USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rio Grande, Spanish Río Grande del Norte, or (in Mexico) Río Bravo, or Río Bravo del Norte, fifth longest river of North America, and the 20th longest in the world, forming the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rio Grande is the fifth longest river in the United States and among the top twenty in the world. It extends from the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico (1, 901 miles) and forms a 1, 255 mile segment of the border between the United States and Mexico.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pecos River (Spanish: Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rio Grande, or Rio Bravo as it is known in Mexico, extends approximately 1, 990 miles and is considered the 5th longest river in North America, and the 20th longest river in the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -A river in pieces: A border to be controlled. The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo has marked the edges of the U.S. and Mexico along what is now Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas since the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848.