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That possibility never entered the minds of politicians or the military leadership. It was a foregone conclusion at the outset that the Mexican population, industrial capacity, economy as well as the battlefield capability and leadership would be no match against the US. It is quite unlikely that even the most optimistic military minds in Mexico wasted any time considering that option. It was only a matter of time.

However, if Mexico had won, California would be part of Mexico or an independent nation. The US might not have absorbed Washington and Oregon, which might be part of Canada. Probably New Mexico, Arizona and parts of Colorado would be part of Mexico. The Texas border would be 100 mile further north and Texas might have eventually left the union and absorbed New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, etc. All pure speculation, of course, and others may reach different but equally valid conclusions.

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