On Feb. 2, 1848, a treaty was signed that ended the U.S.-Mexican War and ceded 525,000 square miles of land from Mexico to the U.S., including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The Rio Grande ...
SAN ANTONIO – Did you know that today is an important day in history? Feb. 2, 1848, marks the official end of the war between the United States and Mexico. The Centro Cultural Aztlan, at 1800 ...