Please bring family, friends and co-workers out to
Campo de Cahuenga's annual re-enactment of the Treaty of Cahuenga on Sunday, January 11th from Noon - until about 3:00 pm
This is a family friendly event and especially for teachers and students of all ages.
Remember - Los Angeles Metro access - Campo de Cahuenga is only steps away from the Universal City Red Metro Line station.
The
Treaty of Cahuenga, also called the "Capitulation of Cahuenga," ended the fighting of the
Mexican-American War in
Alta California in 1847. It was not a formal treaty between nations but an informal agreement between rival military forces in which the
Californios gave up fighting. The treaty was drafted in English and Spanish by
José Antonio Carrillo, approved by American Lieutenant-Colonel
John C. Frémont and
Mexican Governor Andrés Pico on January 13, 1847 at
Campo de Cahuenga in what is now
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
The treaty called for the Californios to give up their artillery, and
provided that all prisoners from both sides be immediately freed. Those
Californios who promised not to again take up arms during the war, and
to obey the laws and regulations of the United States, were allowed to
peaceably return to their homes and
ranchos.
They were to be allowed the same rights and privileges as were allowed
to citizens of the United States, and were not to be compelled to take
an oath of allegiance until a treaty of peace was signed between the
United States and Mexico, and were given the privilege of leaving the
country if they wished to do so.
Under the later
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848,
Mexico formally ceded
Alta California and other territories to the
United States, and the disputed border of
Texas was fixed at the
Rio Grande. Pico, like nearly all the Californios, became an American citizen with full legal and voting rights. Pico later became a
State Assemblyman and then a
State Senator representing Los Angeles in the
California State Legislature.
For more information, please visit
www.CampodeCaheunga.org or
campodecahuenga1847@hotmail.com.