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This is my next map in my Divided Continent series. Please give any Criticism you can.

Light Red-1800-1820
Middle Red-1820-1845
Dark Red-1845-Present

  In 1800 with the death of the Viceroy of New Spain, the region was breaking apart, the Governor of Las Californians, Diego de Borica met with Joaquin Higuera, Alcade for Las Angeles, José front Commandment for San Diego, and Ignacio Archuleta Alcade for San Jose, Representing Monterey Was the Rancho Joaquin Castro. José Joaquín de Arrillaga former governor of Las Californias was at this time meeting with missionaries in Baja California where he learned of him being snubbed and not invited to the conference in San Jose as a result he rebelled and created the Republic of Baja California, he hastily wrote a constitution declaring him President and declaring his allegiance to Spain, he then lead his army to attack the pro-Independence army in the North. The first battle of the Californio War of Independence was fought just east of Cerro Picacho del Diablo and was a resounding Californio Victory. Pedro de Nava General of the Spanish Forces in California leads an attack on Californio forces on the Colorado River just ten days later Ygnacio Ortega would defeat Nava at the battle of San Luis Rio Colorado. Around this time in 1802, the Constitution of California was completed and the capital was set at San Diego, much to the anger of Monterey. Presidential elections happened on the Eleventh of August 1802 and Borica was elected first President with his Vice-President being José María Pico. Borica was sworn in Two days later but on that same day, he suffered a heart attack and died. There was no Provision in the constitution to handle the death of a president, a struggle soon began to determine what would happen the Legislative Assembly in San Diego were the first to hear about the president's death and passed the Supremacy act, this gave them the power to elect an Interim president before elections could be held. The Audiencia National rejected this formulation, they said the constitution was interpreted by the Audiencia National, so they had the ability to select an interim President.

  The Audiencia selected José Darío Argüello as Interim president he at the time was living in the city of San Jose. In January 1803 the Legislative Assembly forced the Audiencia out of San Diego, they fled North to San Jose where Argüello had formed an army of around 800 men he threatened to march south and seize San Diego if the Legislative Assembly didn't except him as president. In February the Legislative Assembly after Months of Debate decided upon José de la Guerra y Noriega or just José Noriega as Acting President. Noriega gathered an army of around 1200 and marched for San Jose. Three battles were fought at Santa Barbara, Santa, Maria and San Luis Obisbo no conclusive result could be determined. negotiations began in July 1803 to end the Crisis it was agreed that power would be delegated to José María Pico until elections could be called.

  When elections were called in November of 1804 Three major factions would fight for the presidency these loose coalitions would form into the parties of later California history. The Legislative Assembly supporters would win the nickname Amoratados well the Audiencia supporters would win the nickname Pálidos. The Pálidos supported a weaker central government and stronger Municipal governments well the Amoratados supported a stronger Central Government. In the Election of 1804, the Amoratado would win with a plurality so to guarantee a majority in the Legislative Assembly the Amoratados who now had a firm party leadership made a deal with the Blancos lead by José María Pico, to Vote on Bills together. The Blancos shared many ideas with the Amoratados but the notable difference was they strongly supported a powerful executive, some Radicals even supported a lifelong Presidency. The Flag of the Two Parties would become a symbol of Conservatism in California. During the Presidency of Noriega, The Secularisation of the Nation would begin as well as Large amounts of Foreign trade deals, with Russia, France, and Brazil. Noriega wanted to begin the exploration of the Pacific Northwest, so he dispatched Juan Marin to explore the region.

1808-1820 Presidental Timeline

1808 Pálidos elected José Darío Argüello as president.
1812 Amoratados elected Jose Vicente Feliz as president.
1814 Amoratados Party votes out Feliz, José María Verdugo as president.
1816 Pálidos elected José María Pico as president.
1820 Pálidos elected Antonio Romero as president.
In 1821 Romero launched expeditions north to begin expansion. They fought Eleven Wars with the Natives.
The Achuwami war
The Astugewi war
The Nomlaki war
The Paiute war
The Tillamook war
The Yurok war
The Multnomah war
The Pomo war
The Wintu war
The Second Paiute war
The Washo war
  After Romero believed the area was firmly under Californio control, in 1827 he passed the Romero Expansion expanding California past the rocky mountains up to lake Hermoso(Tahoe) then the border followed the 120th line of Longitude north until it hit the San Mateo River(Columbia).
Romero was followed by the son of José María Pico, Pio Pico. He was of the Partido de Unidad Nacional(National Unity party) a new party in California and the first fully organized one. Pio Pico launched in 1828 the Plan of San Luis Obisbo, Which was the largest Secularization plan California had seen yet. In 1830 a confrontation took place in San Juan de Damasco between local Missionaries sent by the Synod in San Juan Diego, the Governing body of the Holy State of Colorado. (Context ) The Holy state sent representatives to San Diego, where they declared that California had no authority over Religious matters and if they continued closing missions in California they would have the entire Legislative assembly excommunicated. This escalated to war when in 1831 a number of reformados (Native converts put into a military role by Colorado) crossed the border at San Antonio and began attacking Californio Military Bases. Pico responded with overwhelming force and attacked Colorado with the full force of California. The Reformados war was quick and saw California pushing its border farther westward to the Little Colorado River.

  Pico would win an election for a third term in 1836. Pico met with the King of the westernized Native state of Tohono Oʼodham, Ahiga III. Ahiga and Pico signed an agreement allowing the state of Tohono Oʼodham to join California as an autonomous state. Pico then leads a short Campaign against The only remaining Spanish enclave in Latin America by 1840 all of Sonora was under Californio rule.

  In 1840 there was also an election in which Pico didn't run as a result the Blanco party was led to a victory in the, 1840 election making José Antonio Estudillo the new president. But controversy soon erupted, in 1841 Juan Bejarano called the 1841 election illegitimate and rigged. Bejarano then marched with a massive military force on San Diego he and his California party seized power and rewrote the constitution. The 1841 constitution gave a high amount of authority to the Executive. Bejarano would live till 1854 and began colonization attempts east of the 120th Meridian.

  Upon the death of Bejarano, the Legislative assembly held elections in which without running Pio pico won, he accepted the office begrudgingly. Pio Pico's fourth term would see the beginning of the colonization of the Pacific Northwest.

Description
This is my next map in my Divided Continent series. Please give any Criticism you can.

Light Red-1800-1820
Middle Red-1820-1845
Dark Red-1845-Present

  In 1800 with the death of the Viceroy of New Spain, the region was breaking apart, the Governor of Las Californians, Diego de Borica met with Joaquin Higuera, Alcade for Las Angeles, José front Commandment for San Diego, and Ignacio Archuleta Alcade for San Jose, Representing Monterey Was the Rancho Joaquin Castro. José Joaquín de Arrillaga former governor of Las Californias was at this time meeting with missionaries in Baja California where he learned of him being snubbed and not invited to the conference in San Jose as a result he rebelled and created the Republic of Baja California, he hastily wrote a constitution declaring him President and declaring his allegiance to Spain, he then lead his army to attack the pro-Independence army in the North. The first battle of the Californio War of Independence was fought just east of Cerro Picacho del Diablo and was a resounding Californio Victory. Pedro de Nava General of the Spanish Forces in California leads an attack on Californio forces on the Colorado River just ten days later Ygnacio Ortega would defeat Nava at the battle of San Luis Rio Colorado. Around this time in 1802, the Constitution of California was completed and the capital was set at San Diego, much to the anger of Monterey. Presidential elections happened on the Eleventh of August 1802 and Borica was elected first President with his Vice-President being José María Pico. Borica was sworn in Two days later but on that same day, he suffered a heart attack and died. There was no Provision in the constitution to handle the death of a president, a struggle soon began to determine what would happen the Legislative Assembly in San Diego were the first to hear about the president's death and passed the Supremacy act, this gave them the power to elect an Interim president before elections could be held. The Audiencia National rejected this formulation, they said the constitution was interpreted by the Audiencia National, so they had the ability to select an interim President.

  The Audiencia selected José Darío Argüello as Interim president he at the time was living in the city of San Jose. In January 1803 the Legislative Assembly forced the Audiencia out of San Diego, they fled North to San Jose where Argüello had formed an army of around 800 men he threatened to march south and seize San Diego if the Legislative Assembly didn't except him as president. In February the Legislative Assembly after Months of Debate decided upon José de la Guerra y Noriega or just José Noriega as Acting President. Noriega gathered an army of around 1200 and marched for San Jose. Three battles were fought at Santa Barbara, Santa, Maria and San Luis Obisbo no conclusive result could be determined. negotiations began in July 1803 to end the Crisis it was agreed that power would be delegated to José María Pico until elections could be called.

  When elections were called in November of 1804 Three major factions would fight for the presidency these loose coalitions would form into the parties of later California history. The Legislative Assembly supporters would win the nickname Amoratados well the Audiencia supporters would win the nickname Pálidos. The Pálidos supported a weaker central government and stronger Municipal governments well the Amoratados supported a stronger Central Government. In the Election of 1804, the Amoratado would win with a plurality so to guarantee a majority in the Legislative Assembly the Amoratados who now had a firm party leadership made a deal with the Blancos lead by José María Pico, to Vote on Bills together. The Blancos shared many ideas with the Amoratados but the notable difference was they strongly supported a powerful executive, some Radicals even supported a lifelong Presidency. The Flag of the Two Parties would become a symbol of Conservatism in California. During the Presidency of Noriega, The Secularisation of the Nation would begin as well as Large amounts of Foreign trade deals, with Russia, France, and Brazil. Noriega wanted to begin the exploration of the Pacific Northwest, so he dispatched Juan Marin to explore the region.

1808-1820 Presidental Timeline

1808 Pálidos elected José Darío Argüello as president.
1812 Amoratados elected Jose Vicente Feliz as president.
1814 Amoratados Party votes out Feliz, José María Verdugo as president.
1816 Pálidos elected José María Pico as president.
1820 Pálidos elected Antonio Romero as president.
In 1821 Romero launched expeditions north to begin expansion. They fought Eleven Wars with the Natives.
The Achuwami war
The Astugewi war
The Nomlaki war
The Paiute war
The Tillamook war
The Yurok war
The Multnomah war
The Pomo war
The Wintu war
The Second Paiute war
The Washo war
  After Romero believed the area was firmly under Californio control, in 1827 he passed the Romero Expansion expanding California past the rocky mountains up to lake Hermoso(Tahoe) then the border followed the 120th line of Longitude north until it hit the San Mateo River(Columbia).
Romero was followed by the son of José María Pico, Pio Pico. He was of the Partido de Unidad Nacional(National Unity party) a new party in California and the first fully organized one. Pio Pico launched in 1828 the Plan of San Luis Obisbo, Which was the largest Secularization plan California had seen yet. In 1830 a confrontation took place in San Juan de Damasco between local Missionaries sent by the Synod in San Juan Diego, the Governing body of the Holy State of Colorado. (Context ) The Holy state sent representatives to San Diego, where they declared that California had no authority over Religious matters and if they continued closing missions in California they would have the entire Legislative assembly excommunicated. This escalated to war when in 1831 a number of reformados (Native converts put into a military role by Colorado) crossed the border at San Antonio and began attacking Californio Military Bases. Pico responded with overwhelming force and attacked Colorado with the full force of California. The Reformados war was quick and saw California pushing its border farther westward to the Little Colorado River.

  Pico would win an election for a third term in 1836. Pico met with the King of the westernized Native state of Tohono Oʼodham, Ahiga III. Ahiga and Pico signed an agreement allowing the state of Tohono Oʼodham to join California as an autonomous state. Pico then leads a short Campaign against The only remaining Spanish enclave in Latin America by 1840 all of Sonora was under Californio rule.

  In 1840 there was also an election in which Pico didn't run as a result the Blanco party was led to a victory in the, 1840 election making José Antonio Estudillo the new president. But controversy soon erupted, in 1841 Juan Bejarano called the 1841 election illegitimate and rigged. Bejarano then marched with a massive military force on San Diego he and his California party seized power and rewrote the constitution. The 1841 constitution gave a high amount of authority to the Executive. Bejarano would live till 1854 and began colonization attempts east of the 120th Meridian.

  Upon the death of Bejarano, the Legislative assembly held elections in which without running Pio pico won, he accepted the office begrudgingly. Pio Pico's fourth term would see the beginning of the colonization of the Pacific Northwest.