Happy Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Day!

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 03:30 AM  | 

One hundred sixty four years ago, on this date in the year 1848, in the conquered and occupied Federal District of Mexico, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed by representatives of US President James Polk and interim Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, ending the war between the two countries. By every possible measure, the war ended as a decisive victory for the | Read More »

Happy Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Day!

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 07:32 PM  | 

On this date in the year 1848, in the conquered and occupied Federal District of Mexico, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed by representatives of US President James Polk and interim Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, ending the war between the two countries. By every possible measure, the war ended as a decisive victory for the United States and a humiliating defeat | Read More »