Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akabva angotanga basa rake rechiuto muHondo yeMexico neAmerica. Mukati mehondo iyoyo, akaitwa kaputeni nokuda kwebasa rake muhondo dzeContreras ne
Churubusco uye akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru mukuru mazuva matanhatu gare gare. Pashure pokudzokera kuUnited States pashure pehondo, akava purofesa webetsero wokudhirowa paWest Point kubva muna 1850 kusvika muna 1853 uye akarwa neSeminoles muFlorida kubva muna 1856 kusvika muna 1858. Akakwidziridzwa kuva kaputeni musi waNovember 22, 1860.