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Californias Placed Under the Provincias Internas
- When
- 1776
- Where
- The Californias
- Part of
- Founding of San Jose
In 1776, José de Gálvez incorporated the Californias into the Provincias Internas, an administrative division granting greater autonomy to Spain's borderlands.
A year before the pueblo's founding, the Californias were included as part of the Captaincy General of the Provincias Internas. This large administrative division was created by José de Gálvez, Spanish Minister of the Indies, in order to provide greater autonomy for the Spanish Empire's borderlands, setting the governmental framework within which the new settlement would be authorized.
Sources
- San Jose, California Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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