Los Angeles, California, has turned into a war zone thanks to radical leftists and illegal immigrants, and naturally, this means that you're going to get a lot of anti-American trash thrown at you with the help of a legacy media all too ready to platform this insanity.
One of the big ones going around right now is that California is actually Mexican territory because it was once Mexican land that was "stolen." You probably saw a few rioters screaming it yesterday, including this potato.
"This is our city, and this was Mexico!" said the spud wearing a helmet. "You can't kick us out of the land that was ours!"
"This is OUR city!"
— HustleBitch (@HustleBitch_) June 10, 2025
"This was Mexico!"
"You can't kick us out of the land that was OURS!" pic.twitter.com/lVGneVFS3t
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Actually, we can, because the operative word here is "was."
Still, the idea that this was actually Mexican land has grown to the point where even celebrities are now using it to virtue signal. Katy Perry, for instance, posted this on her Instagram, stating that Mexican settlers founded that territory in 1781:
Just in case you forgot @katyperry existed for a moment, she's got this blistering take on the LA Riots for you. pic.twitter.com/TTz6wokWNj
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) June 11, 2025
It's a stupid take. If my grandparents sell their house, I can't just kick in the door and demand I stay with the new owners for free because my family once resided here.
The running narrative is that the land was stolen, but I'm using the word "sold" very deliberately here... because that's exactly what happened. Mexico sold that land to the United States after our country whipped Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
But hey, before we get to that, let's play the "whose land is this" game these rioters are waving their Mexican flags over.
Before Mexico was even a location on the map, California was inhabited by the Tongva and Chumash tribes. Then, before the 1800s, the Spanish showed up and conquered the entire territory, placing it in Spanish hands. They set up missions around the area for the purpose of converting and civilizing those natives
So already, we can see how Mexico isn't even second in line for the territory.
In 1821, Mexico gained California after winning its war of independence against Spain, but at that time, California wasn't even populated territory. In fact, it was a dangerous place thanks to rebellions, natives, and frontier dangers.
Then, in 1846, the Mexican-American War went down, thanks to Texas being annexed, something Mexico wasn't okay with. President James K. Polk offered to buy California, but Mexico refused. When skirmishes between American and Mexican troops broke out near the Rio Grande, Congress declared war, and the U.S. made quick work of Mexico. Any Mexican officials holed up in California either fled back to Mexico or surrendered.
In 1848, Mexico ceded California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona for $15 million during the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The U.S. honored Mexican land titles and offered citizenship to residents, some of whom took the offer and legally became U.S. citizens.
Funny enough, even before that, you had Mexicans and Californios [Californians of Spanish descent] declaring that California was United States territory before the war was even over, because they wanted the U.S. to have it. This was called the "Bear Flag Rebellion," and it shows that Mexican rebels helped the U.S. get the state.
Mexico took the deal because, at that point, they were beaten and broken and needed the cash. The U.S. could've taken more by force if they wanted to, but instead they purchased the land it held fair and square after beating Mexico black and blue. If this was theft, then this was one of the most polite and mutual robberies in history.
But here's the bottom line.
War has consequences, and Mexico figured that out too late. The United States wiped the floor with it, and even after it got done spanking Mexico, it still offered to buy the territory, which Mexico willfully sold, since its own bad decisions left it broke.
Mexico failed to win a war. The United States didn't. Just like the Spanish failed to keep hold of it against the Mexicans, and the Tongva and Chumash tribes failed to hold it against the Spanish before that. If Mexico wants it back, they're welcome to try to come and take it, but I promise it'll work out about the same as last time, and this time, there won't be a $15 million paycheck at the end of it.
Editor's Note: This article was edited for clarity post-publication.
