Decline of the Californios: A Social History of the Spanish-Speaking Californians, 1846-1890
- ISBN-10
- 0520219589
- ISBN-13
- 9780520219588
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Leonard Pitt
Description
Charts the social and ethnic history of Spanish-speaking California and the displacement of California's Mexican ranching elite following the Mexican War and the gold rush of 1849.
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