John M. Washington | |
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| Governor of New Mexico | |
| In office 10 October 1848 – 23 October 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Sterling Price (military) Donaciano Vigil (civil) |
| Succeeded by | Colonel John Munroe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1797 Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Died | 24 December 1853 at sea off of the Capes of Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Known for | Military Governor of New Mexico |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | US Army |
| Years of service | 1817–1853 |
| Rank | Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel |
John MacRae Washington (c. 1797 - December 24, 1853) was a United States artillery officer who became military governor of New Mexico shortly after the end of the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848.
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I am here to discuss the so-called flying saucers. Air Force interest in this problem has been due to our feeling of an obligation to identify and analyze to the best of our ability, anything in the air that may have the possibility of threat or menace to the United States. In pursuit of this obligation since 1947, we have received and analyzed between one and two thousand reports that have come to us from all kinds of sources Of this great mess of reports we have been able adequately to explain the great bulk of them, explain them to our own satisfaction we've been able to explain them as hoaxes, as erroneously identified friendly aircraft, as meteorological or electronic phenomena, or as light aberration however, there have been a certain percentage of this volume of reports that have been made by credible observers of relatively incredible things. It is this group of observations that we now are attempting to resolve. Our basic difficulty in dealing with these is that there is no measurement of them that makes it possible for us to put them in any pattern that would be profitable for a deliberate custom sort of analysis to take the next step. We have as a date come to only one firm conclusion with respect to this remaining percentage and that is that it does not contain any pattern or purpose or of consistency that we can relate with any to any conceivable threat to the United States is that (inaudible) we can say that the recent sightings are in no way connected with any secret development by any department of the United States (inaudible) we can say that the recent sightings are in no way connected with any secret development by any agency of the United States I'll start when you throw down (coughing) (inaudible) yeah Major Keyhoe, as author of the book "Flying Saucers are Real," what is your opinion of these new sightings of unidentified object? With all due respect to the Air Force, I believe that some of them will prove to be of interplanetary origin. During a three-year investigation I found that many powers have described objects of substanc and high-speed one case filed this report another plane was buffeted by an object with an estimated five hundred miles an hour obviously this was a solid object and I believe it was from outer space
Early career
John M. Washington was born in Virginia, and was a remote relative of President George Washington. He graduated from West Point in 1817, and fought in Florida against the Seminole and Creek people. He served with distinction in the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 under Brigadier General John E. Wool, being promoted to major and brevet lieutenant colonel following the Battle of Buena Vista. He reached Santa Fe on 10 October 1848 with four dragoon companies. The next day he assumed office as governor, combining the civil and military roles.[1]
Governor of New Mexico
Washington's main priority was to settle a war against the Navajo people. He assembled a strong force of soldiers and volunteers that moved west into Navajo country, where they were met by Navajo envoys saying they were willing to discuss peace, and then met the main Navajo forces. A scuffle broke out when a militiaman spotted a horse that he claimed had been stolen from him. The Navajos fled, and Washington's troops killed six of the fleeing men. One was the old warrior Narbona, now in favor of peace, who was scalped by a U.S. militiaman. The expedition moved on through a pass that one of them named "Washington Pass".[1] In 1992, in response to a proposal by the Navajo people, the pass was renamed Narbona Pass.[2] There were no positive results from the expedition. On returning to Santa Fe Washington became involved in a scandal, probably unjustified, over a child he allegedly fathered on an orphan girl.[1]
In April 1849 Father Ramón Ortiz y Miera arrived in New Mexico from Chihuahua as commissioner in charge of assisting Mexicans who wished to resettle in Chihuahua. He was welcomed by Governor Washington and Secretary Donaciano Vigil, who both thought he was unlikely to succeed and even offered to supply transport to Mexicans seeking repatriation. Their mood changed quickly when the people of San Miguel del Vado alone submitted 900 requests for repatriation assistance.[3] Vigil said that Ortíz could not conduct recruitment in person since his presence would disturb the peace. Ortiz then appointed agents to recruit New Mexico families, and they met with considerable success.[4] In response Vigil cracked down further on recruitment.[5] The United States' position was that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had not covered repatriation, and Ortíz's activity was therefore illegal.[6]
Later career
By order of 26 May 1849, Brevet Colonel John Munroe was ordered to Santa Fe to relieve Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Washington.[7] On 23 October 1849 Munroe took office as military governor of New Mexico.[8] Washington was transferred to a position in Fort Constitution in New Hampshire. From there, in 1853 he was assigned to lead a body of troops from the 3rd Artillery Regiment in California, but at the start of the journey the steamer San Francisco ran into a storm. Washington and 181 soldiers were drowned at sea.[1]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Simmons 2011.
- ^ Julyan 1996, p. 239.
- ^ MacIel & Gonzales-Berry 2000, p. 37-38.
- ^ Hernández 2012, p. 110.
- ^ Hernández 2012, p. 111.
- ^ Hernández 2012, p. 113.
- ^ Freeman 1849.
- ^ Clay & Hay 1991, p. 730.
- Sources
- Clay, Henry; Hay, Melba Porter (1991-03-14). The Papers of Henry Clay. Volume 10: Candidate, Compromiser, Elder Statesman, January 1, 1844 – June 29, 1852. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-0060-9. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- Freeman, W. G. (May 26, 1849). "GENERAL ORDERS, No. 3". WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- Hernández, José Angel (2012-04-30). Mexican American Colonization During the Nineteenth Century: A History of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-01239-4.
- Julyan, Robert Hixson (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- MacIel, David; Gonzales-Berry, Erlinda (2000-09-01). The Contested Homeland: A Chicano History of New Mexico. UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-2199-2. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- Simmons, Marc (November 25, 2011). "Colonel left little mark as governorTrail Dust". The New Mexican. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
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