He and some of his crew (many of them Filipino) went ashore and explored inland for a few days. It is thought he anchored in Morro Bay (about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles) on October 18, 1587. More than 40 years later Pedro de Unamuno sailed from the Philippines to California. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the land for Spain in 1542. Spaniards were the first Europeans in California. They were more settled and less in conflict with one another than other Native American groups in North America. The land of the California Indians provided what they needed to survive, which made California one of the most densely populated culture areas of the United States. The Cahuilla and Mojave lived in the southeast and the Miwok, Maidu, and Yokuts in the Central Valley.
They include the Shasta, Pomo, and Chumash tribes who lived along the Pacific coast. Together these tribes are called California Indians. Native Americans lived in California for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Dairy farms produce milk, cheese, and other products. The dozens of crops grown include grapes for eating and winemaking, citrus fruits, and nuts. The motion picture industry is centered in the Los Angeles area.Ĭalifornia’s farms are the most productive in the country. A region known as Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is home to much of the nation’s computer industry. California also has many food-processing plants and publishing and printing industries. Each year it contributes billions of dollars to the state’s economy.Ĭalifornia manufactures automobiles, aircraft, ships, military supplies, electrical equipment, and chemicals. Tourism is an important service industry. Service-related jobs include workers such as actors, social workers, government employees, schoolteachers, doctors and nurses, lawyers, and restaurant and hotel staff.
Services account for about three-fourths of the state’s economy. If California were a country, it would have one of the world’s largest economies. Los Angeles is the largest city in the state and the second largest city in the country.Ĭalifornia’s economic production ranks first among the 50 states. The largest clusters of people are in the south, around Los Angeles and San Diego, and in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the north. Mexicans and other Hispanics make up almost 40 percent of California’s population. People from the Philippines, China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Vietnam, and India are other large groups. Mexicans are the largest foreign-born group by far. More than one-fourth of California’s residents were born outside the United States. The majority of California’s people are of European descent, but the state’s minority groups are large. Most of them have reservations or land under their control. There are more than 100 federally recognized tribes in California, including the Chumash, Maidu, Yokuts, Kumeyaay, and Karuk. While they make up only about 1.6 percent of the population, there are more Native Americans (630,000) in California than in any other state. California is home to California Indians.
That is 10 million more residents than Texas, the second most populous state. It counted more than 39 million residents during the 2020 census. California has the highest population of any state in the country.
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