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Governors of California Prior to Statehood Governors of California When California Belonged to Spain, 1767-1822 Term Name 1767-1771 Gaspar de Portola 1771-1774 Felipe de Barri 1774-1782 Felipe de Neve 1782-1790 Pedro Fajes 1790-1792 Jose Antonio Romea 1792-1794 Jose J. Arrillaga 1794-1800 Diego de Borica 1800-1814 Jose J. Arrillaga 1814-1815 Jose Arguello 1815-1822 Pablo Vincente de Sola Governors of California When California Belonged to Mexico, 1822-1846 Term Name 1822-1823 Pablo Vincente de Sola 1823-1825 Louis Arguello 1825-1831 Jose Maria de Echeandia 1831-1832 Manuel Victoria 1832-1833 Pio Pico 1833-1835 Jose Figueroa 1835-1836 Jose Castro 1836 Nicolas Gutierrez Mariano Chico Nicolas Gutierrez 1836-1842 Juan B. Alvarado 1842-1845 Manuel Micheltoreno 1845-1846 Pio Pico These tables were compiled by Carmen Morones from various editions of the California Blue Book. Military Governors of California 1846-1849 As the result of the Mexican War, Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1846. A territorial government should have been established by the U.S. Congress, but it was not. Congress delayed establishing any civilian government while it struggled with the issues of slavery and the balance of slave and non-slave states. In the meantime, California was administered by a succession of seven American military governors. Name Term John Drake Sloat July 7--29, 1846 Robert Field Stockton July 29, 1846--Jan. 19, 1847 John Charles Fremont Jan. 19--March 1, 1847 Stephen Watts Kearny March 1--May 31, 1847 Richard Barnes Mason May 31, 1847--Feb.28, 1849 Persifor F. Smith Feb. 28--April 12, 1849 Bennet Riley April 12--Dec.20, 1849 Source: Hart, James D. A Companion to California, University of California Press, 1987. It is the library’s intent to provide accurate information, however, it is not possible for the library to completely verify the accuracy of all information. If you believe that factual statements in a local history article are incorrect and can provide documentation, please contact the library. .

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