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U.S. government paid for Mexican land.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the Editor)

The New American

| August 08, 2005 | Hutcheson, Eleanor S. | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I was happy to note the sidebar "Mexican for the Briefest of Times" (June 13 issue) concerning the Southwest land and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. I have been reviewing textbooks for the last 30 years in Texas and the fact that California was Mexican territory for only 24 years is seldom given.

An additional comment should have been noted that the United States paid to the Mexican government the amount of $15 million for this land. An ...

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