[Verginius Rufus]

The bear goes back long before 1911—the Bear Flag Revolt (by Americans in California protesting Mexican rule) took place in 1846.

[Vaduz]

But Mexican rule has returned years ago to California a lot of government funding and votes with a huge body count.
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