CALIFORNIA

Motto: eureka! ( i have found it)

Origin of the name:

• From a book called: Las sergas de Esplandian, by GarciaOrdoñez de Montalvo

• California entered the union in 1847

Discover of Californiaand

Resources.

California was sighted by Spanish navigator called Juan RodriguezCabrillo in 1542, its first Spanish mission (at San Diego) was not

established until 1789.

Leading industries include agriculture, aerospace-defense, biotechnology etc…

Principal natural resources include timber, petroleum, cement, and natural gas.

State Symbols

• Flower: golden poppy (1903)

• Tree: California redwoods (1937)

• Bird: california valley quail (1931)

• Colors: blue and gold (1951)

• Song: I love you,California (1951)

Nickname

Main Cities

• LOS ANGELES: 3.792.621 inhabitants

• SACRAMENTO: 489.488

• SAN FRANCISO: 805.235

• SAN DIEGO: 1.307.402

Capital: Sacramento

Sacramento is the capital of California and the seat of Sacramento County. It is located in the north-central part of the state at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers.

The city has always been a hub of river transportation and is a major deep-water port connected to the Pacific Ocean. Sacramento's economy is highly diversified and, along with state government and military installations, its industries include aerospace, high technology, furniture, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, meat packing, and food processing of crops from the Central Valley.

Tom Hanks

• Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor,producer, writer, and director. Hanks is best known for his roles in ForrestGump , the green mile, the Da Vinci code etc

• He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during hiscareer, including winning a Golden Globe for Best Actor and an AcademyAward for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia and a Golden Globe, anAcademy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's ChoiceAward for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump, and earning the StanleyKubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the BAFTAs in 2004.

The death valley

Death Valley was named by gold seekers who undertook to cross this desolate region in 1849 on their way to the California gold fields. The valley yielded gold and silver in the 1850s, and in the 1880s borax was discovered and taken out by mule-drawn wagons

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