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	History of California including the Indians, Spanish, Californio, Bear Flag Republic, United States, and their flags.
		The flag was destroyed in the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 while on display in a museum.
		He presses the Bear flag military, including Ide, into his unit and calls it the "California Battalion." Unknown to everyone in California, the US and Mexico are at war and US military invade and occupy Monterey on July 7th.
		It is this version of the Bear Flag of 1846 that California designated as the official flag of California in 1911.
	calrepublic.tripod.com /history.html (1445 words)

	Palau
		The National Flag of the Republic of Palau shall be a golden-yellow moon slightly off-centered on a field of sky-blue.
		"The width of the Flag of the Republic of Palau shall bear the ratio of 1.0 to 1.6 and the diameter of the moon shall the ratio to the width of the flag of 0.6 to 1.0.
		The distance from the side of the flag nearest the mast or staff to the center of the moon shall bear the ratio to the width of the flag of 0.7 to 1.0.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pw.html (1027 words)

	California Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most noticeable legacy of the California Republic is the State of California's adoption of the flag (which has a grizzly bear, and the words "California Republic" near the bottom) as the State Flag of California.
		This was the flag created by Frémont and his men; this led their actions to be dubbed the "Bear Flag Revolt." The original flag (there was only one) was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
		He painted the flag on a piece of brown cotton, a yard and a half or so in length, with a red star representing Texas, and what he intended to be a representation of a common bear in California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/California_Republic (435 words)

	Flag etymology and the world of flag origins, part 1
		Flag is a word of Teutonic (Germanic) origin used from the 15th to the 16th centuries in various northern European languages to signify a piece of cloth, bunting, or similar material that displayed the insignia of a community, an armed force, an office, or an individual.
		Originally, flags were used primarily in warfare; and to some extent, they remain the insignia of leadership, serving for identification of friend and foe, and as rallying points.
		Flags are considered to be an externalization of the fears and hopes, the myths, and the magic of those who carry it.
	www.flagfocus.info /flag-origin.html (914 words)

	Bear Flag Revolt - Spanish and Mexican Periods 1776-1846 - San Francisco Coastal Defenses - Presidio of San Francisco
		The bear designed on the flag was the source of much entertainment, due to its closer resemblance to a hog.
		Because of their flag, the insurgents immediately became known as the Bears and their uprising became known as the Bear Flag Revolt.
		The Bear Flag Revolt put the territory claims of Mexico into question, paving the way for the United States to seize control of the Pacific Coast shortly thereafter.
	www.nps.gov /prsf/coast_defense/spanish/spike/bearflag.htm (680 words)

	California (U.S.)
		Dimensions, excluding heading and unfinished flag ends: The hoist or flag width is two-thirds of the fly or flag length; the red stripe width is one-sixth of the hoist width.
		The story associated with this flag depicted in the painting it is that officers sympathetic with the notion of independence for California took this Mexican Flag defaced with "Independencia de California" to the Padre at the Mission Santa Barbara.
		The emblem on the governor's flag is a modified version of the design of the California State Seal (minus the wording around the rim), not of the governor's seal of office.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-ca.html (1130 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for flag
		piece of cloth, usually bunting or similar light material, plain, colored, or bearing a device, varying in size and shape, but often oblong or square, used as an ensign, standard, or signal or for display and decorative purposes, and generally attached at one edge to a staff or to a halyard by...
		FLAG Telecom Files Plan of Reorganization; Announces Intention to Emerge From Chapter 11 and Related Proceedings With Its Global Network Intact by September 2002.
		Flag culture and the consolidation of confederate nationalism.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=flag (773 words)

	Non-Frame State Flags 18 - 33
		The seal of the State of Illinois is centered on a white flag and depicts the sun rising behind an American Eagle perched on a rock and holding the shield of the United States in its claws.
		The red and white vertical stripes in the flag adopted by the State of Iowa in 1921 are reminiscent of the French Tricolor, and serve as a reminder that Iowa was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
		At the bottom of the flag adopted as the official STATE FLAG of Wisconsin adopted in 1913 (and modified in 1981) is the year the state entered the Union.
	www.homeofheroes.com /stateflags/of_stateflags_2.html (1181 words)

	sociology - Contra Costa County, California
		In prehistoric times, particularly the Miocene epoch, portions of the landforms now in the area (then marshy and grassy savanna) were populated a wide range of now extinct mammals, known in modern times by the fossil remains excavated in the southern part of the county.
		This was to change rapidly in 1846 with the Bear Flag Revolt, where a few settlers from the United States declared a republic, immediately petitioning for statehood.
		Following the Mexican-American War of 1847 the signing and ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo California was formally transfered to the U.S. by Mexico in 1848, with California being admitted to the Union in 1850.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Contra_Costa_County,_California (2963 words)

	Switzerland
		The flag of the Empire was a white cross extending to the edges of a red field, and symbolised the Emperor's role as the protector of Christianity.
		The Schwyz flag was originally an unadorned red banner, and the assumption that the modern Swiss flag derives from it is incorrect since the Swiss cross was in use by the Confederation about a century before Schwyz added it to its flag.
		The flag was enshrined in the Constitution of 1848, which in effect transformed Switzerland from a loose Confederation into a unitary federal state.
	flagspot.net /flags/ch.html (2547 words)

	Buy US Flags & Flagpoles at United States Flag Store
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	www.united-states-flag.com (279 words)

	Bear Flag Revolt
		The California Bear Flag was first raised in Sonoma, California in 1846 by rebellious white settlers, who declared independence for California, in what came to be known as the Bear Flag revolt.
		A refined version of the flag, with a smaller star and finer rendition of the bear is now the official state flag of California.
		Dark Brown– of the bear outline, paws, shading, fur undulations, iris of the eye, the 12 grass tufts in the grass plot and the setters is Seal, [Pantone 462C]."
	www.liberty-ca.org /presentations/california_bear_flag_revolt.htm (357 words)

	California - The Bear Flag Republic
		The official name of the Government was " The Republic of California," but it is popularly known as "The Bear Flag Republic." The new nation was established by an armed force consisting of twenty-four men, and the entire history of the affair, short but vivid as it is, probably stands without parallel.
		The episode of The Bear Flag Republic occurred in the summer of the year 1846 and it is essential in advance that conditions in California as they existed at that time be clearly understood.
		The Republic having been duly declared and the Bear Flag raised, the gage of battle was thrown and military activities in the field at once began.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles17/california-46.shtml (5594 words)

	The Great California Bear Flag Hunt.
		And beyond the Bear Flag logo's demonstration of my affection for California, it is a not-so-subtle reminder of the original purpose of the United States Constitution- to form a more perfect union of sovereign states, of which California is the very best.
		Even though the state's Bear Flag bear did not match the state's flag language, it was a much nicer design than I had created, so I decided to go ahead and use it in my logo.
		Dimensions, excluding heading and unfinished flag ends: The hoist or flag width is two-thirds of the fly or flag length; the red stripe width is one-sixth of the hoist width.
	www.vistech.net /users/rsturge/bearflag.html (889 words)

	California State Flag 4' x 6'
		Flag History: Entered the Union in 1850 as the 31st State; flag adopted in 1911, modified in 1953.
		The banner of their "Bear Flag Republic" was later adopted by the State.
		Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more.
	www.epicflags.com /castfl4x6.html (191 words)

	HISTORY OF THE BEAR FLAG REVOLT
		Before the Bear Flag Republic was declared, California was a department of Mexico called Alta California.
		The raising of the Bear Flag took General Mariano Vallejo by surprise on that early morning of June 14, 1846.
		After the Bear Flag was raised, William Ide issued a proclamation for the new California Republic.
	www.vom.com /bearflag/histry2.html (74 words)

	Custer's Flag, Confederate Flags, Betsy Ross Flag, Historic Flags
		This transplanted Yankee's flag flying over the first large Southern city to be captured was popularized in Northern newspapers and led to the widespread and beloved nickname for the American flag.
		Because the flag was seldom displayed, it had a long life, especially compared to today when the tendency of Americans is to hoist the flag and leave it flying until it wears out.
		Some accounts in the family speculate this flag was carried by militia troops in the War of 1812, but the size of the flag, its manufacture details, and the customs of the times make this unlikely.
	www.flagguys.com /hist.html (5721 words)

	Afghanistan
		The details of the coat-of-arms and flag are regulated in Chapter I, Article no. 19 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan adopted on January 4th 2004 and signed by Karzai as President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan at that time on January 26th 2004.
		On the Saudi Arabian flag and all other flags that bear the Shahada it is simplified as, La allah illa Allah wa-Muhammed rasulu Allah.
		I seem to recall an early edition of The Flag Bulletin had an article on Afghan grave flags, where monochrome flags in the four Arab/Muslim/Afghan colours, green, white, fl and red, were flown on graves, with a significance to each colour.
	www.fotw.us /flags/af.html (982 words)

	Neda Dispatch
		The flag was made from a piece of white cotton and had a grizzly bear painted on it.
		After the flag was raised and the republic was declared, William Ide took control as the first and only president of the nation of California.
		The Bear Flag was taken down, although some people said it came down "grumbling." Fremont's party and the California settlers under his command were taken into naval service under Commodore Stockton to help capture the rest of the state.
	www.ustrek.org /odyssey/semester1/110800/110800nedabearflag.html (1060 words)

	Historical Flags of the United States
		This flag was flown by the defiant citizens of Gonzales in November of 1835.
		The flag was hoisted to dare the troops of the Alamo de Parras Company under the command of Mexican Lieutenant Francisco Castañeda to repossess a cannon that had previously been given to the citizens for protection from Indian attacks.
		The Continental Flag uses a version of the British Red Ensign or Meteor Flag with a green New England Pine Tree substituted for the Union Flag in the canton.
	www.usflagdepot.com /store/page1.html (1295 words)

	Mexicans, Americans and the fight for California
		You might be considered a Bear Flagger, or a resident of the Bear Flag Republic, also known as the California Republic.
		On June 14, 1846, a group of American settlers planted what was known as the Bear Flag in the Sonoma Plaza in front of the Sonoma Barracks, declaring California an independent nation and imprisoning the top official there, Colonel Mariano Guadelupe Vallejo.
		Over the next few weeks, the Bear Flag Republic, a nation of such brief duration it is almost always referred to as the Bear Flag Revolt, would have several of its most important events within a dozen or so miles from what is now Petaluma.
	www.arguscourier.com /community/news/bearflag060614.html (902 words)

	THE BEAR FLAG REVOLT OF 1846
		The General's military bearing and immaculate uniform must have contrasted starkly with the clothing of his "visitors." Some of the Americans wore buckskins, others wore their work clothes, still others wore only what rags they had picked up or made during their travels.
		In his memoirs, the Recuerdos (Recollections), General Vallejo calls the flag's design "strange" and says "the bear looked more like a pig than a bear." No one is sure exactly what the original Bear Flag looked like, as it was destroyed in thee San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906.
		The Bear Flag was adopted as the official flag of California in 1911.
	www.vom.com /bearflag/revolt.html (647 words)

	Amazon.com: Bear Flag Rising: The Conquest of California, 1846: Books: Dale L. Walker (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In celebration of their bloodless victory, the rebels fashioned a flag bearing their emblem: a brown bear on a white field, a red stripe along the bottom and a red star in the upper corner, and the words "California Republic"--painted in pokeberry juice.
		BEAR FLAG RISING is a solid, comprehensive narrative history of the events that brought California into the Union; events that, if they hadn't been taken so seriously by the participants, could have served as the script for a farce.
		The "Bear Flag Republic" took its name from the flag adopted by a group of American settlers who declared Californian independence from Mexico and then enforced their declaration by the capture of Sonoma under a flag bearing the image of a California bear.
	www.amazon.com /Bear-Flag-Rising-Conquest-California/dp/0312866852 (2396 words)

	The Bear Flag Revolt (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The California state flag commemorates an event that occurred in the little town of Sonoma on Sunday morning, June 14, 1846.
		The original bear flag was made by William Todd, nephew of an up-and-coming Illinois attorney named Abraham Lincoln.
		The main result of the Bear Flag Revolt--an event that would later be fantastically romanticized--was an unnecessary embitterment of feelings between Anglo-Americans and the Spanish-speaking Californios.
	www.californiahistory.net /5_PAGES/mexamwar_revolt.htm (243 words)

	The Mexican War and California: Los Angeles in the War with Mexico
		The Republic of California, commonly referred to as the "Bear Flag Republic," ceased to exist by the unanimous consent of the Americans who composed it, the moment the "Stars and Stripes" replaced the last Bear Flag flying at Sutter's Fort on July 11, 1846.
		The Bear Flag Republic devolved upon its participants to perform the task of wresting the Province from Mexico (2).
		The Bear Flag was withdrawn and gave way to the United States flag on July 9, 1846 as did the short lived Bear Flag Revolt which symbolized California's Independence.
	www.militarymuseum.org /MexWarLA.html (4207 words)

	Picture this: Early California
		As the United States was not yet at war with Mexico, Fremont could not officially get involved in a domestic dispute, yet it is suspected that he advised the settlers to capture the northern headquarters of the Mexican army at Sonoma.
		On June 14, a group of twenty men moved on Sonoma, captured General Vallejo and declared California a republic with the raising of the Bear Flag.
		While the Bear Flag Revolt was a surprise to the Californios, Fremont's subsequent actions came as a true shock.
	www.museumca.org /picturethis/1_5.html (592 words)

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