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Jan 11, 2015 Campo de Cahuenga. PHOTOS OF THE HISTORIC EVENT, SUNDAY in L.A.
++++ 2015 Note: Event will be this Sunday, Jan. 11 at 12:30 pm
Any Nomads in the L.A. area who are not going to Tijuana for Ferna's event, please drop in and enjoy this event, complete with cannon fire! Max and I
will have a table set up selling books and El Camino Real bells. The Campo de Cahuanga is just off the 101, and across from Universal Studios.
Full Website: http://www.campodecahuenga.com/
The Campo is a place of celebrations. Each January, for more than half a century the events of 1847 are celebrated anew. In a reenactment of the
signing of a document by representatives of Mexico and the United States that became known as the Treaty of Cahuenga, signatures of General Andres
Pico and Lt. Col. John C. Fremont ended hostilities in the state, creating Peace with Honor. In two years, without first becoming a U.S. territory,
California was fast-tracked into the Union. Manifest Destiny was realized. We were one nation from sea to shining sea. All Californians became one
people-Americans. To this day, Campo de Cahuenga is a place for celebrating our multi-cultural contributions.
An adobe-like museum building dedicated by Los Angeles in 1951 serves the Campo today. Outside, a display of the latest excavation of the original
adobe is on view, one that extends under busy Lankershim Boulevard. All around are the footprints of history. Native Tongva peoples knew this site at
the strategic ford of the Los Angeles River. The first Californios walked here. Missionaries, rancheros, gold seekers, pioneers crossed paths here.
The Butterfield Stagecoach once stopped at the Campo. A Civil War encampment was erected here. By stepping into Campo de Cahuenga today, on its
grounds or through our website, visitors become the newest chapter in the hallowed Campo legacy.
Welcome to the Campo de Cahuenga. Bienvenidos a la Campo de Cahuenga. Managed by the Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Association under the
auhispanices of the Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation for future generations.
Calendar of Events
Annual Reenactment of the Signing of the Articles of Capitulation
Sunday, January 11, 2015
12:30 p.m - 2:15p.m.
Free event; everyone welcome.
Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
Celebrate the 168th anniversary of the historic signing.
Time-travel back to 1847 for this momentous Living History event. Witness the proceedings "in the moment" in the surroundings of the very place where
General Andres Pico and Lt. Colonel John C. Fremont placed their signatures on the document ending hostilities and bringing peace with honor between
the American forces and Californios under Mexican Rule. Imagine the future, as Manifest Destiny was realized, California quickly gained statehood and
all local peoples united as fellow Americans because of this momentous signing. On this spot, Butterfield Stagecoaches would soon stop, Civil War
soldiers would later encamp and subsequent generations would have a front row seat for a burgeoning entertainment industry.
Our Re-enactment Supporters:
Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Assoc.; City of Los Angeles Dept. of Recreation and Parks, North Hollywood Recreation Center; Universal City -
North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce; Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce; City of Los Angeles; Native Sons of the Golden West; Native Daughters of the
Golden West; Daughters of the American Revolution Hollywood Chapter; Valley College Historical Museum; San Fernando Valley Historical Society; San
Fernando Valley Garden Clubs; Huntington Westerners; Legal Advisor Mike Murphy; North Hollywood Kiwanis Club; Weddington Investment Properties LLC;
Universal Studios Hollywood; No Ho; Miles Knudsen Consulting; Van Nuys Glass; Leonis Adobe; Carol Burle; Owensmouth Historical Society; Aztec Club of
1847; Studio City Residents Assoc.
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THE HISTORIC EVENT:
- Failing in an attempt to purchase the Southwest from Mexico, The United States declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846 following the outbreak of
hostilities over the disputed Mexico-Texas border.
- In July and August, the U.S. Navy occupied all California ports without facing organized Mexican resistance. However, American misrule in Los
Angeles led to a local Californio rebellion and the armed expulsion of US occupiers from that city.
- The rebellion spread through most of Southern California and climaxed in early December with the defeat of Gen. Kearney's American forces by
Californio vaqueros (under the leadership of Andres Pico) at the Battle of San Pasqual.
- Determined to suppress the rebellion, American commanders Stockton and Kearney prepared to recapture Los Angeles. They ordered American Forces under
John C. Fremont to march south from Monterey, while another American force under their joint command marched north from San Diego.
- Realizing Californio forces were heavily outmanned and outgunned, Andres Pico approached Fremont with honorable terms under which the Californios
would surrender.
- Fremont accepted Pico's terms in principle and the two sides agreed to meet at Campo de Cahuenga on January 13, 1847 to sign the
Articles of Capitulation, known as "Capitulation of Cahuenga." The generous terms of the agreement ended hostilities in California.
- After the American conquest of Mexico City, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war and ceded California and the American Southwest to
the United States.
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Our site is located at:
Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
Studio City/North Hollywood, CA 91604
Google Maps Link
Accessible by public transportation. Exit Universal City stop on Metro Red Line and enjoy the Metro's tiled art exhibit of the Campo de Cahuenga story
while you are there.
(We are directly across from Universal Studios entrance adjacent to the MTA parking lot.)
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This act separated Alta California from Mexican control and thus Baja California remained in Mexico.
Max and I will be there selling/ signing our new Missions books as well as old California Camino Real collector bells, 'Baja Bound' book and Mike
Humfreville's books. 12:30-2:15 pm FREE ADMISSION
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David K
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PHOTOS from a past event... 2013
Pico and Fremont exchange...
Canon was fired twice and every car alarm in the several blocks went off! The crowd was too big for me to get a photo of it being shot.
Mexican uniform...
American uniform...
Max and the colonel...
Inside the museum...
General Andres Pico
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Fremont
Campo de Cahuenga adobe
One of two glass cases containing the bells on loan from Max Kurillo, my co-author
Our table
It was a beautiful day, a bit cold, but sunny. We sold several books some bells and some Baja Calendars, too. 
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Interesting bit of history.
And I remember I used to play dress-up too..... when I was a
kid 
I had a Davy Crockett hat, Wyatt Earp pants, cowboy boots, and Buntline cap pistols....I almost believed the "re-enactment" of "playing guns" when I
was in my pre-teens....
Don't believe everything you think....
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It was a short lived war, but had long lasting changes for both Mexico and the U.S., with Baja in the middle of it all!
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The 2014 event is coming up Sunday, Jan. 12... Max and I will be there to sign books.
Calendar of Events
Sunday, January 12, 2014
1 p.m - 2:30 p.m.
Annual Reenactment of the Signing of the Articles of Capitulation
Free event; everyone welcome.
Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
Los Angeles 91604
Celebrate the 167th anniversary of the historic signing.
Time-travel back to 1847 for this momentous Living History event. Witness the proceedings "in the moment" in the surroundings of the very place where
General Andres Pico and Lt. Colonel John C. Fremont placed their signatures on the document ending hostilities and bringing peace with honor between
the American forces and Californios under Mexican Rule. Imagine the future, as Manifest Destiny was realized, California quickly gained statehood and
all local peoples united as fellow Americans because of this momentous signing. On this spot, Butterfield Stagecoaches would soon stop, Civil War
soldiers would later encamp and subsequent generations would have a front row seat for a burgeoning entertainment industry.
Our Re-enactment Supporters:
Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Assoc.; City of Los Angeles Dept. of Recreation and Parks, North Hollywood Recreation Center; Universal City -
North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce; Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce; City of Los Angeles; Native Sons of the Golden West; Native Daughters of the
Golden West; Daughters of the American Revolution Hollywood Chapter; Valley College Historical Museum; San Fernando Valley Historical Society; San
Fernando Valley Garden Clubs; Huntington Westerners; Legal Advisor Mike Murphy; North Hollywood Kiwanis Club; Weddington Investment Properties LLC;
Universal Studios Hollywood; No Ho; Miles Knudsen Consulting; Van Nuys Glass; Leonis Adobe; Carol Burle; Owensmouth Historical Society; Aztec Club of
1847; Studio City Residents Assoc.
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Nice review, David. Thanks.
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David K
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++++ 2015 Note: Event will be this Sunday, Jan. 11 at 12:30 pm
Any Nomads in the L.A. area who are not going to Tijuana for Ferna's event, please drop in and enjoy this event, complete with cannon fire! The Campo
de Cahuanga is just off the 101, and across from Universal Studios.
http://www.campodecahuenga.com/?p=4945
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David K
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Rain check. Steady rain this morning means Max and I won't be driving to L A today. First time for rain in all the years Max has attended the event.
The forcast showed it will be dry for the event, but it is the 3 hr. drive for Max to get there on wet freeways being why the rain check for this
year. Be safe amigos!
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Was stopping by with daughter to say Hi. Now I do not have to record the Cowboys , Packers!
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Quote: Originally posted by motoged  | Interesting bit of history.
And I remember I used to play dress-up too..... when I was a
kid
I had a Davy Crockett hat, Wyatt Earp pants, cowboy boots, and Buntline cap pistols....I almost believed the "re-enactment" of "playing guns" when I
was in my pre-teens.... |
You still play "dress up" ged, I've seen it. I've even seen you do a "re-enactment" of the Baja 1000......funny how the re-enactment never comes out
the same as reality 
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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David K
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Thank you... I am sorry we won't get to meet and talk this time. The reenactment is still interesting, so consider going if the rain stops before (as
the weatherman said it would). Anyone wanting the books we have, they are still available online, and the 3 Baja book Christmas special is extended
for 2015, while supplies of Mike Humfreville's and Tagart George's books last. http://oldmissions.com
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What? No support from MALDEF or La Raza?
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Some of this I do not understand. Weren't the people Americans (people in the Americas) before California was taken away from Mexico? Where was the
peace in honor (one side lost and the other ne won)? As a multicultural event, is it celebrated by Mexico as well? Isn't this more of a
celebration of California's journey to becoming a part of the United States for a US perspective?
| Quote: Originally posted by David K | ++++ 2015 Note: Event will be this Sunday, Jan. 11 at 12:30 pm
Any Nomads in the L.A. area who are not going to Tijuana for Ferna's event, please drop in and enjoy this event, complete with cannon fire! Max and I
will have a table set up selling books and El Camino Real bells. The Campo de Cahuanga is just off the 101, and across from Universal Studios.
Full Website: http://www.campodecahuenga.com/
The Campo is a place of celebrations. Each January, for more than half a century the events of 1847 are celebrated anew. In a reenactment of the
signing of a document by representatives of Mexico and the United States that became known as the Treaty of Cahuenga, signatures of General Andres
Pico and Lt. Col. John C. Fremont ended hostilities in the state, creating Peace with Honor. In two years, without first becoming a U.S. territory,
California was fast-tracked into the Union. Manifest Destiny was realized. We were one nation from sea to shining sea. All Californians became one
people-Americans. To this day, Campo de Cahuenga is a place for celebrating our multi-cultural contributions.
An adobe-like museum building dedicated by Los Angeles in 1951 serves the Campo today. Outside, a display of the latest excavation of the original
adobe is on view, one that extends under busy Lankershim Boulevard. All around are the footprints of history. Native Tongva peoples knew this site at
the strategic ford of the Los Angeles River. The first Californios walked here. Missionaries, rancheros, gold seekers, pioneers crossed paths here.
The Butterfield Stagecoach once stopped at the Campo. A Civil War encampment was erected here. By stepping into Campo de Cahuenga today, on its
grounds or through our website, visitors become the newest chapter in the hallowed Campo legacy.
Welcome to the Campo de Cahuenga. Bienvenidos a la Campo de Cahuenga. Managed by the Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Association under the
auhispanices of the Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation for future generations.
Calendar of Events
Annual Reenactment of the Signing of the Articles of Capitulation
Sunday, January 11, 2015
12:30 p.m - 2:15p.m.
Free event; everyone welcome.
Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
Celebrate the 168th anniversary of the historic signing.
Time-travel back to 1847 for this momentous Living History event. Witness the proceedings "in the moment" in the surroundings of the very place where
General Andres Pico and Lt. Colonel John C. Fremont placed their signatures on the document ending hostilities and bringing peace with honor between
the American forces and Californios under Mexican Rule. Imagine the future, as Manifest Destiny was realized, California quickly gained statehood and
all local peoples united as fellow Americans because of this momentous signing. On this spot, Butterfield Stagecoaches would soon stop, Civil War
soldiers would later encamp and subsequent generations would have a front row seat for a burgeoning entertainment industry.
Our Re-enactment Supporters:
Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Assoc.; City of Los Angeles Dept. of Recreation and Parks, North Hollywood Recreation Center; Universal City -
North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce; Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce; City of Los Angeles; Native Sons of the Golden West; Native Daughters of the
Golden West; Daughters of the American Revolution Hollywood Chapter; Valley College Historical Museum; San Fernando Valley Historical Society; San
Fernando Valley Garden Clubs; Huntington Westerners; Legal Advisor Mike Murphy; North Hollywood Kiwanis Club; Weddington Investment Properties LLC;
Universal Studios Hollywood; No Ho; Miles Knudsen Consulting; Van Nuys Glass; Leonis Adobe; Carol Burle; Owensmouth Historical Society; Aztec Club of
1847; Studio City Residents Assoc.
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THE HISTORIC EVENT:
- Failing in an attempt to purchase the Southwest from Mexico, The United States declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846 following the outbreak of
hostilities over the disputed Mexico-Texas border.
- In July and August, the U.S. Navy occupied all California ports without facing organized Mexican resistance. However, American misrule in Los
Angeles led to a local Californio rebellion and the armed expulsion of US occupiers from that city.
- The rebellion spread through most of Southern California and climaxed in early December with the defeat of Gen. Kearney's American forces by
Californio vaqueros (under the leadership of Andres Pico) at the Battle of San Pasqual.
- Determined to suppress the rebellion, American commanders Stockton and Kearney prepared to recapture Los Angeles. They ordered American Forces under
John C. Fremont to march south from Monterey, while another American force under their joint command marched north from San Diego.
- Realizing Californio forces were heavily outmanned and outgunned, Andres Pico approached Fremont with honorable terms under which the Californios
would surrender.
- Fremont accepted Pico's terms in principle and the two sides agreed to meet at Campo de Cahuenga on January 13, 1847 to sign the
Articles of Capitulation, known as "Capitulation of Cahuenga." The generous terms of the agreement ended hostilities in California.
- After the American conquest of Mexico City, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war and ceded California and the American Southwest to
the United States.
====================================================
Our site is located at:
Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
Studio City/North Hollywood, CA 91604
Google Maps Link
Accessible by public transportation. Exit Universal City stop on Metro Red Line and enjoy the Metro's tiled art exhibit of the Campo de Cahuenga story
while you are there.
(We are directly across from Universal Studios entrance adjacent to the MTA parking lot.)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This act separated Alta California from Mexican control and thus Baja California remained in Mexico.
Max and I will be there selling/ signing our new Missions books as well as old California Camino Real collector bells, 'Baja Bound' book and Mike
Humfreville's books. 12:30-2:15 pm FREE ADMISSION
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You will need to ask the host of the web site to hear their views Ralph. In my opinion, the people who settled in California (Spanish, Mexican,
American, and other nationalities) would come to consider California as their own country, thus be called 'Californios'. More than once they
considered and began the action to be independent. Like Texas, we were an independent republic, but for only a few weeks instead of 9 years. Joining
the United States was seen as an improvement, since Mexico was so lacking in being able to serve its distant province. That American troops were
already in California at the time the Bear Flag was raised may have been only a coincidence and not the reason...?
Here are just some of the flags associated with independent Californians, from: http://www.loeser.us/flags/california.html
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