Like Mexico was "taken away" from Spain or like Spain was "taken away" from Al-Andalus? Hardly. The people living in Mexican province of California left and formed the California Republic.
I thought California declared its independence from Mexico (only to be grabbed by the US the next day).
Like Mexico was "taken away" from Spain or like Spain was "taken away" from Al-Andalus? Hardly. The people living in Mexican province of California left and formed the California Republic.
Back then, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the USA gave Mexico millions in GOLD to give up all claim to such lands. Mexico agreed. Several years later, we paid Mexico even more gold to give up the Gadsden Purchase area.
Mexico again agreed and now has NO CLAIM to the regions of the USA.
Many people are ignorant of history. They don't realize that there were many anglos living in California among the natives and Spanish (and Russians), and most didn't give a hoot about Mexico. Mexico had control for a while, if you can call it control (California was largely ignored by the Mexicans). The Spanish here in California worked with the anglos to declare independence from Mexico. General Mariano Vallejo played a large part by wanting California to become part of the USA, and became part of the new government, built a new capital in Vallejo named after him. Californians gladly became part of the USA. Also, California was not taken away, it was paid for after the war by treaty, where the USA paid almost $20 million to Mexico for territories lost. Which was a pretty good deal for Mexico, having lost the war they caused.