What changes did the Spanish bring to California and their legacy/heritage to the state? What effect did it have on Modern California?

The modern state of California was considered part of the Spanish empire for nearly 300 years. The Spanish colonial period had a profound effect on the cultural, religious, and economic development of the state.the US state of California has a long history of Spanish colonial rule that has greatly impacted the state's development to the present dayThe impact of colonial Spain can be seen everywhere in modern-day California. Perhaps most obviously, many of the Spanish pueblos still exist as California's major cities, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. And up until recently, these cities were often ruled according to strict racial hierarchies, as they were in the Spanish area, with citizens of European descent controlling the cities and people of Native and Mexican descent largely shut out from power.

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