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Alta California

American  
[ahl-tuh] / ˈɑl tə /

noun

  1. a former Spanish colony of New Spain, in the modern-day states of California, Nevada, and N Arizona: ceded by Mexico to the United States 1848.


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The restaurant is considered a leader in the regional Alta California cuisine and is a winner of multiple accolades and awards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

While doing more research on the history of the estate, the brothers discovered an 1872 news clipping from the Alta California, a daily newspaper published in San Francisco.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Headed to Oregon again without explicit orders to either assault or avoid California, he made an intrusion into the Mexican region called Alta California.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020

Cattle ranches later took shape on huge private land grants, but Alta California still grew slowly, with a Hispanic population that did not reach 1,000 until 1790.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

The work of Galvez for Alta California was by no means yet accomplished.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton

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