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. During the Spanish colonial era the Californias (i.e. the Baja California peninsula and Alta California) were sparsely settled After Mexico became independent it shut down the missions and reduced its military presence in 1842 the US minister in Mexico Waddy Thompson Jr suggested Mexico might be willing to cede Alta California to settle debts saying: "As to Texas I regard it as of very little value compared with California the richest the most beautiful and the healthiest country in the world . with the acquisition of Upper California we should have the same ascendency on the Pacific . France and England both have had their eyes upon it."[citation needed].