Mexico News » Hidalgo News Mexico » Hidalgo » History: Texas history museum dissects treaty that ended Mexican American War and changed the world
The accord that formally ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) radically altered the destinies of both countries. So crushing was the defeat of Mexico that the United States demanded and received ...
News Mexico » Hidalgo » History: Pages of historic Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on display in Denver
DENVER — The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed 175 years ago this week, ending the Mexican-American War and prompting profound changes to cultures, land and identity among peoples who suddenly ...
News Mexico » Hidalgo » History: This Day in History: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. It ended the Mexican-American War and forced Mexico to cede nearly 55% of territory for $15 million. Signed in the town of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the agreement ...
News Mexico » Hidalgo » History: Interview: The war that shaped Colorado, and why the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo still matters today
The border between the United States and Mexico used to run through what is now Colorado. After it waged war with Mexico in the 1840s, the U.S. took over large parts of what is now considered the West ...
News Mexico » Hidalgo » History: Highway works in Hidalgo uncovered a pre-Hispanic pyramid and settlement; salvage teams preserved the context before construction resumed
During a Mexican highway expansion project, crews encountered structural elements that did not meet modern standards. That discovery triggered an immediate report to Mexico’s National Institute of ...
News Mexico » Hidalgo » History: This week in CO History - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
DENVER - This week in Colorado history goes back to before there was a Colorado. Southern and western Colorado were once part of Spain, then Mexico. This changed on February 2, 1848, when the United ...