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 The
Bear Flag of California was first raised on June 14, 1846, at
Sonoma by a group of American settlers revolting against the
rule of Mexico. The original Flag of California was painted by
William Todd.
Pioneer John Bidwell
recorded many of the events surrounding the "Bear Flag Revolt"
and about the raising of the Bear Flag of California. This Flag
of California was raised to the top of the staff, some seventy
feet from the ground. Native Californians looking up at
it were heard to say ‘Coche,’ the common name among them for
pig. Unfortunately, the original Bear Flag of
California perished in the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906.
The current Flag of
California, adopted by the state legislature in 1911, is based
on the original Bear Flag of California raised by pioneering
Americans over Sonoma in 1846. The star on the Flag of
California was taken from the lone star of Texas. However, now the
identity of the animal depicted on the Flag of California is
not likely to be mistaken for a "coche." |
