Professor Will Fowler is a renowned expert on Mexican history who teaches at the University of St. Andrews. In this video, he presents the Mexican perspective on the Mexican-U.S. War of 1846-1848 and the resulting Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which most Mexicans regard as the most tragic chapter in their history. Professor Fowler also reflects on the consequences of the war for Mexico and how the country remembers the war.
This video is an excerpt from a longer lecture that Professor Fowler gave on the Mexican-U.S. War of 1846-1848 for the Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford University, on July 27, 2021.
A free discussion guide is available for download at spice.fsi.stanford.edu/multim....