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lifornia with proverbial footprints of the tongva tribes to the treaty signers to the stagecoach riders and all the pioneers who strived to make us a nation from sea to shining sea they all found their way through los angeles legendary cahuenga pass our story in a serene park of native plants within the heart of the ever burgeoning entertainment industry of the san fernando valley sits an amazing treasure in california history campo de cahuenga it is the perfect place to reflect on the storied roots and romantic beginnings of the american west once nearly lost to history the campo is now recognized and protected by the city of los angeles the state of california and the nation it is the very birthplace of california as we know it the campo is a place of celebrations each january for more than half a century the events of 1847 are celebrated anew in a reenactment of the signing of a document by representatives of mexico and the united states that became known as the treaty of cahuenga signatures of general andres pico and lt col john c fremont ended hostilities in the state creating peace with honor in two years without first becoming a u s territory california was fast tracked into the union manifest destiny was realized we were one nation from sea to shining sea all californians became one people americans to this day campo de cahuenga is a place for celebrating our multi cultural contributions an adobe like museum building dedicated by los angeles in 1951 serves the campo today outside a display of the latest excavation of the original adobe is on view one that extends under busy lankershim boulevard all around are the footprints of history native tongva peoples knew this site at the strategic ford of the los angeles river the first californios walked here missionaries rancheros gold seekers pioneers crossed paths here the butterfield stagecoach once stopped at the campo a civil war encampment was erected here by stepping into campo de cahuenga today on its grounds or through our website visitors become the newest chapter in the hallowed campo legacy welcome to the campo de cahuenga bienvenidos a la campo de cahuenga managed by the campo de cahuenga historical memorial association under the auspices of the los angeles department of parks and recreation for future generations visit the campo de cahuenga the campo is open tuesday thursday friday 10am 4pm and saturday 10am 2pm closed sunday monday wednesday for further information please call 818 623 4166 history the signing of the treaty of cahuenga put the site of campo de cahuenga on the map but chapter after chapter of events from early civilizations to those happening today are layered upon this history rich soil start digging all history indian period 2000 b c 1769 spanish period 1769 1821 mexican period 1821 1847 mexican american war 1846 1848 capitulation 1847 early american period 1848 1869 modern period 1869 present a look back 1931 2001 kids cube did you know historic documents visit the campo de cahuenga 3919 lankershim blvd los angeles across from universal studios on the metro red line the campo is open tuesday thursday friday 10am 4pm and saturday 10am 2pm closed sunday monday wednesday for further information please call 818 623 4166 women of the campo while a good many notable men left their mark and their famous signatures at the campo de cahuenga a handful of women were game changers here altering the course of california history here are the stories of three of them doña bernarda ruiz jessie benton fremont mrs a s c forbes doña bernarda ruiz 1802 1886 she s been dubbed california s pocahontas some liken her story to a scene out of shakespeare despite the dramatic influence santa barbara matriarch bernarda ruiz had in the creation of the articles of capitulation known as treaty of cahuenga her role has been very nearly lost to the pages of history few had remembered that on the day of the treaty signing january 13 1847 only one woman was flanking the table where andres pico and john c fremont made history forty years later when fremont published his memoirs ruiz was finally acknowledged as the woman who in a single conversation brought those men to that table in doing so she changed the course of california history through her remarkable negotiating skills the generous peace she proposed became the model for the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo bringing peace on a broader scope to the southwest the total number of lives she may have saved can only be imagined but the positive impact on the lifestyles of the californios is obvious only a few details are known of the two hours she spent speaking with lt col fremont on christmas eve 1846 fremont and his aides were staying at the san carlos hotel on santa barbara s state street 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 her four sons were in harm s way as riders in mexico s version of the pony express their livelihood was also jeopardized for fremont s rangers had commandeered their spare horses 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 bernarda was born into the famous lugo family founding members of los angeles she now appealed to her friend jesus pico to use his influence as cousin to pio pico to arrange a personal meeting with fremont fremont agreed to a 10 minute discussion they talked with the minutes stretching to hours in which she played her hand politically savvy it is likely she appealed to his ego by convincing him the support of the californios would further his dreams of a political career enemies made on the other had might forever put his life in danger fremont s take on the meeting is relayed in his memoirs she wished me to take into my mind this plan of settlement to which she would influence her people meantime she urged me to hold my hand so far as possible naturally her character and sound reasoning had its influence with me and i had no reserves when i assured her i would bear her wishes in mind when the occasion came and that she might with all confidence speak on this basis with her friends fremont the pathfinder became fremont the peacemaker with bernarda s concepts following the treaty signing she returned quietly to santa barbara where she lived until 1880 to age 78 a fountain at campo de cahuenga bears a plaque in memory of her important role on fremont s part the ruiz family got their horses back jessie benton fremont 1824 1902 john and jessie fremont were the celebrity it couple of their time romantic and glamorous with their lives of high adventure and political intrigue today s paparazzi would have been tailing their stagecoach in an instant jessie just might have been the first political wife in the modern day concept savvy in her own right it s been said she may have been the more brilliant political strategist of the pair she learned the ropes after all at her papa s knee jessie benton fremont was the child of senator thomas hart benton the first senator from the new state of missouri doted on benton brought up his beautiful precocious daughter in the political arena as if she was a son jessie was known to have spent countless hours with benton in his study observing the ins and outs of power imagine his chagrin when still a teen she eloped with the dashing explorer and set out for the wild west instead of polite society time healed the estrangement for ironically it was benton s own son in law who was to deliver to him and the nation his ultimate political dream an avowed expansionist who was a foremost advocate of the jeffersonian concept of manifest destiny he saw his goal fulfilled with the signing of the articles of capitulation at the campo de cahuenga on january 13 1847 by fremont and pico jessie meanwhile was becoming a role model for 19th century women around the country well bred well traveled and well educated she gave voice to her views both vocally and in print she became a published writer as the victorian age and its mores dawned with women still disenfranchised from the political process the willful jessie benton fremont was more than adept at straddling the fine line between social propriety and activism of the day women emulated her flocked to her and loved her style and grace life as the wife of john c fremont tested her vows for they lived for richer and for poorer with trials and tribulations as they moved from west to east and west again winning and losing elections fortunes and favor retirement brought the couple back to california this time to los angeles a far different and much more populous place than the day fremont first proved the pen is mightier than the sword in the cahuenga pass a home was purchased for them on hoover street with jessie living in comfort still with adoring friends until her passing in 1902 while her husband died and was buried in new york her remains are here artifacts of her life and her travels are at campo de cahuenga as is a letter penned in her own handwriting attesting to the location of the treaty signing keeping her parents legacy alive daughter elizabeth lily benton fremont an acquaintance of campo de cahuenga s first lady and historian mrs a s c forbes attended at least one re enactment of the treaty signing this was long before the new campo de cahuenga was built for in 1917 on january 13 lily fremont joined the newly formed landmarks club meeting at 4th and hill streets for the re enactment ceremonies the fremont family legacy continues today the peace and brotherhood is still celebrated annually mrs a s c forbes 1861 1951 in one of the more befuddling bureaucratic flukes california s birth certificate was lost the first seven articles in the treaty of cahuenga scripted in both english and in spanish for the historic signing on the porch of the casa de cahuenga were nowhere to be found when the indefatigable mrs armitage s c forbes went looking more than half a century later the document was now needed mrs forbes an established historian artist and author known for her role as the bell lady who revealed the road linking the string of california missions fought for its name el camino real and marked the way with bells of her own design was now on another mission this is the story of how the dynamic little bell lady said to be tiny as a doll became the mother of the campo mrs a s c forbes was well versed in the campo s significance to california and the entire u s a as a champion of california s rich cultural history she and husband armitage sutton carino forbes a renaissance man in his own right had immersed themselves in the early spanish roots since their arrival in the state in 1895 setting out on a photographic tour of the mission settlements interviewing and mapping along the way the couple not only established the original route of the king s highway as el camino real was known but motivated the missions to preserve and restore their rich heritage now her attention turned to the campo de cahuenga having befriended jessie benton fremont wife of john c fremont and their daughter elizabeth lily she actively pursued the search for the missing treaty in her campaign to get the site of the signing of the treaty properly defined designated and purchased by the city of los angeles for the creation of a memorial park she contacted washington d c to obtain a photographic copy it was to have been in the hands of the secretary of the navy handed over by commodore stockton in 1847 as she describes in her historic account first published in 1925 california missions and landmarks sometime prior to 1923 with the assistance of pioneers charles prudhomme and don eugene plummer her research led her to the bancroft library at the university of california berkeley here amongst the private papers of jose antonio carrillo who penned the treaty was the missing document that certified the campo s extraordinary place in history as she laments in her book had the documentation been available years earlier the original casa de cahuenga may have never fallen into ruins and the precise boundaries been in dispute now along with affidavits she collected from witnesses present at the signing she moved forward with her renowned zeal to have the site purchased the history and landmarks club was formed eventually leading to the fremont pico park mrs a s c forbes lived to see the new campo de cahuenga structure erected on the site nearing 90 and too ill to attend the building s dedication ceremonies held just past the centennial of the treaty she was active in its creation and the new memorials association that would continue her work preserve the mementoes and organize the annual reenactment ceremonies of the historic signing it is now the campo s turn to honor its mother forever grateful mr and mrs forbes chose california as their adopted state born harrie rebecca piper smith native pennsylvanian and descendant of john piper revolutiony war era patriot of piper s run fame history and preservation were second nature to mrs forbes when her husband died in 1928 she continued their joint work for more than two decades she was ever mrs a s c forbes no first name needed some will remember her as owner of her own foundry designing and producing mission bells large and small some will remember her for bringing school children of coastal communities together to toss floral wreaths into the pacific in tribute to naval heroes lost at sea a hallowed custom she began in 1900 and the u s navy adopted for memorial day based on her example many will remember her for her books and early photographs deemed fascinating and important to this day there is just one place to remember her most campo de cahuenga where the nicely patina d bell she placed on site in 1910 still welcomes all visit the campo de cahuenga the campo is open tuesday thursday friday 10am 4pm and saturday 10am 2pm for further information please call 818 623 4166 join us this invitation is extended in multiple ways be part of our team or send your financial support to help preserve our history and expand our programming in our beautiful steeped in history setting for further information please contact us at 818 623 4166 donate memberships volunteer book the campo meet us donate your donations mean the world to the campo de cahuenga we seek to do more programs and events for school children and adults and extend the 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