as defined by the present treaty, shall be free to continue where they now reside, or to remove at any time to the Mexican republic, retaining the property which they possess in the said ...

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb. 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the American victory in 1848. In return for $15 million and the assumption of Mexican debts to Americans, Mexico gave up its hold over New Mexico and California.

There is both potential and precedent for the U.S. to acquire territory through cession or ... Taylor proposed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Congress to annex Mexican lands.

02 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It provided for Mexico's cession of the ..