03-20-2010, 02:35 PM
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States (U.S.) to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico, that ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). From the standpoint of the U.S., the treaty provided for the Mexican Cession of 1.36 million km² (525,000 square miles) to the United States in exchange for US$15 million (equivalent to $380 million today). From the standpoint of Mexico, the treaty included an additional 1,007,935 km² (389,166 sq mi) as Mexico had never recognized the Republic of Texas nor its annexation by the U.S., and Mexico lost 55% of its pre-war territory.
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Poster's Note:
If you look at the highlighted square on the map, that is where I live. My house sits on former Mexican territory.
Bent's Fort from my previous posting, is about 100 yards north of the treaty line. So at one time from there you could look into Mexico.
The Fort was used as a staging point for Kearney's Army of the West in the Mexican-American War.
gary