rio grande

     

The 30,000-square mile purchase ensured U.S. control of the Mesilla Valley, bordering this strategic river

Trivia about rio grande

  • In 1848 the U.S. got 1/2 million square miles from Mexico, including land north of the Gila River & this Intl. border river
  • There are now 3 bridges over this river that link Brownsville with Matamoros, Mexico
  • Laredo,El Paso
  • This international river flows past Alamosa, Colorado & Brownsville, Texas on its way to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico lies on this 1885-mile long river
  • Under the 1848 treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, this river became the boundary between Mexico & Texas
  • The name of this U.S.-Mexico river is Spanish for "large river"
  • Big Bend National Park was named for a big bend in this watery Texas border
  • It's the large river that runs through Albuquerque & Brownsville
  • Big Bend National Park is on a Big Bend of this river in western Texas
  • Located on this river, Albuquerque is the seat of Bernalillo County
  • Duran Duran sang, "Her name is Rio & she dances on the sand... Oh Rio, Rio, dance across" this 2-word Texas river
  • If Bugs Bunny had taken that proverbial left at Albuquerque, he could have followed this river
  • This river begins in Colorado & empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas
  • It's New Mexico's largest & longest river
  • Some El Pasoans say America's real first Thanksgiving was the one Juan de Onate held on arrival at this river in 1598
  • Early explorers gave it a Spanish name meaning "large river"
  • About 2/3 of the boundary between Mexico & the U.S. is formed by this river
  • The Chihuahuan Desert stretches from this river's valley in Southern New Mexico to just north of Mexico City
  • This river that forms part of the boundary between the U.S. & Mexico is the fifth longest in North America
  • Running from New Mexico's northern border to its southern border, this river splits the state in 2
  • In the 1910s the Elephant Butte Dam was built on this river to provide water & irrigation to Texas & New Mexico
  • Running the length of the state, this river is New Mexico's longest