The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
The Californias
Spain
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Californias, or "Province of the Californias" (1768-1804), was the northwestern-most area of New Spain (the viceroyalty comprised Spain's colonial possessions in the Western Hemisphere, plus the Philippines and other Pacific islands). The province included the Baja California peninsula, the new settlements established to the north during this period (in the present-day U.S. state of California), and coastal claims made earlier to the north and east that lacked a colonist presence.
The single province of the Californias was split, in 1804, into Alta (upper) and Baja (lower). The eastern border of Alta California was never officially defined either under Spanish or later Mexican rule, but the northern border was fixed at 42 degrees latitude by the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Californias Location contains: New Spain (Region)
Panuco (Region)