20 set 1845 ano - In 1845 : President James K. Polk sent diplomat John Slidell on a secret mission to Mexico

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Slidell was tasked with settling a longstanding disagreement about the border between the two countries, but he was also authorized to offer the Mexicans up to $25 million for their territories in New Mexico and California.

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