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Under Spanish and subsequent Mexican rule, the California seat of government was
located in Monterey from 1777 to 1846. The first Constitutional Convention was
held there in 1849. One of the tasks was to decide upon the location of the new
capital of the state. San Jose was the location of the initial legislative
sessions in (1850-1851). Later locations included Vallejo in (1852-1853), along
with nearby Benicia in (1853-1854); in due course these locations proved
unacceptable as well. The capital moved to Sacramento in 1854 with just a short
break during 1861 as legislative sessions were temporarily moved to San
Francisco because of flooding in Sacramento.
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