Lower California (Baja California)

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

State or Province

Containing Unit

Mexico

Events

Date		Type
11/03/1853	American filibuster William Walker proclaims himself president of an independent "Republic of Lower California"	Military/Violent
10/15/1853	William Walker and 45 followers invade Baja California, in northwestern Mexico	Battles/Soldiers
04/04/1854	William Walker and his fellow filibusters leave Baja California for Sonora	Battles/Soldiers
05/08/1854	William Walker is driven from Mexico and taken into custody by the U.S. military	Military/Violent

People

Documents

Images

Bibliography

Insurgents on the Baja Peninsula: Henry Halleck's Journal of the War in Lower California, 1847-1848

Baja California in the Mexican War, 1846-1848

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