The Chamizal dispute was a border conflict over about 600 acres on the Mexico–United States border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It was caused by a shift in the Rio Grande, as a survey presented in 1852 marked differences between the bed of the Rio Grande and the present channel of the river.
What does Chamizal mean in Spanish?
The name “Chamizal” comes from the Spanish word chamizo, a common name for the four-wing saltbush that covered part of the disputed land which is now near the present day park.
What type of dispute did the United States and Mexico have that the Chamizal agreement settled?
The Chamizal dispute was a border conflict over about 600 acres (2.4 km2) on the Mexico–United States border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
