(Encyclopedia) Tracy, city (1990 pop. 33,558), San Joaquin co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1910. It is a railroad junction in a cattle and dairying region. Grapes, sugar beets,…
(Encyclopedia) Stockton, city (1990 pop. 210,943), seat of San Joaquin co., central Calif., on the San Joaquin River; inc. 1850. One of the fastest-growing U.S. cities during the late 20th cent.,…
(Encyclopedia) Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow…
(Encyclopedia) Nueva GaliciaNueva Galicianwāˈvä gälēˈsyä [key], Spanish colonial administrative region, W Mexico, comprising roughly the present states of Jalisco and Nayarit with S Sinaloa.…
DE VRIES, Marion, a Representative from California; born on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, Calif., August 15, 1865; attended the public schools; was graduated from the San…
(Encyclopedia) Zumárraga, Juan deZumárraga, Juan dehwän dā th&oomacr;mäˈrägä [key], 1468–1548, Spanish churchman, first bishop of Mexico, a Franciscan. Going to Mexico in 1528, he became…
POMBO, Richard William, a Representative from California; born in Tracy, San Joaquin County, Calif., January 8, 1961; attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif., 1979-…
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 8/3/2022 Pres. Alberto Angel Fernandez Vice Pres. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Chief of Cabinet Juan Luis…
(Encyclopedia) Central Valley project, central Calif., long-term general scheme for the utilization of the water of the Sacramento River basin in the north for the benefit of the farmlands of the San…
