the Gadsden Purchase
/ðə ˌɡædzdən ˈpɜːtʃəs/
/ðə ˈɡædzdən pɜːrtʃəs/
- an area in the south-west US that was bought from Mexico for $10 million in 1853. It was 29 640 square miles/76 768 square kilometres and became part of the later states of Arizona and New Mexico. The agreement to buy the land was made by James Gadsden (1788-1858), the US ambassador (= senior government representative) in Mexico.
加兹登购买区:1853年在美国西南部以1000万美元从墨西哥购买的区域。面积为29640平方英里/ 76 768平方公里,成为后来的亚利桑那州和新墨西哥州的一部分。美国驻墨西哥大使(高级政府代表)詹姆斯·加兹登(James Gadsden,1788-1858年)签订了购买土地的协议。