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To: oldleft
Remeber, Texas was part of the US before it was ever part of Mexico.

Correction?

Flags Over Texas

Six flags have flown over Texas: Spain, France, United Mexican States, Confederate States of America, the Republic of Texas and the United States of America, with eight changes of government:

Spanish 1519–1685

French 1685–1690

Spanish 1690–1821

Mexican 1821–1836

Republic of Texas 1836–1845

United States 1845–1861

Confederate States 1861–1865

United States 1865–present

73 posted on 07/13/2004 12:35:00 PM PDT by cinFLA
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To: cinFLA

I thought that Texas was part of the Louisiana Purchase and was given to Mexico as part of the negotiations for Florida.

Am I wrong?


75 posted on 07/13/2004 12:48:38 PM PDT by oldleft
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