Rio Grande recedes, Presidio/Ojinaga crossing reopens Oct 7, 2008
The IBWC, which traces its roots back to 1848 s Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, is an international commission dedicated to applying water and boundary treaties and resolving any disputes that arise. Spener was asked if water releases from the Luis Leon reservoir make this a man-made disaster, as some local officials have stated. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Rio Grande recedes, Presidio no longer in immediate danger Oct 3, 2008
1848 s Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, is an international. commission dedicated to applying. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Border fence to cut off binational beach parties Sep 25, 2008
The monument's history dates to shortly after the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in which Mexico ceded what is now the southwestern United States to its northern neighbor after the war. According to the Web site for Border Field State Park, delegations from both countries began surveying the boundary at this location in 1850, and the monument was erected shortly afterward. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Illegal immigrants take water, too Aug 12, 2008
Connecting You to Your Community Lodi, California. The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Franklin County Veterans Hall of Honor: The War With Mexico Aug 5, 2008
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed February 2, 1848, which ended the war. The border line was determined and the United States paid Mexico approximately $15,000,000. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
State reaches out to register Spanish-speaking voters Aug 4, 2008
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed in February 1848, provided for the following:The United States received all of the land originally sought by John Slidell, including present-day New Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas and parts of Colorado, Utah and Nevada; this area is often called the "Mexican Cession" The Mexicans received $15 million for those lands and were relieved of responsibility for claims by American citizens (about $3 million) The border between the two nations was fixed at the Rio... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Border fence concerns Rio Grande defenders Jul 14, 2008
"It has come to our attention recently that the Lower Rio Grande is indeed a safe and legal place to paddle, and that rights for all U.S. citizens to do so are guaranteed by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo," association president Tom Goynes wrote. "It's ironic that we only learned that the resource was available to us as a result of the government's plans to take it away.". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
LETTERS: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 May 8, 2008
Even then, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave Mexicans rights which are now being denied. Since you seem to know something about Native Americans, you know that the U.S. has a shameful history of not honoring it's treaties. (North County Times)
Absoluts Mexico U.S. Map Angers Many Apr 15, 2008
ALIPAC said in another statement: History was made when American-made SKYY vodka sent out a press release proudly supporting the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and criticizing Absolut for their offensive advertising in Mexico. . (Newsmax)
The Border: An Absolut Outrage Apr 9, 2008
The U.S. border lies where it was before the Mexican-American war of 1848 and before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo saw the Mexican territories of Alta California and Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico ceded to the U.S.. The campaign taps into the national pride of Mexicans, according to Favio Ucedo, creative director of the leading Latino advertising agency in the U.S., Grupo Gallegos. (Investors Business Daily)
ABSOLUT runs ads celebrating American Southwest belonging to Mexico... Apr 5, 2008
Following the war, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo saw the Mexican territories of Alta California and Santa F de Nuevo Mxico ceded to the United States to become modern-day California, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Arizona ... The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848 by American diplomat Nicholas Trist, ended the war and gave the U.S. undisputed control of Texas, established the U.S.-Mexican border of the Rio Grande River, and ceded to the United States the... (The Drudge Report)
Letters to the Editor - 2/23/2008 Feb 24, 2008
We need to honor peace treaty "There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns and people, without exception of places or persons." That is Article I of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican War ... " People like Berg have no regard for the truth or the democratic process, which requires an honest exchange of opinions and ideas. Shameful hyperbole like this... (North County Times)
I'll launch legal bid to take Berwick back into Scotland, says Salmond Feb 18, 2008
I'll launch legal bid to take Berwick back into Scotland, says Salmond - Scotsman. It would be foolhardy for Westminster to ignore the wishes of the people. (Scotsman)
$1.2 billion fence adds little or no security Feb 11, 2008
Gen. Santa Anna is rising from his grave, rubbing his hands in glee: He's actually getting back some of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Chicago Tribune quoted the mayor of Brownsville on Jan. 16: "To appease people in middle America, they are going to kill our communities along the border. The rest of America has no idea how we live our lives here. We are linked by the Rio Grande, not divided by it." Linked. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Lendman: A Culture of Violence Sep 27, 2007
" It was packaged as a noble mission, propagated as ruling orthodoxy, and used to justify other acquisitions. We then headed south of the border from 1846 - 1848 in what Mexicans called "la invasion estadounidense" that easily self-translates as the US invasion. It was our Mexican War that began after the annexation of Texas and ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It forced Mexico to cede half its country to avoid losing it all in what's now Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico,... (Zmag.org)
Hispanics lend richness to America Sep 19, 2007
In the end, Mexico lost and signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, guaranteeing ownership of the land to the Hispanic settlers. As history tells us, many Hispanic landowners later lost their inheritance by fraud and force. (Anchorage Daily News)
Anti-immigration forces warn of conspiracy to retake Southwest Sep 8, 2007
The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded what are now California, Utah and Nevada, and parts of present-day Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming, to the United States. Anti-immigration critics often cite a MEChA manifesto, written in 1969 and filled with nationalist rhetoric, as proof the organization has a hidden agenda. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Speaking of illegal immigrants Jul 23, 2007
Yet in 1847 these valleys were part of the Republic of Mexico (and would be until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848), whose government had not approved said migration. I suspect Ms. Tarchine will be celebrating those illegal immigrants on Pioneer Day along with the rest of us. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Cockfighters sue over New Mexico ban; claims it violates 1848 treaty Jul 7, 2007
The New Mexico Gamefowl Breeders Association and six businessmen argued that the law infringes on rights protected under the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which made New Mexico a U.S. territory. The lawsuit contends the treaty guarantees civil, political and religious rights, privileges and immunities to the people of New Mexico. (AZCentral -- News)
U.S. heroes are villains at cemetery in Mexico May 26, 2007
The capture of Mexico City led to the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Mexico gave up what is now California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. After the war, the U.S. government collected the remains of unidentified soldiers buried in shallow graves around the city. (AZCentral -- News)
Happy Cinco de Mayo - La Batalla de Puebla. 1862 May 4, 2007
The war was settled by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with fifteen million dollars in payment for the annexed lands. The societies originally consisted of home guard units but evolved into social societies as stability returned to the US Southwest. (Ocnus.net)
Chinese rounded up, shipped out of Crescent City area Apr 27, 2007
1852 California's Foreign Miner's Tax imposed a $3 monthly tax for non-native born citizens of the United States (the Chinese), and those becoming citizens under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (the Mexicans). The tax was enforced by tax collectors who kept part of the fee themselves, and were allowed to take property of those who failed to pay, often using extreme violence in their collection methods. (Daily Triplicate)
Footprints: Early law eliminated Indian rights Mar 11, 2007
On Feb. 2, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, officially giving title of California to the United States. The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and coincided with the takeover of California from Mexico. (Daily Triplicate)
Free Soil or Slave State Feb 23, 2007
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Adds Territories. When the Mexican War ended the United States found its self in possession of vast stretches of unsettled and lawless territory that included present-day New Mexico, and These territories were acquired on February 2, 1848, by the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. (Suite101.com)
Minutemen fighting illegal immigration Feb 16, 2007
La Raza Cosmica wrote on February 15, 2007 10:34 PM:"35 years ago, socialist Chicanos imagined the fable of Aztlan. Read 'The Plan of Aztlan'. It is a fable of hate and racism. It is a fable because California was never part of Aztlan. The California indians never migrated to Mexico City. Never! Further, nearly all Mexicans stayed in California and became Americans after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The are no displaced native Californianos in Mexico. But radical Chicanos created this fable... (North County Times)
Education: English as 2nd language Jan 23, 2007
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American War (18461848). The treaty provided for the Mexican Cession, in which Mexico ceded 1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
