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Show 88 LEADING FACTS oF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY ere (a oeeae ee ee st Shortly after the departur e of Armijo from the Arka nsas, the Caravans, escorted by two hundred United States drag oons , under command of Captain Philip St, George Cooke, arrived. Snively forthwith proceeded to ? do. A portion of the Texans, however, deceived Cooke by deliveri ng over the worthless guns which had been captured from the Mexicans under Lobato, keeping their valuable Colt’s repeating rifles,.61 Captain Cooke with his command soon after returned to the nited S 3 ich had already passed on its way to Santa Fé a short dist ance but made no attack and shortly returned to Texas. As a Consequence of this trouble with the avenging Texans, General Santa Ana, by decree, closed the north- eT Tees haba ca me EL = nearest route across the country and meet me with what animals he able to obtain at should be St. Vrain’s Fort.’’ Bustamante, Apuntes Hist. Santa Ana, 206-9, gives informat NUEVA invasion de Nuev ion of the Guerra, 1844, doe, Ixiii, o-Nexico por los Anglo-Americanos. In Mex. Mem. ix, is noted that on June ernment had been 17, 1843, the Mexican obliged to decre gov; entering the coun- ecognized in Mexico. , ip : Captain mander Cooke has ed of having violated a friendly flag — of having ta This is denied by party at the time. Soner other while persons on a friendly who were i visit. with the Had he left the Texans their arms, he by the traders of escor ting to the g them over to certain them destr uction, eir safety.’’ d wholly of Texans, or persons n0 » and organized ‘sures adopted by the entirely in Texas— United _ nited States — Mexicans as of Americans, again s of foreign relations, made States for damages resulting from the Mexican minister to the neers was at one time Presi eral party which ad interim of Mexico. came into dent power under Guerrero in 1829. He belonged t James S.pe Calhoun, ; Ss first Civil Govern: or - of aToi Act of Congress March 3, 185 q 9) L es Mexico under the |