The California Republic (Spanish: República de California), or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.

The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. [2] The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement; [3] the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today. [4]

U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with a grizzly bear above the words “California Republic” and a red stripe; in the upper hoist corner is a single red star.

The California State Flag, also known unofficially as the “Bear Flag,” is the oldest unofficial State Symbol. Though it came into existence during the short-lived Bear Flag Revolt in the spring of 1846, it was not officially adopted as California’s official State Flag until 1911.

The iconic flag we see today was made the official State Flag by legislation and government code. Its basic standardized elements were a red star and stripe taken from our nation’s flag; the grizzly bear, which had come to symbolize the Golden State over the years; and the legend “California Republic” that repeated the wording (minus a ...

2024年9月8日 · Merritt and Ide created a flag with a bear on it and declared California its own nation called the California Republic. The event is known as the Bear Flag Revolt. The new nation existed for 25 days.

2020年9月9日 · For the next 25 days, California was an independent nation: the California Republic. Known as the Bear Flag Revolt, a reference to the short-lived republic’s flag, this event was something...

2023年5月4日 · The words "California Republic" are written in bold, black letters beneath the grizzly bear, signifying the state's brief period as an independent republic. Although California's status as a republic was short-lived, the state's flag continues to …

2024年5月17日 · The modern California flag includes the bear and star motif along with the words “California Republic,” despite the fact that California is a US state, not an independent republic. California was not the only former Mexican territory to briefly declare independence before annexation, but its republic may have been the most short-lived.

The Bear Flag was adopted as the official flag of California in 1911. The current design is the result of several makeovers, the last by prominent California historian and artist Donald Kelley in 1953.