The boundary line between the two Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the ... as defined by the present treaty, shall be free to continue where ...

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.

Determined to acquire the land, he sent American troops to ... and the fighting ended. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the American victory in 1848. In return for $15 million and the ...

The United States had just purchased 55 percent of Mexico for US$15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ... as a rightful "cession" of land rather than a conquest.

Feb. 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 ...

when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. New Mexico achieved statehood on Jan. 6, 1912, as the 47th state. More than one-third of the land in New Mexico is protected by ...