Mexican American War

John L. O'Sullivan was an American columnist and editor who used the term "Manifest Destiny" in 1845 to promote the annexation of Texas. He used it again in December of 1845 to address the boundary dispute with Great Britain in the Oregon country. He believed that God had given the United States a mission to spread republican democracy ("the great experiment of liberty") throughout North America. This concept of Manifest Destiny fueled the Mexican American War.

The Mexican American war was fueled by Californio economic and political difficulties as well as the strong American force called Manifest Destiny.

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The Battle of the Old Woman’s Gun Reenactment has become recent history as well as now belonging to the ages of old California’s legacy! The event on October 10th, this last Saturday of the Reenactment of the “Battle of Dominguez Ranch” aka “Battle of the Old Woman’s Gun” has been successfully launched! It has taken its proper place in California and LA Culture, hopefully for a long time!

The Battle of Dominguez Hills (pdf file) is also known as the Battle of the Old Woman's Gun

From mid 1846 to January of 1847 there were several skirmishes and battles in Southern California. American army, navy and volunteers attempted to take the area of Alta California from the inabitants. The Battle of Dominguez Hills was one of them.

October 19th will be the 163rd anniversary of this Battle and will take place in areas of that actual battle at the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum. Read more about this Californian event at The Battle of Dominguez Hills.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS San Diego Stake Center) hosted the Mormon Battalion Symposium last January 30, 2009. This Conference was sponsored by the California Pioneer Heritage Foundation. This Foundation was established to recognize California's Pioneer Era, and the men and women who came between 1845 and the arrival of the railroads. The Foundation places particular emphasis on the contributions of pioneers who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The goal of the foundation is to educate members of the LDS Church, the general public, and the media about these stalwart pioneers by the following means: