LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 24, 2008 Aug 25, 2008
In fact, it was American exceptionalism, and Manifest Destiny practised by Jacksonian Democrats in the 1840s to purchase much of the Western United States, i.e Oregon Territory, the Texas Annexation, the Gadsden Purchase, and the Mexican Cession. Since we just finished discussing U.S. imperialism inside the United States against Native Americans. (North County Times)
Useless Knowledge: Pour a cup, bone up on U.S. history Aug 22, 2008
the Gadsden Purchase. Untitled Document. (Montana Standard, MT)
Illegal immigrants take water, too Aug 12, 2008
The remaining parts of what are today the states of Arizona and New Mexico were later ceded under the 1853 Gadsden Purchase, in which the United States paid an additional $10,000,000. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo "We owe Mexico Nothing. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Gadsden resident honored for work in community Jul 25, 2008
is officially classified as a "census-designated" community and may never have been incorporated, although it was part of the Gadsden Purchase (June 1854). "I felt honored with the award and proud to be from Gadsden," Gradias said. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Scenic drive: Swift Trail in the Pinaleno Mountains, part 2 Jul 4, 2008
8 mile) The road on your left leads to Treasure Park, named for a legend that Mexican bandits buried a huge stash of gold and silver in the area shortly before the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, when the U.S. bought a southern swath of Arizona and New Mexico from Mexico. Groups can reserve the primitive campground for a fee and, if it's not in use, individuals can camp there for free. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Opinion Columnists • The Jefferson Davis you may not know about Jun 3, 2008
Elected as a U.S. representative and twice elected senator from the Magnolia State, he also served as Secretary of War, when he enlarged the Army, modernized military procedures, directed important Western land surveys for future railroad construction, and masterminded the Gadsden Purchase. DURING THE secession crisis, he urged restraint, making speeches in Boston against it and joining the Committee of Thirteen in hopes of finding a compromise to keep the nation united. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Around your town Apr 20, 2008
At 1:30 p.m. April 27 at the Carr House, Eric Kaldahl, an archeologist and the Amerind Foundation curator, will present People of the San Pedro Valley, from Clovis to the Gadsden Purchase. The house is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday until October. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Absolut's Left-Wing Liquor Apr 10, 2008
Is it wise for a global beverage company to pander to radical politics while alienating a much wider consumer base. Absolut, the Swedish-owned vodka maker, apparently drinks to that. (Human Events Online)
ABSOLUT runs ads celebrating American Southwest belonging to Mexico... Apr 5, 2008
La Plaza : Los Angeles Times : Mexico reconquers California. Absolut drinks to that. (The Drudge Report)
Talk of the Town: Extreme ironing pressing on my mind Apr 4, 2008
The show is set in the infamous Jalape o Cantina, where negotiations for the purchase of a sizeable piece of Mexico, the Gadsden Purchase, reveals differing points of view from locals. A light history lesson of sorts, paired with witty dialogue and popular songs makes for a very enjoyable evening. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
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Judges getting the message about illegal immigrants - HUMAN EVENTS. Judges getting the message about illegal immigrantsby Posted: 03/03/2008. (Human Events Online)
Teens admit car break-ins Jan 10, 2008
It was only after the Mexican American war did the US even pay a fair price for the southern parts of AZ and NM in the Gadsden Purchase. Of course, with no child left behind, you don't know this because "the west was lost" according to new history books. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Talk of the Town: New Year’s quotes (28) Dec 30, 2007
Betrayal in the Jalapeno Cantina is an historical (and hysterical) re-enactment of the Gadsden Purchase The year is 1853 and the purchase of Mexican land takes place in the Jalapeno Cantina. The participants have varied views of the legitimacy of the sale, and one of them is permanently removed. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Historic document puts 'Atalanta' on map Dec 24, 2007
A well-known map among historians, it was used to negotiate the treaty that ended the war and later for the Gadsden Purchase, in which Mexico sold the United States what is now southern Arizona and New Mexico. Ruderman had dealt the map four or five times in his 17 years in business, and he knew it was valuable, if not extraordinarily rare. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Thumbs down on border flick Dec 18, 2007
Remember the Alamo and the Gadsden Purchase. If I sell you my house and my kids decide they want it back, can they just take it back. (North County Times)
Arizona's historic hotels Nov 10, 2007
The hotel opened in 1907 and is named after the Gadsden Purchase of land that is now part of Arizona and New Mexico. Famous guests have included movie stars - much of the 1994 movie Terminal Velocity featuring Charlie Sheen was filmed at the hotel - and dignitaries, including Eleanor Roosevelt. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Are Mexican Soldiers Aiding Drug Smugglers on Border? Oct 29, 2007
According to the treaties of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848) and the Gadsden Purchase Treaty (1853), which established the current U.S. Mexico border, each country reserves the right to fortify any part of its side of the border. Nature abhors a vacuum. (Newsmax)
Globetrotters ham it up at Subway Sep 21, 2007
In 1853, the land below the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase. . (AZCentral -- Business)
Stark reminders of Nazi Germany spring up in Tubac Aug 15, 2007
What's different, I guess, is that we moved into our interment camp voluntarily when it was a part of the United States, and the interment camp came to encompass us as the Border Patrol encircled, and Arizona effectively ceded part of the Gadsden Purchase back to Mexico. To be more correct, I can only assume that we will soon be recognized as Tubac, Mexico. (Nogales International, AZ)
as I see it: Compassion must guide immigration Jun 12, 2007
Our international border with Mexico was demarcated as a result of the Mexican-American War (1848) and subsequently the Gadsden Purchase (1853). This border left a large part of the United States with a distinctively Mexican culture; land use patterns, language/place names, foods and religion. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
New Tumacacori manager settles in May 13, 2007
The mission became part of the United States after the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. President Theodore Roosevelt made it a national monument in 1908. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
County endorses Canoa proposal May 2, 2007
The Spanish influence started in 1690, followed by Mexican presence starting about 1821 and the period of American ranchers who came some time after the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. There would be a museum at the operations center, with galleries devoted to the history of the native people, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo periods. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Folklorico set for April 21 Apr 14, 2007
It wasn't until the Gadsden Purchase of 1854 that Southern Arizona joined the United States. In the 1860s, owner Elias Brevoort created a "miniature paradise; for water was abundant, the soil rich, and the climate mild and salubrious. He built an adobe house said to be the most spacious and stately in Arizona," as described in "Pioneer Days in Arizona," by Frank C. Lockwood, 1932, published by the MacMillan Co.. (Nogales International, AZ)
Napolitano calls annual event an 'Arizona treasure' Feb 3, 2007
The theme of Cowboys and Vaqueros puts a spotlight on history, particularly the years after the Gadsden Purchase when the Arizona Territory boomed with cattle and cultural co-existence and cooperation. The whole community nature of the event makes it one of the favorite gatherings among performers, Conroy added. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Education: English as 2nd language Jan 23, 2007
The remaining parts of what are today the states of Arizona and New Mexico were later ceded under the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. The treaty was signed by Nicholas Trist on behalf of the United States and Luis G. Cuevas, Bernardo Couto and Miguel Atristain as plenipotentiary representatives of Mexico. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mn SAT Answers and Winners Dec 13, 2006
The Gadsden Purchase and the Louisiana Purchasec. The Second Treaty of Paris and the Louisiana Purchase *d. (City Pages)
Notes / In brief Nov 20, 2006
Along the way, they can hear audio clips from historians and go to links that include the oldest public building in North America; the staging area for Union soldiers heading for the Civil War battle of Valverde; the signing of the Gadsden Purchase, which brought southern New Mexico territory to the United States; Billy the Kid's visit to Old Mesilla, New Mexico's first Spanish capital; and the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Building crowned. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Tour the 1,500-mile Camino Real trail with your mouse Oct 6, 2006
Along the way, they can hear audio clips from historians and go to links that include the oldest public building in North America; the staging area for Union soldiers heading for the Civil War battle of Valverde; the signing of the Gadsden Purchase, which brought southern New Mexico territory to the United States; Billy the Kid's visit to Old Mesilla, New Mexico's first Spanish capital; and the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. The trip took the early travelers six months along rugged... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Discovering the Nogales/Santa Cruz Story Aug 30, 2006
A scant 151 years ago after the Gadsden Purchase, an incipient mining industry in the Pimeria Alta followed the waning Gold Rush of California. News of glistening opportunities reached the far corners of the earth and strangers congregated in Nogales. (Nogales International, AZ)
Read excerpts from 'Minutemen' Jul 28, 2006
All Reconquista radicals would be happy to see the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the 1853 Gadsden Purchase negated. Better yet, many extreme Reconquista radicals might like to revisit the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, which established the border of U.S. territory from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. (Human Events Online)
The Lightning Round May 12, 2006
Following up on the success of the Dodgeball tournament, this Saturday Firestone's open stacks will be host a "Supermarket Sweep" style event, with teams of students racing to corral items like fifty pounds of microfiche and Congressional records of the Gadsden Purchase. Two Points for Honesty: While Tuesday's concert featuring Guster hopefully proves both happy and frappy, I am forecasting extensive use of the ten most feared words in all of concertdom: "We'd like to play some songs from our... (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
