Description

Prior to the acquisition of California by the Government of the United States, the large District of Sonoma, which included all the territory between the Sacramento River and the ocean on the one hand, and Oregon and the Bay of San Francisco on the other, was under the rule of the Mexican Government, and divided into Prefectures, amenable to a Grand Council at Sonoma, the holders of office being designated by the Spanish name of Alcalde.

See Also

• Historic Timeline

References

• History of Napa and Lake Counties, California: Comprising their Geology, Geography, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber, Slocum, Bowen & Co., publishers, 1881.