Did Guadalupe Victoria Sell Any States to the USA?

No. There is no historical record of President Guadalupe Victoria (Mexico's first president, 1824–1829) selling any territory to the United States.

Territorial Losses Under Later Presidents

  • Texas independence (1836) – Under Antonio López de Santa Anna.
  • Mexican–American War (1846–48) – Under José Joaquín de Herrera, Mariano Paredes, Pedro María de Anaya, Manuel de la Peña y Peña. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Colorado/Wyoming.
  • Gadsden Purchase (1854) – Under Antonio López de Santa Anna (again); sold southern AZ/NM strip for $10M.

Victoria's Actual Challenges

  • Consolidating independence (Spanish holdout at San Juan de Ulúa until 1825).
  • Expelling remaining Spaniards (1827).
  • Establishing federal republic, diplomacy (US, UK recognition).
  • Financial crisis, coups, regional revolts.

The idea that Victoria sold territory is a confusion with later, disastrous territorial losses.

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