Who settled California? What was their life like? What were the first towns?
By the 1760s, Spanish officials, especially King Carlos III of Spain, had understood that in order to secure a foothold in the territory, a military presence was not enough. They would need settlers.
De Neve’s Plan
And although some soldiers had married native women from the missions, these couples were few in number. So the governor of California, Felipe de Neve, created a plan to bring more families to the territory.Continue Reading