Fremont and Treaty of Cahuenga

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Posted by Steve Clugston (4.232.69.120) on 21:27:00 01/25/05

Our unit:(C Company, 1st US Dragoons) attended the "Treaty of Cahuenga" Reenactment on 16 January 2005, at the Cahuenga (pronounced "Cuh-Hoo-ehn-GA": or don't ask me it's an Indian word spelled out in Spanish type grammer?) Adobe in North Hollywood, California. Anyway, on Jan. 13, 1847, John C. Fremont signed the "Treaty of Cahuenga which ended all hostilies in California (yes, there were 4 battles in California) with Andreas Pico, who represented the "Californios"; who were Mexican citizens of Alta California at the time.
The re-enactment ceremony was enjoyable, and was filmed by the History Channel. We had a lot of great Living Historians in uniform and in costume representing the U.S. Dragoons, and military of the period and some "Californios". We also had "Cap" Cresap firing off 2 cannons; a 12 pounder Mountain Howitzer and a reproduction of the "Sutter Gun" which was a brass "6 pounder".
I was a bit disappointed by the Cahuenga Adobe people who presented Fremont as the "Eagle of the West" at the expense of General Kearney, who trained the troops who fought the battles of San Gabriel; (the outcome of which actually led to the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga.) Fremont went on to being Court-martialed by Gen. Kearny and eventually the 1856 candidate for President, and lost to Buchanan. Kearney died in 1848, after 30 years of a distinquished career on the frontier, and was not allowed to defend his name by the way. This was after he became the military governor of Mexico in late 1847 (under U.S. occupation.) I am hoping that the local historian at Cahuenga will consider the facts instead of worshipping a self promoting historic figure like Fremont.

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Comments:	: Our unit:(C Company, 1st US Dragoons) attended the "Treaty of Cahuenga" Reenactment on 16 January 2005, at the Cahuenga (pronounced "Cuh-Hoo-ehn-GA": or don't ask me it's an Indian word spelled out in Spanish type grammer?) Adobe in North Hollywood, California. Anyway, on Jan. 13, 1847, John C. Fremont signed the "Treaty of Cahuenga which ended all hostilies in California (yes, there were 4 battles in California) with Andreas Pico, who represented the "Californios"; who were Mexican citizens of Alta California at the time. : The re-enactment ceremony was enjoyable, and was filmed by the History Channel. We had a lot of great Living Historians in uniform and in costume representing the U.S. Dragoons, and military of the period and some "Californios". We also had "Cap" Cresap firing off 2 cannons; a 12 pounder Mountain Howitzer and a reproduction of the "Sutter Gun" which was a brass "6 pounder". : I was a bit disappointed by the Cahuenga Adobe people who presented Fremont as the "Eagle of the West" at the expense of General Kearney, who trained the troops who fought the battles of San Gabriel; (the outcome of which actually led to the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga.) Fremont went on to being Court-martialed by Gen. Kearny and eventually the 1856 candidate for President, and lost to Buchanan. Kearney died in 1848, after 30 years of a distinquished career on the frontier, and was not allowed to defend his name by the way. This was after he became the military governor of Mexico in late 1847 (under U.S. occupation.) I am hoping that the local historian at Cahuenga will consider the facts instead of worshipping a self promoting historic figure like Fremont.
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