Seminar : Decolonizing The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The U.S. war against Mexico from 1846 to 1848 resulted in Mexico losing half of its national territory. The expansionist drive by the U.S. under its policy known as Manifest Destiny was the fundamental reason for this war which created an internal colony in the U.S. for the first time: the Mexican community.

The ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb 2, 1848, which ‘legalized’ the U.S. armed theft of Mexico’s territory, simply defines the conquerer’s conditions imposed upon Mexicans living within the occupied territory. The provisions of the Treaty have never been respected by the U.S. government thus creating an oppressed colony living in their own territory occupied by force.

How does our current system define the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and how de we begin to Decolonize that important part of our history.

*****************************************************************
La guerra de los Estados Unidos contra Mexico en 1846-1848 tuvo como resultado que Mexico perdiera mitad de su territorio nacional. El expansionismo de los Estados Unidos bajo su politica Destino Manifesto fue la causa fundamental de la guerra que resulto en la formacion de la primera colonia interna en los Estados Unidos: la comunidad Mexicana.

La ratificacion del tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo el 2 de febrero de 1848 que ‘legalizo’ el robo por parte de los Estados Unidos del Territorio Mexicano, simplemente es una documentacion de las condiciones que el conquistador impuso a los mexicanos que vivian en dicho territorio ocupado.

¿Cómo nuestro sistema define el Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo y cómo empezamos de descolonizar ese parte importante de nuestra historia?

The adjunct faculty : Ruben Solis, President of The University Sin Fronteras, and Co Founder of The Southwest Workers Union.