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Mexico did not inherit territory from Spain; Mexico simply took it from Spain. The Spanish General, Agosto Iturbide, switched sides and became the ruler of Mexico. Its southern border began at the line between Panama and Costa Rica. The northern border fell roughly along the borders of the following states of the United States: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.

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The United States gained 29,640 square miles of land from Mexico in 1853. Known as the Gadsden Purchase, this land covered what is now the entire southern quarter of Arizona and the southern most parts of New Mexico.

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During the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) Mexico lost present-day California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado as well as most of northern New Mexico and Arizona. Also at the end of the war Mexico was forced to cease any attempt on reclaiming Texas, which included present-day Texas, as well as parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. This is also known as the Mexican Cession (1848).

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