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English:On May 8, 1846 United States and Mexican troops clashed on the Palo Alto prairie. This was the first major battle in a two-year long conflict (U.S.-Mexican War) that ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, under which Meixoc ceded a large territory to the U.S. that included parts of California, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.Español:HM Number | HM1UZH |
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Date Added | Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 652008 N 2878186 |
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Decimal Degrees | 26.01461667, -97.48101667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 26° 0.877', W 97° 28.861' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 26° 0' 52.62" N, 97° 28' 51.66" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 956 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Brownsville Historic Battlefield Hike and Bike Trail, Brownsville TX 78526, US |
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