82R3040(1) BPG-D
 
  By: Alonzo H.R. No. 78
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, February 2, 2011, marks the 163rd anniversary of the
  signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, an act that officially
  signaled the end of the Mexican War; and
         WHEREAS, Concluding hostilities that had begun between
  Mexico and the United States in 1846, the treaty constitutes a major
  event in the history of both countries and in the annals of the Lone
  Star State; and
         WHEREAS, In consequence of its provisions, Mexico recognized
  the annexation of Texas by the United States and accepted the Rio
  Grande as the state's southern boundary; in addition, Mexico ceded
  to the United States the territory of the present-day states of
  California, Arizona, and New Mexico, as well as parts of Utah,
  Nevada, and Colorado, in exchange for a payment of $15 million; and
         WHEREAS, The treaty further offered American citizenship to
  Mexicans living in the ceded lands, an offer accepted by an
  overwhelming majority of the approximately 80,000 individuals who
  thus became eligible; and
         WHEREAS, Those holding Mexican title to land now situated
  within the borders of the United States were also promised respect
  for their property; in Texas, subsequent adjudication confirmed
  almost all of the claims that were presented for validation; and
         WHEREAS, Yet another treaty provision stipulated that Mexico
  and the United States would refer future disputes to arbitration;
  an outstanding instance of such a resolution is the Chamizal
  settlement of 1963, which concluded a 99-year-old boundary dispute
  in the vicinity of El Paso; and
         WHEREAS, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo secured for Texas
  its claim to land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande,
  pointed the way toward a bilingual, multiethnic society along the
  Texas-Mexico border, and pledged two proud countries to peaceful
  negotiation of their differences; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the signing
  of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, and
  recognize the momentous significance of this date for the State of
  Texas.