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In an effort to bolster the future security of the United States, U.S. President James K. Polk decided to go to war with neighboring Mexico in 1846. Although, as expected, the mighty U.S. prevailed militarily, the controversial war created fierce partisan sentiment at home and cast a dark cloud over Polk’s legacy. Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya hosts a special on an important – yet often overlooked – conflict, THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, Sunday, February 4, 2007 at 8-10pm ET on The History Channel en español.
Riding a wave of what was known as “Manifest Destiny” and a firm belief that Americans had a God-given right to expand their territory, President James K. Polk sought to annex nearly half of the Mexican nation, land which stretched all the way from Texas to the Pacific Ocean. When Mexico resisted his efforts to purchase the territory for $30 million, Polk sent thousands of troops, commanded by future President Zachary Taylor, to the Mexican border with the intention of softening the Mexican hard-line stance at the bargaining table. When the Mexicans pridefully continued to resist Polk’s offer and ambushed American soldiers in disputed territory north of the Rio Grande, the President convinced Congress to declare war, anticipating a swift victory that would force Mexico to bargain. Instead, the war dragged on for two years, resulting in massive casualties on both sides and a century of damaged relations between neighboring countries.
In THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, modern-day scholars and authors from both sides of the border share the facts, views, and opinions on a war that Ulysses S. Grant called “one of the most unjust wars ever waged.” Full-color dramatic re-creations of the war’s key battles are based on the battle notes and memoirs of combatants from both sides: Zachary Taylor, Winfield Scott, legendary Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and many others. The result is an all-encompassing look at the motives, battles, and results of the war.
Highlights of THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR include:
· The ongoing power struggle between American generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott for control of American troops, which resulted in Taylor’s ouster as commander, and his ultimate revenge years later in the form of a successful presidential bid.
· Taylor’s legendary battle with Santa Anna at Monterrey.
· America’s first major amphibious landing at the key Mexican port of Veracruz, where thousands of U.S. troops bombarded the city for three days and nights.
· The final major battle at Mexico City, which resulted in the Mexicans’ surrender and the negotiation of a treaty that gave the U.S. the territories it originally sought – land which now includes the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
· The story of los Niños Héroes (“The Boy Heroes”), a group of young Mexican cadets who defended Mexico City to the bitter end in the face of defeat. A monument stands in their honor in the city today.
· Waning support in the U.S. for what came to be known as “Polk’s War” and the dramatic effect on the U.S. political landscape.
About The History Channel en español
THE HISTORY CHANNEL EN ESPAñOL is one of four domestic television networks of The History Channel brand. The others are The History Channel, History International and Military History Channel. THE HISTORY CHANNEL EN ESPAñOL has emerged as the new “must have” for cable operators. The network is now available on the Hispanic tier on the nation’s top cable systems including Comcast, Charter, Adelphia, Insight, Cox, Cablevision, and NCTC, representing more than 29 million subs in key Hispanic markets including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Southern California, and Tucson. It is available to viewers in 18 of the top 20 Latino markets in the United States. The website for the channel is located at www.history.com/espanol.
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