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 ...
On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe ...
Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern ... and the fighting ended. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the American victory in 1848.
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is a case in point ... know what was about to happen with the land he was fleeing to? Did he expect to live in Mexico or the United States? Did he care?