CHAMIZAL TRACT
A description of the 1895 title dispute between the
United States and Mexico that arose over a tract of
land in El Paso, Texas, known as “El Chamizal.â€
The Boundary Commission was unable to
agree on a boundary line and a convention was
signed by the two governments on June 24,
1910, establishing another commission to decide
the issue. Because the new commission departed
from the terms of submission and because of
disturbed conditions in Mexico, no further
action was taken until the conclusion of a treaty in 1963 that divided the disputed territory
between the two countries.
