<page_title> List of capitals in the United States </page_title> <section_title> Historical state, colonial, and territorial capitals </section_title> <table> <cell> Capitals of the State of California <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Benicia <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1853 <col_header> Capital </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1854 <col_header> Capital </col_header> </cell> </table>
Benicia served as the California state capital from 1853 to 1854.