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A 3 page paper centering on the mid 1800s in the Southwestern United States. Describing the severance which occurred between Spain and what is now the southwestern United States as a "disconnect" the author explores this critical time in history. The relationship Spain held with the inhabitants of this region in terms of land grants and the like were largely severed with the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo. While theHispanics faired badly, the Native Americans faired even worse. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Spain and the southwest regions of what is now the United States came to an end in the mid 1800s. That "disconnect" in the Hispanic history of the Southwest, a
disconnect brought to full fruition by both the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo and the rapid conquest of California, served to mark the boundary between Mexico and the United States.
The situation which existed at the time of the Treaty of Guadeloupe was far from being all positive. Indeed, Spain and Portugal were the first nations to reach the
shores of the "New World". Their arrival preceded that of France by a century and consequently they had much time during which the Natives of the new land were
essentially at their disposal. The colonized what was then considered the most desirable lands, conquering one Native cultural group after another and exploiting both them and the natural resources
the lands had to offer. The Treaty of Guadeloupe would open another chapter in the discrimination and injustices which characterized this period of history.
Prior to 1848 and the transition of the Spanish holdings in the Southwest to the United States it was common practice for the Spanish crown to grant
land to individuals, communities and parishes. With the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, Mexico ceded Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah,
and Wyoming to the United States (Limerick, 1988). This treaty expanded U.S. territory by one-third and decreased Mexican territory by one-half (Limerick, 1988). The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
also fueled significant discontent among some of Mexican descent. It is a discontent that still smolders today as does the discontent among the Native Americans who also suffered in
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