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Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Treaty of

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Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Treaty of (1848) Peace settlement ending the Mexican War. Mexico ceded the present US states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The USA paid US$15 million in compensation.

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