Decline of the Empire

[Jose]

The Nation.-May 14, 2013

Then, in 1847, we produced our first conquistador, President James K.
Polk. After acquiring Texas, Polk deliberately started a war with
Mexico because, as he later told the historian George Bancroft, we had
to acquire California. Thanks to Polk, we did. And that is why to this
day the Mexicans refer to our Southwestern states as “the occupied
lands,” which Hispanics are now, quite sensibly, filling up.

Read more: http://www.thenation.com/article/174310/decline-empire#ixzz2TNb6pFUK

[plainolamerican]

lands”
---
ignorance at it's finest!!!

Following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the war, the
region was divided between Mexico and the U.S.; the western territory
of Alta California, was to become the U.S. state of California, and
Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah became U.S. Territories, while the
lower region of California, the Baja Peninsula, remained in the
possession of Mexico.
On September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, California
was admitted to the United States.

[Sancho Panza]

On 5/15/2013 1:03 PM, plainolamerican wrote:
> On May 15, 11:41 am, Jose <pabl...@todito.com> wrote:
>> The Nation.-May 14, 2013
>>
>> Then, in 1847, we produced our first conquistador, President James K.
>> Polk. After acquiring Texas, Polk deliberately started a war with
>> Mexico because, as he later told the historian George Bancroft, we had
>> to acquire California. Thanks to Polk, we did. And that is why to this

>> day the Mexicans refer to our Southwestern states as �the occupied
>> lands,� which Hispanics are now, quite sensibly, filling up.

>>
>> Read more:http://www.thenation.com/article/174310/decline-empire#ixzz2TNb6pFUK
>
> to this

> day the Mexicans refer to our Southwestern states as �the occupied
> lands�

> ---
> ignorance at it's finest!!!
>
> Following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the war, the
> region was divided between Mexico and the U.S.; the western territory
> of Alta California, was to become the U.S. state of California, and
> Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah became U.S. Territories, while the
> lower region of California, the Baja Peninsula, remained in the
> possession of Mexico.
> On September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850, California
> was admitted to the United States.
>

The refusal to take into account reality was a key underlying factor in
the pathetic Mexican role in the war.

[Espanuelo]

Jose wrote:
> The Nation.-May 14, 2013
>
> Then, in 1847, we produced our first conquistador, President James K.
> Polk. After acquiring Texas, Polk deliberately started a war with
> Mexico because, as he later told the historian George Bancroft, we had
> to acquire California. Thanks to Polk, we did. And that is why to this

> day the Mexicans refer to our Southwestern states as �the occupied
> lands,� which Hispanics are now, quite sensibly, filling up.
>
> Read more: http://www.thenation.com/article/174310/decline-empire#ixzz2TNb6pFUK
>
>
>

The Southwest and La Florida was no Mexico or "Nueva Espa�a".
It was "Mar Negro" and "La Florida".


Watch the map of Teixeira (1573).

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5000px_1573_Teixeira.jpg