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La Mesilla
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Linocut on paper, 8.5 in. x 11.5 in. Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City, MX. From the portfolio, 450 Years of Struggle: Tribute to the Mexican People / 450 Años De Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano. The terrifying territorial mutilation suffered by Mexico at the hands of the United States as a consequence of the war of 1846-1847, and of the concessions made to the invader in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was well added soon another. An extensive strip of territory, on the southern border of New Mexico, including the town called La Mesilla, was acquired through the Gadsden Purchase. The Americans claimed that it belonged to the State of New Mexico and that it was essential for them to build a railway. Santa Anna sold it for a paltry sum and signed the shameful treaty for its transfer on May 31, 1854.
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