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The original was posted on /r/mapporn by /u/NazarData on 2026-01-18 23:09:48+00:00.
The Mexican Cession was part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War.
The US did pay Mexico $15M as part of the same agreement, but, even so, characterizing it as a purchase seems kind of sketchy to me.