175 years ago on Feb. 2, 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It ended the Mexican-American War and changed the lives of early Coloradans forever.

The treaty was signed in a town outside Mexico City called Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb. 2, 1848. It was ratified by the U.S. Senate on March 10, 1848, and approved by Mexico's Congress on May 30, 1848.

Courtesy of History Colorado Pages from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, on display at El Pueblo History Museum in 2018. Pages from the treaty are coming from the National Archives in Washington ...

On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. On Feb. 2, 1848, ...

Then came the Mexican-American War which lead to the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in which Mexico gave 55% of its territory to the United States to end the war.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on Feb. 2, 1848, left an indelible mark. Signed by the United States and Mexico, it ended a war between the two countries, reshaping their futures and the ...

Feb. 02 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the ...