john slidell was sent to the rio grande to claim the southern border of texas.
who was sent to the rio grande to claim the southern border of texas?
john slidell
there was an ongoing border dispute between the republic of texas and mexico prior to annexation. texas claimed the rio grande as its border based on the treaties of velasco, while mexico maintained that it was the nueces river and did not recognize texan independence. in november 1845, president james k. polk sent john slidell, a secret representative, to mexico city with a monetary offer to the mexican government for the disputed land and other mexican territories. mexico was not inclined nor able to negotiate because of instability in its government and popular nationalistic sentiment against such a sale. slidell returned to the united states, and polk ordered general zachary taylor to garrison the southern border of texas, as defined by the former republic, in 1846. taylor moved into texas, ignoring mexican demands to withdraw, and marched as far south as the rio grande, where he began to build a fort near the river's mouth on the gulf of mexico. the mexican government regarded this action as a violation of its sovereignty, and immediately prepared for war. following a united states victory and the signing of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo, mexico ceded its claims to texas and the rio grande border was accepted by both nations.
texas annexation
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bullet::::- río grande, aguada, puerto rico, a barrio
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