[Hostage]

They paid money for the settlement of all claims, eviction and boundary adjustments, not for land. See the actual treaty articles in Post #115 and Post #142.

[DannyTN]

Okay, but when we defeat a government and claim their territory, that land becomes property of the government. In this case the treaty established owners of land at the time of the defeat could remain.

Are we saying Bundy's owned the land at the time we took it from Mexico? It sounds to me like the Bundy's homesteaded and never gained title to the grazing lands.

[DannyTN]

Okay, but when we defeat a government and claim their territory, that land becomes property of the government. In this case the treaty established owners of land at the time of the defeat could remain.

Are we saying Bundy's owned the land at the time we took it from Mexico? It sounds to me like the Bundy's homesteaded and never gained title to the grazing lands.