When was bernarda ruiz born

Not only was the Campo lost, so were both original versions of the treaty. The English version seems to have been misplaced in route to Washington D.

The Spanish version also vanished, which made officially confirming the Campo site as a historical landmark very difficult. Enter Mrs. Forbes, a tiny, tireless woman who is famed as California's "bell lady. In , she convinced the Women's Club of Hollywood to publically recognize the Campo, and the bell they placed in a spot of honor is still at the site today. In , the site was officially recognized by the state of California.

By now, there was a small animal hospital on the land. But Forbes was undeterred and convinced the city to acquire the land. The animal hospital was turned into a small museum with a "strange wall of pinkish stucco," run by a caretaker named Adolpho Rivera. However, their findings were reburied and the maps they produced were sadly inaccurate. The Depression and Rivera's death wreaked havoc on the small museum, and by the late '40s, the now-nearly year old Forbes was calling for a new building.

She got her wish. Designed by the firm of Spencer and Landon, the completion of the Mission Revival structure was the fulfillment of Forbes' final dream, though she was too ill to attend the dedication.

Although the site was declared a historical cultural monument, it was "virtually unnoticed" by folks on their way to Universal Studios or jobs in the Valley.

Fittingly, it was America's continuing expansion that led to a resurgence of interest in the site. In , expansion of the Metro's red line led to archeologists uncovering the long lost original adobe's foundation, only six inches below a sidewalk off Lankershim Blvd. Several years of excavation led to the discovery of Tongva artifacts, animal bones, Mission era ceramic tiles, and the 99 by 30 foot stone foundation.

These discoveries led historians to radically reassess not only the time period in which the Campo was built, but also who owned it. Although the site was reburied, its outline can be seen both in the recreation on the site and in decorative tiles mapping the outline of the Campo that stretch out onto present day Lankershim Blvd.

Every day busy Californians drive right over the spot where the first steps toward American statehood were taken many moons ago. Like I once did, they briefly wonder what the Campo is all about -- and then zoom past, on their way to find their promised piece of the American dream. Tending Nature. The Mallorca Files. Professor T Belgium. Fine Cut. SoCal Wanderer. Earth Focus Presents. Muhammad Ali. Southland Sessions.

Line of Separation. Icon: Music Through the Lens. The Latino Experience. Variety Studio: Actors On Actors. Death in Paradise. Independent Lens. Why did Bernarda Ruiz want to talk with John Fremont? Bernarda Ruiz met Fremont and advised him to offer easy peace terms to the Californios. She asked him to win the Mexican Californians over to his side and not make them enemies by enforcing harsh peace terms.

Imaginary line marking the limits of a nation. The Treaty of Cahuenga, also called the Capitulation of Cahuenga, was an agreement that ended the Conquest of California, resulting in a ceasefire between Californios and Americans. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that brought an official end to the Mexican-American War , was signed on February 2, , at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city north of the capital where the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.

Fremont and his band of nearly freebooters, who were coming to Los Angeles for the battle. On Christmas Day, Fremont was warned of the plot by a local sea captain who guided them by another route into the undefended town of Santa Barbara. Fremont led a fearsome force of men with heavy black beards, blue flannel shirts, buckskin pants, Bowie knives and guns. While the Californios lay in wait in the pass, preparing to drop tons of rocks on the American soldiers, Fremont and his troops took control of Santa Barbara, commandeering a herd of fresh horses that belonged to Bernarda.

Word circulated among frightened townspeople that he might take revenge on them for the failed ambush, and seize their property. As the panic-stricken townsfolk huddled in their homes, Bernarda walked next-door to the hotel and confronted Fremont.

Andres Pico, commander of the Californios. The 10 minutes he promised lasted two hours. Bernarda skillfully proved that the pen was mightier than the sword. His rangers pitched tents outside of town in readiness for a conflict that had every likelihood of subjugating and destroying Californio lives and lifestyle. Bernarda lived across the street from the hotel. Her motivation in seeking an audience with the legendary leader of the American forces is obvious. Fearing the worst, she made a plan to get the horses back, and keep safe the four sons who were ready to fight with the Californios, to the death.

Bernarda Ruiz was an educated widow at the time with widespread influence and family connections. She was known to be wise and compassionate, possessing an audacious spirit. Her deceased husband, a Presidio soldier, is said to have been a descendant of explorer Juan Cabrillo who discovered the California Coast.