California Republic

California Republic
14 June – 9 July 1846
The Bear Flag
Mexico's Department of Alta California, of which a small area north of San Francisco was controlled by the Bear Flag rebels
Status	Unrecognized state
Capital	None
Government	Republic
Leader
• 1846	William B. Ide
• 1846	John C. Frémont
History
• Independence from Mexico declared	14 June 1846
• Occupation of Sonoma by the U.S. military	9 July 1846
Population
• 1846	15,000
Preceded by Succeeded by Centralist Republic of Mexico Department of the Californias United States Interim government of California

The California Republic, also known as the Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized nation that broke away from Mexico. Its existence lasted only 25 days, from 14 June 1846 until being annexed into the United States on 9 July 1846, as a result of the Mexican–American War. It was one of the shortest nations to ever lived in history.

Flag

Main article: Flag of California

The most significant thing during and after its lifespan is the flag, which is now adopted by the modern state of California (which is its successor). It had a star, a bear, and the words California Republic. Peter Storm was believed to be the man who created the flag. The flag was created one week before the storming of Sonoma, in which the revolts (mostly Americans) fought against the Mexicans and created their own country during the Mexican–American War before becoming a U.S. state.