The California Republic (Spanish: La República de California), or
Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico,
that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San
Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.In
June 1846, thirty-three American immigrants in Alta California who had
entered without official permission rebelled against the Mexican
department's[notes 1] government. Among their grievances were that
they had not been allowed to buy or rent land and had been threatened
with expulsion. Mexican officials had been concerned about a coming
war with the United States and the growing influx of Americans into
California. The rebellion was covertly encouraged by U.S. Army Brevet
Captain John C. Frémont, and added to the troubles of the recent
outbreak of the Mexicanâ€"American War.The name "California Republic"
appeared only on the flag the insurgents raised in Sonoma. It
indicated their aspiration of forming a republican government under
their control. The rebels elected military officers but no civil
structure was ever established. Their flag, featuring a silhouette of
a California grizzly bear, became known as the Bear Flag and was later
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