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Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Gua·da·lupe Hi·dal·go  (gwädl-p h-dälg, gwädä-lp -dälg)
A community of south-central Mexico, near Mexico City. The Virgin of Guadalupe, revered throughout Mexico, is said to have appeared to an Indian convert in this vicinity in 1531, and the basilica erected in her honor is a popular pilgrimage site. On February 2, 1848, a treaty ending the Mexican War was signed here.
Guadalupe Hidalgo [ˌgwɑːdəˈluːp hɪˈdælgəʊ (Spanish) gwaðaˈlupe iˈðalγo]
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(Placename) a city in central Mexico, northwest of Mexico City: became a pilgrimage centre after an Indian convert had a vision of the Virgin Mary here in 1531. Pop.: 668 500 (2000 est.) Former name (1931-71) Gustavo A. Madero


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San Jose (a California city named after Saint Joseph)--Because the United States obviously stole this land from the Spanish who stole it from the natives (the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and all the money that America paid for the land being obviously nothing like the noble Louisiana Purchase), the name should be changed to Mexicus Correctus--or just plain Mexico.
"Aint" and other politically correct words by Williamsen, Kurt / The New American
Perhaps Felipe Calderon ought to read the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ratified by Mexico on May 30, 1848.
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By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, Mexico ceded California to the United States, and Los Angeles was incorporated as a city in 1850.
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