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The Mexican-American War (1846-1848): Part I
Why is today's relationship between Mexicans and Americans (alias gringos) sometimes as tense as it is? No doubt there are a lot of explanations that concern problems that both countries are currently coping with. However, there might also be historical reasons for it. One of them is this war, fought between 1846 and 1848, and which explains why many people in the south of the U.S. speak Spanish fluently.
santa anna
• parades
• herrera
• slidell
• polk
ZEBULON PIKE TO SANTA FE
In 1806 Zebulon Pike, with 75 men, undertook a venture to Santa Fe to explore trade in that area. When he built a fort on Spanish soil the Mexican Army escorted Pike and his men on a 600-mile voyage to Chihuahua, Mexico to meet General Nemesio Salcedo, Commandant General of all Spanish forces in Northern Mexico. On Pike's return to the states he brought back a glowing report of the gold to be made by trading with the Spaniards.
zebulon pike
• santa fe
• general nemesio salcedo
• new mexico
• rio grande