On June 14, 1846, a small band of settlers marched on the Mexican garrison at Sonoma and took the commandant prisoner. They issued a proclamation which declared California to be a Republic independent of Mexico. This uprising became known as the Bear Flag Revolt (after the hastily-designed flag depicting a grizzly bear and a five pointed star over a red bar and the words "California Republic."
That town was Sonoma, the area was California, and the agitators, American pioneers impelled on by guarantees of assistance from U.S. Armed force Captain John Fremont. The agitator standard, the banner of the California Republic, turned into the California State Flag. Like the Confederate cross of St. Andrew, the Bear Flag is an image whose time has gone back and forth.
When the Legislature voted to adopt the rebel standard as the state flag in 1911, California was in the grip of a racist, jingoistic fever. The measure was sponsored by Sen. James Holohan from Watsonville, a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West. The obvious intent of the measure was to glorify the Bear Flaggers, who were hailed as wholesome patriots. But that was far from the truth.
Its leader, Ezekiel Merrit, was described by historian H.H. Bancroft as "an unprincipled, whiskey drinking, quarrelsome fellow." Known as Stuttering Merrit, he was a thief who in 1848 reportedly stole 200 pounds of gold from his business partner.
The bear on California’s flag represents the grizzly bears that were common in California at the time and are much less common today. The bold words “California Republic†were placed to firmly establish California as an independent state apart from Mexico. The red strip along the bottom of the California flag is simply a design element and does not have a specific meaning.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior California flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of California flag for the future.
That town was Sonoma, the area was California, and the agitators, American pioneers impelled on by guarantees of assistance from U.S. Armed force Captain John Fremont. The agitator standard, the banner of the California Republic, turned into the California State Flag. Like the Confederate cross of St. Andrew, the Bear Flag is an image whose time has gone back and forth.
When the Legislature voted to adopt the rebel standard as the state flag in 1911, California was in the grip of a racist, jingoistic fever. The measure was sponsored by Sen. James Holohan from Watsonville, a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West. The obvious intent of the measure was to glorify the Bear Flaggers, who were hailed as wholesome patriots. But that was far from the truth.
Its leader, Ezekiel Merrit, was described by historian H.H. Bancroft as "an unprincipled, whiskey drinking, quarrelsome fellow." Known as Stuttering Merrit, he was a thief who in 1848 reportedly stole 200 pounds of gold from his business partner.
The bear on California’s flag represents the grizzly bears that were common in California at the time and are much less common today. The bold words “California Republic†were placed to firmly establish California as an independent state apart from Mexico. The red strip along the bottom of the California flag is simply a design element and does not have a specific meaning.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior California flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of California flag for the future.
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