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  2. Conquest of California - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in February 1848, marked the end of the Mexican–American War. By the terms of the treaty, Mexico formally ceded Alta California along with its other northern territories east through Texas, receiving US$15,000,000 (equivalent to $528,230,769 in 2023) in exchange. This largely unsettled territory ...

  3. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo[a] officially ended the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). It was signed on 2 February 1848 in the town of Guadalupe Hidalgo. After the defeat of its army and the fall of the capital in September 1847, Mexico entered into peace negotiations with the U.S. envoy, Nicholas Trist. The resulting treaty required ...

  4. Constitution of California - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Constitution of California (Spanish: Constitución de California) is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of California, describing the duties, powers, structures and functions of the government of California. California's constitution was drafted in both English and Spanish by American pioneers, European settlers, and ...

  5. History of Mexican Americans - Wikipedia

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    In 1850, the United States census counted approximately 80,000 Mexican treaty citizens living across California, Texas, and New Mexico. [56] New Mexico was the largest United States territory at the time, with around 61,547 inhabitants, about 95% of whom were former Mexican citizens. [ 57 ]

  6. History of California - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Cahuenga, signed at the Campo de Cahuenga in 1847 by Californio general Andrés Pico and American general John C. Frémont, proclaimed a ceasefire under an American victory. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed a year later in 1848, officially ended the Mexican–American War and formally ceded Alta California to the United States.

  7. California Indian Reservations and Cessions - Wikipedia

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    Treaty F Tribes [note 9] 7-18-1851 287 288 784 Unratified Treaty California Mariposa Brigade U.S. Indian commissioner Dr. Oliver W. Wozencraft. Reserve a tract between Bear and Yuba rivers Cede all claim to other territory Negotiations at Camp Union Treaty G Tribes [note 10] 8-1-1851 290 291 784 Unratified Treaty California Mariposa Brigade

  8. Sinking Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea ...

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    Tuvalu and its 11,000 people, who live on nine atolls scattered across the Pacific, are running out of time. Tuvalu, whose mean elevation is just 2 m (6.56 ft), has experienced a sea-level rise of ...

  9. Treaty of Cahuenga - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Cahuenga (Spanish: Tratado de Cahuenga), also called the Capitulation of Cahuenga (Capitulación de Cahuenga), was an 1847 agreement that ended the Conquest of California, resulting in a ceasefire between Californios and Americans. The treaty was signed at the Campo de Cahuenga on 13 January 1847, ending the fighting of the ...