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| Cahuenga, capitulation of, 1. 345. |
| Calderón de la Barca, J. M., Spanish minister at Washington, on Mexican army, 1. 106. |
| Calhoun, J. C., and annexation of Texas, 1. 84, 86, 433; opposition to war, 123, 182, 183, 185-7, 189, 443, 472; desire to supplant, 123, 2. 257; on unrest, 1. 124; and defensive-line policy, 348, 2. 183; and advance to the Rio Grande, 1. 457, 458; and Oregon question, 458; and lieutenant generalcy for Benton, 2. 75; and peace, 125; and Folk's Cabinet, 269; encourages enemy, 281; followers and Polk, 281, 496; character and leadership, 282, 291; and Wilmot Proviso, 287; on treaty of peace, 472; and war annexations, 499. |
| California, Jones at Monterey, 1. 69, 423; abuse and expulsion of Americans, 71, 73, 423; misgovernment and expulsion of Mexican officials, virtual abdication, 87, 319-22, 522, 523; European interference feared, American precautions against it, 90, 95, 325-6, 530; offer to purchase, 95, 436; attitude of American government, 127, 324-5; conditions under Mexican rule, 315; population, 315; character and life of Californians, 315-7; map of coast, (1846), 316; map of northern, 317; foreign element, commerce, 317-9, 521; question of future, American interest, 322-4, 444, 523; Great Britain and, 323-5, 334, 336, 524, 527, 531, 2. 302, 308, 505; France and, 1. 324, 32/, 523; expected peaceful acquisition, 325; and cause of Mexican War, 326, 526; attitude of Californians toward foreign control, 327-9, 526; factional war (1846), 329, 527; Frémont and Castro, 331, 528; Gillespie and Frémont's return, Bear Flag war, 331-3, 528-9, 531; its results, 333; Sloat's hesitation, 333-4, 530, 531; possession taken at Monterey, 334-5, 531; defensive union of factions, 335; Stockton-Frémont union and address, 336, 532; first southern campaign, 336-7, 532; Stockton's rule, 337-8; rising in south against Gillespie's rule, 338-9, 533-1; second southern campaign, 339-46, 534-6; Kearny, battle of San Pascual, 341, 534; American force, 342, 535, 2. 219, 432; advance and recapture of Los Angeles, 1. 342-4; Frémont's conduct, his capitulation with insurgents, 345-6, 535-6, 2. 218; results, 1. 346, 536; in peace negotiations and treaty, 135, 136, 238, 240, 248, 468, 469; under American rule, 217-20, 285, 454; justice of acquisition, 322, 514; friction between Kearny and Frémont, 454. |
| Callender, F. D., at Contreras, 2. 104, 105. |
| Camargo, occupation, as camp, 1. 210, 484; camp broken up, 356; troops left at, 493; force at (Oct.), 506. |
| Cameron, J. A., American consul at Vera Cruz, reports cited passim. |
| Campbell, J. A., opposes war, 1. 189. |
| Campbell, R. B., American consul at Havana, and Santa Anna, 1. 221; on strength of Ulúa, 536; and spy for Scott, 2. 332. |
| Campbell, W. B., in battle of Monterey, 1. 249, 252; on mistakes at Monterey, 502, 505; on Taylor, 549, 2. 316; at Cerro Gordo, 56, 57, 353; on attitude on reinlistment, 63; on Pillow, 377, 435. |
| Campomanes (Campos), , intermediary between Scott and clergy, 2. 357. |
| Campos. See Campomanes. |
| Camps, Taylor's, at Corpus Christi, 1. 143; Texan, of Taylor's reinforcements, 205-7, 480; Camargo, sickness, 211, 484, 493; Cerralvo, 212, 229, 493; Scott's, before Vera Cruz, 2. 27; Vergara, 222. |
| Campusano, Antonio, at Guaymas, 2. 206, 209, 447. |
| Canales, Antonio, force at Matamoros, 1. 158; character, 158; at Palo Alto, 165, 166; at Resaca de la Palma, 171, 174; and Fort Brown, 176; leaves Taylor's advance unopposed, 226, 236, 495; guerilla warfare, 479, 2. 169-70. |
| Canalizo, Valentín, command below Perote, and preparations, 2. 40, 41, 47, 61, 347; at Cerro Gordo, 45, 352; in the battle, 52, 55; and Santa Anna at Orizaba, 68; and army at capital, 88; in plan of its defence, 90; fails, 95; combination against Santa Anna, 134. |
