Transcripción de Rick Hendricks Contestada el 30 de Junio Señor Don Manuel Albarez Alburquerque Junio 17 de 1848 Muy Señor mio y amigo Mé propuesto tomar la pluma con el fin de imforar a Usted lo que pasa por este rio abajo Porque conozco que es…
Kearny letter from Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid, 1846, General: The address which you have just delivered, in which you announce that you have taken possession of this great country in the name of the United States of America, gives us some idea of the wonderful future that awaits…
Kearny Address United States Army Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny in Las Vegas, makes his first address to the Alcalde and the people of New Mexico on August 15, 1846. This is the first official statement of the United States in the invasion of the Southwest. “Mr. Alcalde, and people…
The Revolt and Treason Trials of 1847 By: Robert J. Torrez The occupation of New Mexico by United States troops in 1846, like the much better known reconquest of New Mexico by Diego de Vargas in 1692, is often characterized as peaceful and bloodless because it was accomplished without…
1 John M. Washington was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was a remote relative of President George Washington. He graduated from West Point in 1817, and fought in Florida against the Seminole and Creek people. He served with distinction in the Mexican–American War of 1846-1848 under Brigadier General John…
