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  1. Mexican Texas - Wikipedia

    Mexican Texas is the historiographical name used to refer to the era of Texan history between 1821 and 1836, when it was part of Mexico. Mexico gained independence in 1821 after winning its war against Spain, which began in 1810. Initially, Mexican Texas operated similarly to …

  2. Mexico, Texas - Wikipedia

    Mexico is a historical unincorporated community, in Hunt County, Texas, United States, near the shores of Lake Tawakoni. [1]

  3. Texas Revolution | Causes, Battles, Facts, & Definition | Britannica

    Mar 22, 2025 · Texas Revolution, war fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas’s independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas (1836–45). Learn more about the Texas Revolution, including notable battles.

  4. Mexican Texas - TSHA

    May 1, 1995 · Explore how the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821) shaped Texas' political, economic, and social landscape, leading to significant changes and the eventual Texas Revolution.

  5. Texas Independence | National Museum of American History

    Texas’s struggle for independence from Mexico and its annexation by the United States led to the Mexican War. From 1846 to 1848, the United States fought Mexico to acquire land stretching from Texas to the Pacific Ocean.

  6. Coahuila y Tejas - Wikipedia

    Coahuila y Tejas, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila y Tejas (lit. 'Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila and Texas'), was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution. [5]

  7. Texas Cities That Border Mexico (1248 Miles) - Texas View

    Texas 1248 mile borders with Mexico, including El Paso, Laredo, Brownsville, and Rio Grande City. These border towns have rich cultural exchanges with their Mexican counterparts. Festivals in border towns celebrate shared heritage and promote community ties. Texas and Mexico cooperate in trade, security, education, and public health.

  8. Why Mexican Americans Say ‘The Border Crossed Us’ - HISTORY

    Oct 17, 2018 · Before Texas was a U.S. state, it was its own independent nation where both Mexicans and white immigrants were citizens. But during the nine years that the Republic of Texas existed, Mexicans...

  9. Texas and Mexico: Centers for Cultural Collision

    Mexican families lived throughout the northern portion of Coahuila-Texas—the wealthiest of whom were known as Tejanos—and to the Comanche and Lipan Apache they were unwelcome. Viewed from the perspective of the region's Native communities, both Tejano and Anglo settlers were undocumented immigrants.

  10. Mexican Rule - Texas Our Texas

    Texas became a breeding ground for distrust and differences between the US and Mexico. In an attempt to enforce control, the Mexican government tried to force the end of slavery in the region, impose taxes, and end immigration from the United States.

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