Pioneer data from 1832 / from the memory of Don Juan Forster. 1878.

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Forster, John, 1814-1882,. Pioneer data from 1832 / from the memory of Don Juan Forster.

Pioneer data from 1832 / from the memory of Don Juan Forster. 1878.

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At the end of the 19th century, Hubert Bancroft and his close associates engaged in an oral history project to record the experiences of Californios who had inhabited California prior to the American annexation. As part of this project, Thomas Savage interviewed John Forster at his home in San Juan Capistrano on January 4, 1878. Following an explanatory note by Savage, Forster's dictation begins with a short description of his early life in England and Mexico. He then describes the political scene in Los Angeles in the 1830s, and the activities of contemporaries such as Manuel Micheltorena, Pio Pico, Juan Bautista Alvarado, Jose Castro, and Carlos Antonio Carrillo. Then, the content shifts almost entirely to the skirmishes between American and Mexican forces during the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Forster describes the battles of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Pascual, Rancho Dominguez, and Chino. The interview ends with the Treaty of Cahuenga and the surrender of Pio Pico.

39 leaves : paper, 2 ports. ; 23 x 17 cm.

University of California, Los Angeles