The Mexican Rioters in California claim they are fighting to take back THEIR STOLEN land. They claim California is Mexico and it is Stolen Land. That's why they're carrying Mexican flags and burning the American flag.
Guess what? NO!
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, officially ended the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). Under its terms, Mexico ceded 55% of its territory to the United States, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and parts of Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Mexico also relinquished all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as its southern boundary.
In exchange, the United States paid Mexico $15,000,000 and agreed to settle claims made by U.S. citizens against Mexico. The treaty was negotiated by Nicholas Trist, a U.S. diplomat, despite being recalled by President James K. Polk. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty on March 10, 1848, and Mexico ratified it on May 19, 1848.
In 1853 the USA offered Mexico $10,000,000 to make the Gadsen Purchase.
The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico in 1854, in which the United States paid Mexico $10,000,000 for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. The purchase was made to secure a good route for a railroad across the Southwest to California. It is named after James Gadsden, a U.S. businessman who helped bring about the purchase.
This treaty significantly shaped the modern U.S.-Mexico border and had lasting political consequences in both countries
Additional USA land purchases: Louisiana Purchase from the French for $15,000,000, Alaska from the Russians for $7,200,000, and the Panama Canal Zone from Panama for $10,000,000 plus $250,000 yearly. The US paid France $40,000,000 for their failed work on the canal.
All told, the US spent over $350,000,000 just bringing the Panama Canal to Market. The human toll was about 25,000 dead. Many were Americans, but most were West Indians.
Thanks "Drain The Swamp"
In short......"Vamos!"
ReplyDeleteAnon, works for me.
DeleteActually, it's me....Stefan v.
DeleteHello Stefan v
DeleteWe wanted to set the border of TX at the Rio Grande and tried to negotiate a settlement with Mexico. If they were in the mood, we also wanted to buy a lodgment into the Santa Fe country with which we traded heavily and one into the port of San Fiasco (mostly for the fur trade). We did not want all that desert.
ReplyDeleteA political group in Mexico staged a coup and demanded we relinquish TX which we had annexed the year before. We said, "no", they started a fight. They lost.
The Manifest Destiny crowd wanted all of Mexico down to Yucatan. Daniel Webster argued against bringing in all those Catholics (the Micks and the Krauts had a surprise in store for him). The Manifest Destiny crowd also wanted 54' 50" which would have enabled us to drive to AK without a passport.
We should have listened to The Manifest Destiny crowd.
edutcher, thanks for reminding me of all of the history I've forgotten.
DeleteYou are correct my friend.
ReplyDeleteJim, I love it when a plan comes together.
DeleteSo they refuse to return and fight to bring those problems here? The gimmegrunts seem to be terribly demanding.
ReplyDeleteThey've had a long time to fix that shit hole. They lack drive and demand freebies.
DeleteLOL! As if facts actually matter to the loony left.
ReplyDeleteDan, correctamundo. (A little Mexican Lingo there.))
DeleteWhen the US acquired California, the primary industry was cattle, more specifically raw hides, which were purchased by New England traders to be turned in to leather goods. This is why, for 100 years, New England was the seat of shoe manufacturing in the country. "Two Years Before the Mast" is a fascinating look at pre-gold rush California. The author, Richard Dana, served as crew on one of the trading ships.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherm!
DeleteReminder...
ReplyDeleteThe people living in those areas were not forced to move out. The only change was where their taxes were sent.
So, give the land back to
.. who, exactly?
Anon, give nothing back!
DeleteHere's a thought: Rescind the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The war resumes. Winner take all.
ReplyDeletePeaowed I like that.
DeleteI read somewhere that Mexico "owned" that land for something like 30 years, but SPAIN owned it for over 100 years. If any "original" nation "owns" it, it's Spain.
ReplyDeleteJohn, uh ... we own it.
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