U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 2

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2: TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO

Profile America — Saturday, February 2nd.  On this date in 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , ending their controversial war, which began in May 1846 after some mutual provocations.  In the peace treaty, Mexico recognized America's annexation of the Republic of Texas, with the Rio Grande being the border.  In exchange for $15 million and other provisions, the U.S. obtained all or much of what are now six of our other southwestern states.  Some 80,000 Mexicans were thereby included in the subsequent 1850 Census.  In 2010, the number of Mexican-Americans reached nearly 32-million.  You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau, The Hispanic Population:  2010

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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