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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]
n
(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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The water and land rights for thousands of Hispanic families are pledged to be preserved in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, alongside and equal to those of Native tribes.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, the place where Mexicanos lived became contested space and land of these subjects were penetrated, conquered, and colonized without the hope of regaining power or agency over land, status, or area.
Rewriting space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It? by Hernandez, Bernadine M. / CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In the end, Mexico City and Mexico were conquered, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in July 1848, ended the war.
Dugard, Martin. The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis ... by Calhoun, William / Naval War College Review
 
 
 
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