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To: marcos who wrote (909)	1/16/2003 5:18:50 PM
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To: marcos who wrote (909)	1/18/2003 3:18:56 PM
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Continuing.... siliconinvestor.com siliconinvestor.com Message 18455251 siliconinvestor.com Message 18459374 siliconinvestor.com siliconinvestor.com siliconinvestor.com To summarize: Texas revolted against the Mexican gov't and won its independence in 1836. During its war of independence, it captured Santa Ana, the President of Mexico. It negotiated a treaty with Santa Ana, the chief executive officer and head of state of Mexico. In return for Texas releasing him and Mexican prisoners of war and ceasing hostilities against Mexico, Mexico would recognize the independence of Texas and place the southern border of Texas at the Rio Grande. Months later, the Mexican congress refused to ratify the treaty. It insisted on a rescission that moved the borders well north of the Rio Grande. Texas never agreed to that change and claimed the borders in the agreement with Santa Ana. It had de facto control of that area for the next 10 years. So there was no agreement between Texas and Mexico on their border and the border was left in dispute. Ten years later, in 1846, Texas requested admission to the United States as a state. The US Congress agreed. Mexico broke relations with the US, passed a motion that it would take military action to defend its border claims, and started moving troops. In response, the US moved troops to the border Texas claimed, the Rio Grande. The US considered the statement by Mexico that it would use force against Texas to be a declaration of war by Mexico on the United States and the US Congress declared war on Mexico. Mexico lost that war. US troops occupied Mexico City, the Mexican capital. In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican War, Mexico recognized the original border claims made by Texas.