Capture of La Paz
- When
- November 1853
- Where
- La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Walker's forces captured La Paz, the capital of Baja California, in November 1853; the capture itself is not dated in the evidence.
On October 15, 1853, Walker set out with forty-five men to conquer the Mexican territories of Baja California and Sonora. He succeeded in capturing La Paz, the capital of sparsely populated Baja California. On November 3, 1853, he declared La Paz the capital of a new "Republic of Lower California," with himself as president. The evidence dates the declaration to November 3, 1853, but does not independently date the capture itself.
Sources
- William Walker (filibuster) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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