ANT 322M Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Nueces River, Flag Of Mexico
3 Mar 2017
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The us as a super power had the influence to argue that the border was the rio grande river. But mexico argued it was up to the nueces river, arguing that the cultural history in south texas was different and that no anglos lived there. On jan. 6, president polk dispatches troops to enforce the border on the rio grande. Fighting takes place in different parts of south texas: on may 11, 1846, the us declares war on mexico. For us to win, they have to capture the capitol of mexico so the fighting takes place in the interior of mexico: new mexico falls fairly quickly. So the southwest are in control fairly early: mexico falls on september 16, 1847 (which also marked mexico"s call for independence) Like how we have the battle of the alamo, mexico has the battle of the. Child heroes (la batalla de los ninos heroes)
