VIII. Mexicans now established in territories previously belonging to Mexico, and which remain for the future within the limits of the United States, as defined by the present treaty, shall be ...

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.

Before last week, I knew only two things about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It ended the Mexican-American War in 1848. As part of ... weapons, maps and so forth, but the goal is to help ...