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I adjusted the edit regarding Texas. Although that area was specified as part of the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, it is not regarded as part of the "Mexican Cession" per se (at least by the U.S.), since the U.S. already had claimed it since December 1845, after the Texas Annexation. It's definitely worth mentioning, but not as part of the territory of the MC, since the term is a U.S. history term. -- Decumanus 22:37, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I was thinking about changing the image used. This one looks better:
what do you think?
Perhaps this article should be merged with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
On the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo page, it says that the United States paid $15 Million for the Mexican Cession, but on the Mexican Cession article, it says that the U.S. paid $20 Million. Which is right?
Currently in the Southwestern United States, there is a minority-based movement to reassert Mexican/Hispanic control over this geographic area. Activism is this regard overlaps to some degree with issues of illegal immigration [3]
I ask that you reconsider. There is no question that certain Mexican/Hispanic nationalist advocates seek hegemony over the "Aztlan" area and those who reside there. And there is no question that "Aztlan" and the "Mexican Cession" are both referring to essentially the same geographic area. This article is about the Mexican Cession which is not an act like "succession", but rather it's a physical area. As for sources, perhaps you can help me find one you will accept? [4] Hdtopo 01:24, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
"...we, the Chicano inhabitants and civilizers of the northern land of Aztlan from whence came our forefathers, reclaiming the land of their birth... We do not recognize capricious frontiers on the bronze continent..." [6] Hdtopo 01:36, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Didn't something like 1% of Mexico's population at the time live in the area? Furthermore, of that 1%, weren't the majority White Spaniards? And lastly, were the Aztecs even ever close to this area? Volksgeist 11:25, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Could you the main proponents of the first paragraph get some citations please? History as I've understood it, that was all Mexico. And I seem to remember there were numerous US citizens, including congress members who opposed the Mexican-American war as imperialist. I am concerned with this line all claims to territories and treaties with New Spain became officially void in the United States, making the land free to those who could claim it and hold it. Leaving aside fact that there were already Nations present on lands that New Spain and Mexico attempted to claim as theirs. But the quote in italics is like saying once the Soviet Union fell, all the land of the 15 former republics was up for grabs. True, the republics did not leave over night and the conflicts in Chyechnya and Dagestan claim to be still about the dissolution of the Soviet Union which might seem to support the italicized sentance. However it seems traditionally when a regime falls, one that takes its place usually inherits lands controlled by the predecessor. 67.53.78.15 03:35, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
I agree with him/her -- Wise Sage150 ( talk) 02:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
This map depicts the Mesilla Strip dispute as being favorable to Mexico without any doubt. It must be changed to reflect differing opinions. CharlesRobertCountofNesselrode 14:11, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
The map is wrong, the Cession did not include the islands in the Pacific Ocean. JC 12:48 1 Ag 2008 (PST)
According to the National Atlas of the United States the islands in the Pacific Ocean were part of the Cession. If you have a source for a different opinion I would like to check it out. My source: http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/nationalatlas/usacqup020.tar.gz Kballen ( talk) 03:05, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
I think this article should probably include something about the issue of slavery being reawakened in the US after this cession. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.158.240.230 ( talk) 13:33, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Article reassessed and graded as start class. -- dashiellx ( talk) 20:25, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Every once in a while when discussing the issue dealt with in this article I always come across the notion that the Mexican Cession was somehow a purchase rather than a conquest; as if Mexico sold this territory disregarding the significant fact that Mexico had been at war with the United States for 2 years solely for the purpose of fulfilling the U.S. land grabbing rationalization of Manifest Destiny. This article itself makes the erroneous implication that the 15 million given to Mexico were for the lands acquired by the U.S. According to archives.gov "The United States paid Mexico $15,000,000 "in consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United States" (see Article XII of the treaty)." Then PBS.org states: "On his own initiative, Trist offered an indemnity of $15 million, judging that this would gain acceptance for the treaty among those who felt that the United States had already paid enough in "blood and treasure."" An accurate analogy to Mexico's situation, and the circumstances in which 55% of Mexican territory was "sold" to the U.S., can be made of any "donations" given to a mugger as he holds a gun into your ribs. This article needs to reflect reality or we will have more ignorance being disseminated. The 15 million given to Mexico was more an incentive offered by Trist or a sort of indemnification than a payment for a legitimate purchase. Ocelotl10293 ( talk) 03:55, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
Re edit by SmackBot (talk | contribs) at 08:50, 20 May 2010. I saw this problem right away [the citation from google books]. I just don't like sloppy, had to fix it. 1archie99 ( talk) 18:41, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
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The introductory section appears to have been vandalized as of 4/20/2016 — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlbertOfWords ( talk • contribs) 20:31, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
I have changed the text in the section 'Subsequent organization and the North-South conflict' about David Wilmot and the Wilmot Proviso. To say it was 'created by Republican Party Senator David Wilmot' is misleading. In the 1840s Wilmot was not a Republican (and the party did not exist for about another decade) and was not a Senator (until 1861), but was a serving member of the House of Representatives. I have rephrased to remove the errors. Dunarc ( talk) 19:08, 25 October 2017 (UTC)