Micheltorena was to assume the governorship and the position of commandant general, but in October, Commodore Thomas ap Catsby Jones mistakenly thought that war had broken out between the United States and Mexico.
Micheltorena was to assume the governorship and the position of commandant general. In October, Before Micheltorena reached Monterey, American Commodore Thomas ap Catsby Jones mistakenly thought that war had broken out between the United States and Mexico.