The Spanish in the Southwest . ,^:^j!Mk»^^ Old jail at Monterey Jones stated briefly that war had broken out betweenMexico and the United States, and that, as an officer inthe navy of the latter, he proposed to take possession ofMonterey. He gave Alvarado his choice of surrenderingquietly but immediately, or of seeing the town decision must be made by the following day. Spanish Governors of California 217 What could Alvarado do ? The trim sloop-of-war,ready for battle, lay in front of the town; her eight hun-dred men were an overwhelming force. Alvarado waswithout soldiers, and h
The Spanish in the Southwest . ,^:^j!Mk»^^ Old jail at Monterey Jones stated briefly that war had broken out betweenMexico and the United States, and that, as an officer inthe navy of the latter, he proposed to take possession ofMonterey. He gave Alvarado his choice of surrenderingquietly but immediately, or of seeing the town decision must be made by the following day. Spanish Governors of California 217 What could Alvarado do ? The trim sloop-of-war,ready for battle, lay in front of the town; her eight hun-dred men were an overwhelming force. Alvarado waswithout soldiers, and his authority as governor had re-cently passed into other hands. That night a horsemanstarted to meet Micheltorena, bearing him the astoundingnews. The next day, without resistance, four hundredAmericans were landed and marched to the fort. TheMexican flag wras hauled down, and the stars and stripeswere raised. Monterey was in the hands of the UnitedStates. Micheltorena was met by Alvarados messenger aboutthirty miles north of
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