HIST 8B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Government Of Argentina, World Trade Organization, Clorinda Matto De Turner
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Many people thought national boundaries less important than local or regional ones. Countries went to war to settle on different borders. Majority of population in latin america was mostly indigenous/from indigenous descent. Because they still held autonomy against the aspirational elites. Feb 2, 1848, us and mexico sign this treaty. Guadalupe hidalgo is north of mexico city (capitol) Texas border and rio grande (known as rio gravo in mexico) Protection and civil rights of mexicans living in border. Discussion between future disputes between the wto countries. Caught between the war of the two nations. Important enough to make it to the treaty. Article xi result of conflict between indians and recognition of powerful third party involved. From the american perspective, mexicans were too weak to handle the indigenous. By the mid 19th century, local indigenous populations were the hegemonic powers in latin american regions larger than europe. We tend to think that indigenous people cannot be powerful.
