it had taken almost three months for…

August 1846 CE

it had taken almost three months for definitive word of Congress' declaration of war against Mexico on May 13, 1846, to get to California.

American consul Thomas O. Larkin, stationed in Monterey, works successfully during the events in that vicinity to avoid bloodshed between Americans and the Mexican military garrison commanded by General José Castro, the senior military officer in California.

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Monterey Monterey California United States View →

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John Charles Frémont View → José Castro View → Pío Pico View → Robert F. Stockton View → Thomas O. Larkin View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Alta California View → Santa Fe de Nuevo México View → Mexico, Centralist Republic of View →

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Jacksonian Democracy (United States) View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → Mexican-American War View → Bear Flag Revolt View →

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Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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