance of is recorded as province^[11].
• Alta California's instance of is recorded as territory of Mexico^[12].
• Alta California's instance of is recorded as territory of Mexico^[13].
• Alta California's follows is recorded as The Californias^[14].
• Alta California's locator map image is recorded as Alta California in Mexico (1824).svg^[15].
• +1804-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alta California^[16].
• Alta California was dissolved in +1836-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Alta California's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.6, 'lon': -121.9}^[18].
• Alta California's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gyf1^[19].
• Alta California's topic's main category is recorded as Q32005621^[20].
• Alta California's replaces is recorded as New California^[21].
• Alta California's replaces is recorded as The Californias^[22].
• Alta California's replaced by is recorded as The Californias^[23].
• Alta California's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4020-59541^[24].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Spanish Empire^[4], a historical country^[25], in Spain^[26], founded in 1492^[27]; First Mexican Empire^[5], a historical country^[28], in Mexico^[29], founded in 1822^[30]; and First Mexican Republic^[6], a historical period^[31], in Mexico^[32], founded in 1823^[33]. Alta California is located in California^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include territory^[8], province of the Spanish Empire^[9], province^[10], and territory of Mexico^[12].

History and Context

+1804-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alta California^[16].

Why It Matters

Alta California ranks in the top 6% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,249 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]