California State Government
California is truly a magical place. So magical in fact, it’s named after a fictional world invented by the author Garci Ordóñez de Montalvo, which Spanish explorers adopted when setting foot on the gold coast.
Capital: Sacramento
Largest Cities: Bakersfield, Eureka, Fresno, Los Angeles, Monterey, Oakland, Pasadena, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose
Present Constitution Drafted: 1879
Entered Union: September 9, 1850 (31)
Motto: “Eureka (I have found it)”
State Flower: Golden Poppy
State Tree: California Redwood
State Bird: California Valley Quail
