S2 E5 Accidental Annexation of California
Monkey Block San Francisco's Golden History
English - March 15, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary gold rush california Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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October 1842, Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones believes he is about to place his name in the records of American expansionist history, stating Mexico made a declaration of war against the United States, He plans to seize every California port from Yerba Buena to San Diego, before Mexico can enact their plan to sell California to England, to pay off debts.
But, sometimes, things aren't what they seem...