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.

It subsequently illegally invaded Indigenous territory in the west ... In 1848, President Zachary Taylor proposed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to Congress to annex Mexican lands.

was organized as a separate territory on Feb. 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. Arizona became the ...

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the American victory in ... Mexico gave up its hold over New Mexico and California. The enormous territory included present-day California, Nevada, Utah ...

1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War, giving the U.S. ownership of 55% of Mexico’s territory. 1850: The Territory of New Mexico is established, encompassing modern ...