The Mexican American war ended after the capture of

How did the Mexican American War end?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Ends the Mexican-American War

Santa Anna resigned, and the United States waited for a new government capable of negotiations to form. Finally, on Feb. 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, establishing the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S.-Mexican border.

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