Mexico - Filibustering: Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon

République de Sonore / República de Sonora (1853 - July 13/Aug. 12 1854)

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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, May 30, 2001.

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• Filibustering and imaginary states
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• Baja California, Mexico
• Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Sonora, Mexico
• Mexico

After the 1846-1848 US invasion against Mexico, this latter lost, in virtue of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (February 8, 1848), most of the half of its territory: Upper California (present-day California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah), New Mexico (current parts US states of Colorado, Texas and New Mexico). In addition to that, Mexico was obligated to recognize the admission of Texas to USA.

Some months after the war finish and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed, gold was found in California giving birth an amazing people moving from first: east of the US, then Europe, even from China. That age is know as "Gold Rush".

Count Gaston Raousset-Boulbon arrived to California (San Francisco) on August 22, 1850, just in a moment when US laws segregate the foreign people to explode the California richness.

Gaston Raousset-Boulbon was born in Avignon, France on December 2, 1817, belonging to one of the most notable families in the Provenze. After his father's death, Raousse