Sonoma, California: Bear Flag Revolt Monument
1932 statue and marker commemorate the short lived revolt against Mexican rule by the Bear Flag Party June 14, 1846.
Sonoma Plaza
- Address:
- Sonoma, CA
- Directions:
- Corner of 1st St E, and E Spain St. Statue towards park center.
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The monument is on the northwest side of the plaza.
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The 1932 monument inscription reads: "On June 14, 1846, the Bear Flag Party raised the Bear Flag on this spot and declared California free from Mexican rule. Following the raising of the American flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat, on July 9 the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American flag raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere, U.S.A., who had been sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S. Sloop-of-War Portsmouth."