Thesis:
There are many treaties that helped shape what is present day America. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo transformed the United States’ geography, Mexico's outlook on America and also diplomacy. New Mexico, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, including parts of present day Arizona were negotiated on to the Unites States. This treaty ended the great Mexican-American War. This was done by representetives of U.S, Nicholas Trist who was the chief clerk of the State Department and representitives of Mexico,Don Bernardo Couto, Don Miguel Atristain, and Don Luis Gonzaga Cuevas on February 2, 1848. This was a very important part of history not only for America but also to Mexico.
"IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD
The United States of America and the United Mexican States animated by a sincere desire to put an end to the calamities of the war which unhappily exists between the two Republics and to establish Upon a solid basis relations of peace and friendship, which shall confer reciprocal benefits upon the citizens of both, and assure the concord, harmony, and mutual confidence wherein the two people should live, as good neighbors have for that purpose appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States has appointed Nicholas P Trist, a citizen of the United States, and the President of the Mexican Republic has appointed Don Luis Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Bernardo Couto, and Don Miguel Atristain, citizens of the said Republic; Who, after a reciprocal communication of their respective full powers, have, under the protection of Almighty God, the author of peace, arranged, agreed upon, and signed the following:
Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic."- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo