Californio militia

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Mexican military formation irregular military force military unit

The Californio militia was a locally raised force of Spanish-speaking Californian residents that fought on the Mexican side during the Mexican–American War, particularly in the struggle for control of Alta California.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Californio militia canonical	4
California state militia units	1
Californio forces	1
Californio lancers	1
Mexican (Californio) forces in California	1
Mexican Californio cavalry	1
Mexican forces in Alta California	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mexican military formation ⓘ irregular military force ⓘ military unit ⓘ
activeIn	Alta California NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Californios NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranchero society in California ⓘ
baseOfOperations	Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
disbandedAfter	U.S. occupation of California NERFINISHED ⓘ
engagedInBattle	Battle of Dominguez Rancho NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of La Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Rio San Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of San Pasqual NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Los Angeles (1846–1847) NERFINISHED ⓘ
equipment	horses ⓘ lances ⓘ muskets ⓘ
ethnicComposition	Californios NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedDuring	Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Mexican California NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Spanish ⓘ
loyalty	Mexican government NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	cavalry ⓘ mounted militia ⓘ
notableCommander	Andrés Pico NERFINISHED ⓘ José Antonio Carrillo NERFINISHED ⓘ José María Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	U.S. Marines in California campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	California Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States forces in California NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Mexican forces in the Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Spanish-speaking Californian residents ⓘ
region	Alta California NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	defense of Mexican control in Alta California ⓘ resistance to U.S. occupation of California ⓘ
sideInConflict	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	1846 ⓘ 1847 ⓘ
treatyEffect	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfRecruitment	local militia ⓘ
usedLanguage	Spanish ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War → belligerent → Californio militia ⓘ

Battle of Los Angeles (1846) → combatant → Californio militia ⓘ

Treaty of Cahuenga → signatorySide → Californio militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican (Californio) forces in California

Battle of San Pasqual → combatant → Californio militia ⓘ

Battle of San Pasqual → militaryBranchInvolved → Californio militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican Californio cavalry

Battle of Rio San Gabriel → combatant → Californio militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Californio forces

Battle of La Mesa → combatant → Californio militia ⓘ

Battle of La Mesa → armedForcesInvolved → Californio militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Californio lancers

Andrés Pico → commanderOf → Californio militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican forces in Alta California

California genocide → perpetrator → Californio militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: California state militia units