The
Mattole Valley was settled by
White settlers in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War, like the rest of
Northwestern California, the region was
never settled by Spanish or Mexican settlers, despite Spain, & later Mexico claiming the land for their respective nations, it wasn't recognized as such, & only the Spanish landed in
Cape Mendocino in the 1500s, naming it Cabo Mendocino (after Antonio de Mendoza, the 1st viceroy of New Spain), while it's likely that many Filipinos & Mexicans (Criollos, Mestizos, & Indigenous Mexicans) accompanied the Spanish, as it was Part of the Manila Galleons on their way to Acapulco, they never settled this region.
The true form of Settler Colonialism of the Mattole Valley began in the 1850s, in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War.
Most of the White Settlers were Old-Stock Americans of mainly British (especially English & Scottish) descent, with some also having Irish, Pennsylvania Dutch (German), French Huguenot, Tuscan Italian, & Dutch heritage as well.
Most of the White American settlers came from other regions of the United States such as the Midwest, the South, the Northeast, & Oregon.
Some were also immigrants from Canada (mainly Anglo-Canadians), Germany, Ireland, & Great Britain.
