Talk:New Helvetia

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[edit] Requested move

Helvetia is not Spanish, and there is no Nuevo/Nueva: it's New Helvetia, and I've never seen it printed any different until now. Nueva Helvecia is a city located to the Southeast of the department of Colonia in Uruguay whose capital is Colonia del Sacramento, so I believe that's where the confusion is coming from. A Google search of "New Helvetia" turns up about 39,300 results refering to Sutter's settlement. "Nueva Helvecia" turns up 34,200 results refering to the city in Uruguay. "Nuevo Helvetia" and "Nueva Helvetia" turn up only 735 and 557 hits respectively, which are most likely typos or uneducated mistakes considering that neither are proper Spanish, and like I said before, I've never seen either in print. Spintriae 22:25, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

• Support Obviously correct. WP:UE Septentrionalis 04:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Several locations

From Talk:John Sutter:

There were two seperate Rancho Neuva Helvetias owned by Sutter, one in current Sacramento County, covering the area in and around Sacramento and one in present Yuba and Sutter Counties, including Marysville and Olivehurst. Sutter also owned Rancho Esquon, south of Chico in Butte County, and Fort Ross in Sonoma County.

--84.20.17.84 15:34, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

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I'd like a map of his possessions with the location of current important cities.

--84.20.17.84 15:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

The Online Archive of California has original maps but they are too small for details. --84.20.17.84 16:48, 24 January 2007 (UTC)