Alta california

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.
Historical Examples

Two years ago,” said the “Alta California” in 1851, “trade was a wild unorganized whirl.
The Life of Bret Harte Henry Childs Merwin

In him the romance of missionary enterprise finds embodiment; with him and his missions the colonization of Alta California began.
Historic Towns of the Western States Various

As it went with Texas and Alta California so will it go with all our states.
The Mystery of The Barranca Herman Whitaker

The “pernicious foreigner” is once more on the shores of Alta California.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas Richard Henry Savage

It was while on the Peninsula, too, that he organized the expedition to occupy Alta California.
The Colonization of North America Herbert Eugene Bolton

He was to be escorted out of the Pueblo by the “jeunesse doree” of Alta California.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas Richard Henry Savage

To-day these are the only architectural ornaments of Alta California.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas Richard Henry Savage

Alta California felt the power of these movements in three distinct waves.
Picturesque Pala George Wharton James

Thenceforward, the history of Monterey was the history of Alta California.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846 Various

Such, in briefest outline, is the story of the planting of the twenty-one missions of Alta California.
The Famous Missions of California William Henry Hudson