Mexican-American War Claims
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS were settled by a commission created under a convention of 1867 between the United States and Mexican governments. American citizens presented 1,017 claims against Mexico amounting to $470,126,613, and Mexicans countered with 998 claims totaling $86,661,891.15. To the former, 186 awards, totaling $4,125,622.20, were allowed; to the latter, 167 awards amounting to $150,498.41. Claims against the United States arose largely from Indian depredations and excesses committed by American soldiers. Those presented against Mexico were largely for the seizure and destruction of property, forced loans, illegal arrests and imprisonments, and murder. It took until November 1876 for the commission to complete its work.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Francaviglia, Richard, and Douglas W. Richmond, eds. Dueling Eagles: Reinterpreting the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846–1848. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 2000.
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See alsoDiplomatic Missions ; Mexican-American War ; Mexico, Relations with .