Was Texas stolen from Mexico?
107068
If it was it was stolen by Texans.  Texas won it's independence in 1836 and was the Texas Republic until 1845 when it joined the Union.  The Mexican-American War was not until after that.  Lincoln's single term in the U.S. Congress was from 1847-1849.  If it can be said that we stole any lands from Mexico as a result of the settlement of a war, could it not be said that Mexico had itself stolen these lands from Spain?  Then of course we all know who had them before that and had it stole from them as well.  Are we now trying to rewrite history books to make them politically correct without stepping on anyone's toes?
652319
Yes, I was taught that and totally agree with you.  We stole it from them. Now most Americans are walking around saying they dont belong here, but if any of them even bothered to pick up a book, they would know this is their land anyhow.  America was founded by criminals.\n\n(by the way I'm American.)
766651
This is just a guess. You may try with the Mexican government as many of the Spanish came there from Mexico and not directly from Spain.
51675
Most likely something corny having to do with Texas.\n\nCheck out the link below
224211
Yes, I do consider it a Mexican invasion.  There are 40 million illegal aliens in the US right now - maybe more and the president says there are 7 or 8 million.  When I lived in Texas I couldn't get health care because of the illegal immigration in that area.  And I couldn't get a job because I don't speak Spanish.  I moved to Tennessee and it's a lot better here.....I am not prejudiced either.....)(
317353
Technically, Spain at time owned the area from Texas all the way to California and all the way up north to Oregon. When the Mexicans won their independence from Spain in 1823, I believe, they inherited what was then New Spain or as its known, "Nuevo Espana". And yes, it did include Colorado. But in the 1840s, America wanted to expand all the way westward and Americans were moving to modern-day Texas. The Americans wanted Texas to become American. Mexico actually encouraged American immigration to the region because of two major reasons. The first region was the Texas territory of what was then Mexico was underpopulated with a few missionary outposts. Second of all, the citizens they had in the area the more government revenue they could have gotten. The allure of the Texas territory was the gold rush. However, the Mexicans had one caveat about American immigration to the region. The Mexicans outlawed slavery. The Americans felt that since they were paying taxes to the Mexican governnment that the Mexican government should just mind their business. (Sounds familiar)\n   Fast foward, Mexico sent troops to the Texas area to keep the Americans in line. The Americans fought against the Mexicans and defeated Mexico at the battle at the Alamo. Mexico had no choice but to give Texas its independence. It is important to note that Texas was an independent nation. Later the Americans bought about 1 million acres from Mexico called the Gadsen Purchase. It is also important to note that Mexico's hold over the far-flung reaches of their possessions north of the Rio Grande was weak at best. \n But the United States won the New Spain territory or after Mexican independence, New Mexico via the Mexican-American war. Technically to say that America belonged them isn't true as Spain only colonized Mexico in 1509. Simple subtraction find the western US belonged to Mexico(1848-1823) only 25 years. It belonged to Spain for (1823-1509) 314 years.
601873
Yes. Illegal immigrants flooding north east to get the hell outta Aztlan and into the U.S. It's not about the land that "we stole," it's about the infrastructure and social systems (education, health care, etc.) designed to help citizens that the illegals come for.
516545
I think so. With our Southern States and their defective boarder patrol. Illegal drugs have been enough of a problem alone with the Mexican boarder anyway.
574813
Really up on your history, aren't you?\n\nThe Spanish stole land from the native Americans, the Mexicans stole land from the Spanish, and the Texans stole land from the Mexicans.\n\nSo, what do you consider "sad?"\n\nIt's sad a bunch of drunks, gamblers and drifters who got trapped in the Alamo (because they were drunk) have attained hero status. \n\nBut, they did give the Texican thieves a rallying cry against the Mexican thieves.\n\nMexicans have no more claim to land in N. America than does anyone else, they weren't the original inhabitants and never had a legitimate claim to the land.\n\nAnd still don't.
927405
Don't be silly silly person.  Mexico never owned it to began with. Just how dam old do you think mexico is. the entire place was a spainish colony(rememeber your language ? spainish? or do you think the gods spoke spainish when they made you?
615423
No, it's not true. It's just shameless propaganda to add more hate to an already critical problem that is illegal immigration.\n\nWhat is taught in schools is that Mexico lost that territory because of Antonio López de Santa Anna. He's depicted as a villain in schools, that he "sold" Texas to the US and that his decisions led to Mexico to lose the Mexico-US war. In other words, what is taught in school is that a mexican betrayed Mexico and caused a great lose. Santa Anna wasn't all that a villain, he did good and bad things, but the official position is "a villain".\n\nThere are hate groups who promote ideas like that you mentioned. There are hate groups among "hispanics" as well, who actually claim that territory belongs to Mexico and one day it will go back to Mexico. As far as I'm concerned some of the big names of hispanics who promote such idea are actually american citizens, not mexican citizens. A lot of mexicans have a resentment with the US, slowly going off, but still there, and a general lack of trust to the US government, but the idea that they want that land back is, in general, BS. Some mexicans would claim that, it's a minority though.\n\nI took mexican history in a mexican school (a public one with government free text books), I was taught to hate Santa Anna, no more. We ara taught that the US army kicked us down there in Chapultepec (despite heroic efforts). Winfield Scott is very respected and is portrayed as a gentleman who had respect for his rivals (he lead the army that took Mexico City). The idea of that territory coming back to México was never ever mentioned. As you said, fanatical BS, and it comes from both sides of the fence and benefits mostly nobody, but just a few.\n\nThe "official" mexican history is twisted, not a faithful portray of events, but yet it doesn't portray the US as "the enemy" nor it propose taking back the lost territory nor pretend to teach hate for the US. Yet you can see a lot of hate against mexicans in Yahoo Answers and be sure that's not taught in US schools, you don't need a school program to breed hate.
1068698
Every square inch of the world's land was stolen from someone, except for antartica.  Mexico had the southwest before us.  Before Mexico had it someone else had it.  \n\nGet over it, and stop trashing the United States.  The Mexicans like the areas we took from Mexico better than they like the areas we didn't take.
943630
it was stolen from the original Mexicans, the Indians, the mestizos, apaches, aztecs, mixtecs, toltecs, zapotecs..and the list goes on and on...manifest destiny HAH!!
621487
Through slavery and Cotton plantations. There was a great migration to Texas for homesteading in 1825-35 when Texas was still a part of Mexico. The Mexican President invited homesteading, and promoted slavery, for Cotton production, and thousands of Americans from South Carolina and Georgia moved there with there slaves to own larger plantations. That was the major growth of the area, and the reason. The Alamo was a result of Mexican taxation to the plantation owners of the Cotton fields.
945466
Excuse me? The Battle of the Alamo was fought for Texas independence from a brutal dictator named Santa Ana. Those 187 men sacrificed themselves to buy General Sam Houston time to train   a bunch of farmers.merchants ,mountain men and Indian fighters into a proper army.\n Speaking as a Mexican/American, no one is trying to take over anything.Look around us here. You can't throw a rock  without hitting a Mexican /American.\nWe just happen to be the largest growing CULTURE in the nation. Stop beating a dead horse.
80040
Poor Mexico - so close to the United States, so far from God,’ runs a popular Mexican saying. This leads me to believe it is a 'public domain' quote, the origin unknown, or unremembered
285247
They think Texas is part of Mexico,no joke