By 1894, one out of every five acres of Mexican land was owned by a foreign interest.

They also demanded a nationalization of all Mexican land and resources under foreign control, which is something all Mexicans wanted.

As a result, the sheriff takes his prisoner to the border and orders him to pick him some flowers on Mexican land.

About three million farmers throughout the country plant corn, even though much Mexican land is poorly suited for its production.

"I'd say that was a miracle, caused by an evil god who wanted to see slavery expanded into Mexican lands."

Regions were divided as to whether slavery should be allowed in the formerly Imperial Spanish and Mexican lands.

He grew up in a town founded by his westward pioneering great-grandparents, earlier German immigrants who purchased Mexican land.

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, the Spanish lands became Mexican land.

At the turn of the 20th century, United States owners, including major companies, held about 27 percent of Mexican land.

The new rules sharply reduce the time and legal requirements for obtaining exploration rights on Mexican lands; they complement earlier changes in tax rates.