california gold rush

I - PROLOGUE A moment ago we had a decision to make José. We could negotiate with the Tyrant, or ensure the flag of independence flew forever. It seems the decision has been made for us. Now there's nothing left to do but fight. Viva California! - "President" Juan Bautista Alvarado after being...

The California Gold Rush was one of the largest of all time, and led to a major population surge all over the southwestern US due to hopeful prospectors who wanted to make their fortune- and those who realized the best bet was to sell mining supplies to the suckers. The actual gold rush happened...

So, I had an interesting (if short) discussion with my Spanish teacher (who was born and raised in Mexico) today about the Mexican-American War. He basically summed it up as the biggest embarrassment in Mexican history because they lost half of their land... which of course got me thinking about...

I had an odd thought this morning in the shower. I was thinking over the Mexican-American War and how the US gained so much territory from it, and I suddenly wondered “would we have gotten most of it anyway?” What I mean is, the California Gold Rush of 1848 almost certainly would have...

So in a Timeline where no war breaks out with America, and Mexico, and it keeps all its territories, what would happen to the Gold Rush? Would it be butterflied, would it still happen, if it does, do tons of Mexicans flock over there? And if it does happen, how much money would Mexico get from...

What if gold was discovered say in 1849? (15 years later than OTL.) As we know because gold was discovered early it allowed for southern migration and eventually becoming a slave state after becoming independent (like our sister state Texas.) Would the Mexican American War have gone differently...

Technologically and logistically, how early could the California Gold Rush have happened? Could a California Gold Rush during Mexican possession of California reinforce Mexico's hold on the territory?