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José de Espronceda
Romanic poet, El estudiante de Salamanca -
Steamship Lexington burns
Off the coast of Long Island New York, many people lose their lives due to steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast -
Retablo del Santo Niño de Atoche
El Santo Niño de Atoche, a depiction of the Christ child common throughout Mexico and the American Southwest. -
Lucas Alamán
Devoted himself primarily to writing the history of Mexico from the perspective of a conservative. His three-volume work Disertaciones sobre la Historia de la Republica mexicana (Mexico, 1844–1849) -
Filibuster
The first ongoing filibuster begins in the United States Senate and lasts until March 11. -
Relude four years prior to the start of the Mexican War, troops under Mexican leader Rafael Vasquez invade Texas.
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Conquest of Mexico (book)
William H. Prescott, was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers -
Edger Allen Poe
"The Black Cat" -
Spanish Colonial Revival Chair
Exchange of ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and other crafts were part of the economies of the Southwest and Mesoamerica centuries before the arrival of Africans, Spaniards. -
José Joaquín Pesado
"La cascada de Barrio Nuevo" -
Palo Alto Battle
First major battle of the Mexican American War -
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Battle of Resaca de la Palma was an early engagement of the Mexican American War. That Zachary Taylor engaged the retreating forces of the Mexican army. -
Republic of California declares independence from Mexico
Four days later, the bear flag of the Republic of California is raised at Sonoma. -
El gesticulador
(Play) About an unemployed professor, settles with his family in a small town in the north of Mexico -
Battle of Buena Vista
General Taylor's army of 4800 men defeats General Santa Anna's 15,000-man force -
U.S Forces Land at Vera Cruz
Twelve thousand American troops under the command of General Winfield Scott take Vera Cruz, Mexico after a siege. -
The Storming of Chapultepec
This print depicts American forces attacking the fortress palace of Chapultepec on Sept. 13th, 1847. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the Mexican War with Mexico relinquishing its rights to Texas above the Rio Grande River and ceding New Mexico and California to the United States. -
Hero of the Mexican War, defeats Lewis Cass in the presidential election of 1848.
Zachary Taylor defeats Lewis Cass in the election. Whig Taylor garners 163 Electoral College votes to 127 for the Democratic candidate. This was the first U.S. election held on the same date in every state. -
The first woman doctor
First woman doctor in the United States, Elizabeth Blackwell, earns her degree from the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York. -
John August Swanson
American Visual Artist -
