Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. Under the treaty, Mexico surrendered 1,360,000 km² (525,000 square miles, known as the Mexican Cession) to the United States for a sum of USD $15 million.

Related Topics:
Treaty - Mexican-American War - 1846 - 1848 - Mexico - Square miles - Mexican Cession - United States - USD

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The cession included parts of the modern-day states of Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming, and the whole of California, Nevada, and Utah. The remainder of what are today the states of Arizona and New Mexico was later ceded under the 1853 Gadsden Purchase.

Related Topics:
Texas - Colorado - Arizona - New Mexico - Wyoming - California - Nevada - Utah - 1853 - Gadsden Purchase

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

On February 2, 1848, the treaty was signed by Nicholas P. Trist for the USA and three plenipotentiary representatives of Mexico at the Villa of Guadalupe (today Gustavo A. Madero), a few kilometers to the north of Mexico City. It was subsequently ratified by the United States Senate on March 10 and by the Mexican government on May 19; the countries' ratifications were duly exchanged on May 30, 1848, at the city of Santiago de Querétaro.

Related Topics:
February 2 - 1848 - Nicholas P. Trist - Gustavo A. Madero - Mexico City - United States Senate - March 10 - May 19 - May 30 - Santiago de Querétaro

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~