Stephen w kearny biography of alberta
Why is new mexico called new mexico.
12 founding families of new mexico
General Stephen Kearny
joined the army in Mexico; in March, , was governor, military and civil, of Vera Cruz, and in May of the same year was made governor of the city of Mexico. In August, , he was brevetted major-general, and died in St.
Louis, Mo., on Oct. 31, following.
The Kearny-Stockton Controversy.
The differences between General Kearny and Commodore Stockton, after the occupation of California, originated primarily in the indefiniteness of the instructions which were issued from the seat of government.
Those addressed to the naval commanders on the Pacific, in their judgment, justified the organization of a military force and a civil government in California, and under those instructions Commodore Stockton authorized Colonel Fremont to organize the California battalion and take its command with the title of major.
By virtue of those, he likewise took the necessary steps for the organization of a civil government for California and invest