Make California Independent and a Somewhat Significant Power

Cutoff was meant for before 1790/1850. Although I am adding an extremely hard challenge for bonus points, another cutoff for after 1900.
 
I am confused. PLEASE make it clear which dates are the earliest possible POD, and which dates are the time by which California must be an independent Power.
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My general idea of a Californian map. :cool:

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(Note: The light green is Cascadian land that may be part of it as a powerful entity. Just an idea.)

Also, what are your ideas on where the capital might be? I know Sacramento is an obvious choice, but what if it ended up being San Diego or San Francisco? How would that work?
 
Russia unites two decades earlier, reaches the Pacific about 40 years earlier, hears of America, goes into Alaska fifty years early, ships reach Baja California, freaks the fuck out of Spain, who immediately moves into Alta California to ensure Russia never gets near Mexico.

Gold is discovered, developed, independence sometime in the early 1800s most likely.

Big maritime power until the Industrial Revolution, when they become industrial.

Then they use the 1800s to pull an America and Manifest Destiny the lands nobody cares about West of the Rockies.
 
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