this is thomas oliver larkin. so he goes to larkin's house and the two of them confirm that war has broken out. larkin had collected several messages that had indicated that very thing. so the to them crafted a proclamation that would be read to the citizens of monterey here, right on the beach outside the custom house. from the balcony, the message was read to the citizen saying that they were now under u.s. protection that their lives would remain unchanged. they were given 30 days to go sell it they chose to fight for their country, or they could remain here under u.s. protection. that was the proclamation. it didn't exactly work out that way for the mexicans who lost their lands over this class of cultures. if we look back at what would have been a listen to the stories of people who lived here it gives us a foundation , for where we are now and where we should be going. i think the customhouse stands as testimony to a very important casting off when you should not be forgotten. we bring thousands of school kid

this is thomas oliver larkin. so he goes to larkin's house and the two of them confirm that war has broken out. larkin had collected several messages that had indicated that very thing. so the to them crafted a proclamation that would be read to the citizens of monterey here, right on the beach outside the custom house. the messagecony, was read to the citizen saying they were now under u.s. protection that their lives would remain unchanged. they could choose to fight for their country or's are -- or remain here under u.s. protection. that was the proclamation. it didn't exactly work out that way for the mexicans who lost their lands over this class of cultures -- clash of cultures. back at what would have been a listen to the stories of people who lived here, they give nyssa found -- it gives us a foundation for where we are now and where we should be going. i think the customhouse stands as testimony to a very important casting off when you should not be forgotten. we bring thousands of school kids through this