In the 1800s the country of Mexico included California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. That's why all those places have names in the Spanish Language... Like Los Angeles, the City of the Angels... or San Francisco, named for Saint Francis of Assisi...
The USA had a war with Mexico and took all that land... but not without a fight. At The Alamo, General Santa Ana defeated the Texans and killed all of the men in the fort.
That's why the Texans say "Remember the Alamo" in order to inspire soldiers to win later battles in the USA/Mexico War. Eventually Sam Houston won the war and Texas became an independent country. Later a State in the USA.
John Fremont and Kit Carson fought and won at the battle of Los Angeles in 1848... but the war was still not over... until The US Marines invaded Mexico City... Just like the Marine Corps Song...
"From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli.
We Will Fight our Countries Battles on the land and on the Sea. "
Montezuma was the leader of the Aztec Indians that lived in Mexico before the Spanish invaded.
Tripoli is on the Mediterranean Sea in Present day Libya. Pirates from Africa ruled the sea and confiscated cargo and held sailors hostage. Kidnapping for Ransom.
In 1848 the Mexican American war ended, California became part of the USA and then, like magic, GOLD was discovered near Sacramento...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles_(disambiguation)
There were actually Four Famous battles of Los Angeles...
One was during the Mexican American war in 1846...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Los_Angeles
One was During World War Two (1942) when artillery gunners thought the saw a UFO Spaceship attacking the city and they fired off anti aircraft cannons... No destroyed UFO was found.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles
The Third was the Watts Riots 1965.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots
and the Fourth was the Rodney King Riots... 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots
surprisingly, Los Angeles did not have riots after the Assassination of Dr Martin Luther King
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_assassination_riots
The USA had a war with Mexico and took all that land... but not without a fight. At The Alamo, General Santa Ana defeated the Texans and killed all of the men in the fort.
That's why the Texans say "Remember the Alamo" in order to inspire soldiers to win later battles in the USA/Mexico War. Eventually Sam Houston won the war and Texas became an independent country. Later a State in the USA.
John Fremont and Kit Carson fought and won at the battle of Los Angeles in 1848... but the war was still not over... until The US Marines invaded Mexico City... Just like the Marine Corps Song...
"From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli.
We Will Fight our Countries Battles on the land and on the Sea. "
Montezuma was the leader of the Aztec Indians that lived in Mexico before the Spanish invaded.
Tripoli is on the Mediterranean Sea in Present day Libya. Pirates from Africa ruled the sea and confiscated cargo and held sailors hostage. Kidnapping for Ransom.
In 1848 the Mexican American war ended, California became part of the USA and then, like magic, GOLD was discovered near Sacramento...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles_(disambiguation)
There were actually Four Famous battles of Los Angeles...
One was during the Mexican American war in 1846...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Los_Angeles
One was During World War Two (1942) when artillery gunners thought the saw a UFO Spaceship attacking the city and they fired off anti aircraft cannons... No destroyed UFO was found.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Los_Angeles
The Third was the Watts Riots 1965.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots
and the Fourth was the Rodney King Riots... 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots
surprisingly, Los Angeles did not have riots after the Assassination of Dr Martin Luther King
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_assassination_riots
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