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California
Sacramento, the capital city of California
the United States.
The city was named after the
Sacramento River. The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santísimo Sacramento (Blessed Sacrament).
Before the arrival of Europeans, the area where Sacremento is was home to the Nisenan Native Americans.
When Europeans began to colonise the Americas, the western coast of North America became part of the
Alta California province of New Spain. However, although the Spanish had set up a string of missions along the coast,
Founded 1849 Incorporated
Elevation 30 ft (9 m) Population 466,488 Metro 2,149,127
Sacramento is where the Sacramento River and the American River join, in the northern portion of California’s Central Valley. It is the sixth-largest city in California, and its metropolitan area is the fourth largest in California and the 27th largest in
February 27, 1850
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Sacremento from the Emarcadero, 1850.