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Nicholas Trist

American diplomat (1800-1874)

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Did the united states actually pay mexico fifteen million dollars for seated land in eighteen forty eight

Yes — under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed February 2, 1848 the United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million "in consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United State...

Feb 3, 2026

Who did we buy California from

from through , signed February 2, 1848, in which Mexico ceded Alta California and a vast tract of northern territory to the U.S. in the wake of military defeat and occupation; the treaty included a pa...