 Kunyange zvazvo Chibvumirano cheGuadalupe Hidalgo chakadzivirira zviri pamutemo kodzero dzevanhu vokuMexico avo vava chikamu cheUnited States, Vallejo akaramba achipikisa kodzero yake yokuva nepfuma yevhu kwenguva refu, zvikaita kuti apedzisire arasikirwa nemari yakawanda chaizvo uye pakupedzisira akapererwa nepfuma yake yose uye zvipfuwo zvake. Vazhinji veCalifornians vaisagona kubhadhara mari yepamutemo kuti vatore nyika dzavo, idzo nokudaro dzakarasikirwa navaAmerica vakapfuma uye mafashamo avapoteri, achitanga neGold Rush, iyo yakasiya vaCalifornio vari vashoma uye vasingakwanisi kudzivirira simba ravo rezvematongerwe enyika. Pane imwe nguva isati yasvika 1869, Vallejo akapa chipo cheMexico Rancho Suscol kumwanasikana wake, Epifania Guadalupe Vallejo, Kubvumbi 3, 1851, sechipo chemuchato, paakaroora General John B. Frisbie. 