Show FAMOUS PEACE TREATIES baties TR ily 11 II HIVING KING m 1919 ly by ae ali newspaper newa paper Hynd kate TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO 1848 the end of the war between mexico and the united states in ili april of tin the united states entered into wn with alli It melco exico fly ia september 1817 the Anter lenn alag ns 11 vaci pacifist fist of the ille day put fail it II aved ill III lit file lita leall iman or of lit ile and oil mi iab auary 2 of tire hiu following year a M holly woolly signed signal oil nil ill in allart of tin lilt it treaty by alic tit united states ned spilled sovereignty over our it territory than four times the he aizo sizo of hit P t nian empire us its it its befaro till recent debi wip paying mexico lit in return 1 and assuming 1 3 l 2 oooo or of ill BY tile treaty with spain in ill 1810 1819 the HIP united states lind indeed net alred florida lint hilt bile lind had released tier her claims to rens over OMI it 11 part or of whai lit rho had chili neI a right tinder tile LOUIs lonn purchase Inri Pur linse chose when the lie dinst successor Hince iMor of f cortez ns nm viceroy or of mexico was M IS deposed in fit 1821 mexico exico to tho right of spain in for texas but left that vast territory ns as forlorn and undeveloped ns as it lind had lieen evil tinder spanish rule A year of war ensue ensued fl everybody tire nome of I 1 sam IlouR ton tort and tile lie fact that bad its of lenth tile the alamo lind none front from 1810 to 18 H to I 1 was is tin an independent republic under tinder the banner of tho alm lone star in 1845 it was MIS annexed nii need to tile lie united states find n R dispute nt once arose with th over tie lie southwestern loundry boundary of the newly required red state claiming that hint boundary to he bo tho nieces nueces while tho the 11 united tilted states cla claimed lined it to bo be the RIO illo orande granite jolin john wards so well ell known in tho the mason alason and motel alfair of the civil war was sent to mexico to try and arrango tire lie matter lit in dispute hut but wits refused a hearing 1 barly arly in 1810 general taylor wn was ordered to move to the illo grande mexico lind hold severed diplomatic relations with tile the united states upon the annexation of texas general taylor established hla hit headquarters rit at n point opposite matamoros ills 1118 force consisted of 0 a little over regulars learning that hat the Blex mexicans lenns were mere preparing to cross tire tho river higher up taylor sent out a reconnoitering reconnoiter ing party of C dragoons under tinder captain thornton who w on april 20 26 was surprised and captured fly by tile the mexicans lifter after tho the loss of 10 men the war var had begun began the news of thorn tons capture reached washington on oil may 0 president polk sent a ines to congress stating that mexico hil the boundary of tho the united states and shod shed american blood on soil congress pissed n bill providing for the enrollment of volunteers and n war ar appropriation pria tion of 10 congress agreeing with tire tho president that war exists by tile net of mexico tailor gained tile victories nt if valo alto may alloy 8 de to la kalmn may 0 captured Non terey ey september 21 ant and won vion the hard tight of liberia vista on oil february 3 of the fo next iut iu t avar in fit march maid of gonei ia scott captured vera cruz land nl ed to tn tile city of mexico tile ia battles of cerro gordo goido april lipinn august 10 11 alpa 20 lei del rey itry september bia Chapal tepee pec september 13 the lily lio lie stormed tile gate flold entered tire mexican capital when vern cruz foil fell PreM president dent rolls decided that lint it would mould bo be well mil to luno bave along with scotta army n er tu to sign it pence peace wit tithe ii as ns as they had kcf bella defeated 0 to o lo lie 10 to terms N 1 11 trist chief cirri of ia alio ill state department was ns having been given the rough troll lintt t r a treaty reached vorn vera critz on oil may a 0 of 1817 rind joined acott mr arlot rot got no opportunity to his dip loi natle powers until tile btttle bittle of churubusco the in orning ifor that hint hattle S ott wits illet by front from the lie mexican president santa annii anna with proposals for on nn armistice this was va agreed to and mr trist wrote rote to the lex lenn ter of foreign that lie ile wits was ready to enter into negotiations A treaty without authority five mexican cican Nf commissioners met mr fr trist nt at a village lying between tho american and Alex lenn lines which bore the lie impossible aztec name of mr trist M wanted lower california but was willing to concede that lint point but lie would mould not give gi to up tit tile demand for now mexico then comprising what Is now new mailco and arizona Ar lyonn south of the thirty seventh degree nor would the ho mexicans give bhe it up tip the negotiations earn caine to nothing the armistice was ended and scott resumed ills his advance counter propositions illitch tire Alex mexican ican commissioners inIss loners ners had nindo were referred by mr trist to washington but he was generally thought to hove been too wavering nt at the village with the unpronounceable name naine and without waiting to hear from him officially president polk revoked his alq nut authority hority and sent him a letter or of reent recall after the capture of the city of Ill mexico exico the mexicans saw flaw further it ruggle was vas hopeless california had meantime been occupied by Co commodores sloat and stockton and the land forces loreca of generals bremont and nd ICen rny santo santa anna resigned the presidency which alch passed to general anaya who summoned a congress nt at Quero taro one of his first nets was to appoint n commission to proceed to the city of mexico and confer with mr arlit mr tr trist had already received ills letter of recall the mexican commissioners with M singular reasoning suggested that they lind had not been officially notified of the american envoys amo recall and mr air trist agreed ced to treat heat mr trist met inet tile mexican meban commissioners nt at undo loll 1011 pei I 1 idalgo a town about three mites s north morth odthe city of mexico where tile the treaty wil via signed on oil Velini february nry 2 1818 IS IS |