USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Transcript. NARRATOR: In 1821 Mexico won independence from Spain. The new country wanted to develop the frontier lands in its north-namely, Texas-which comprised the land between the Rio Grande and the Sabine River, Mexico’s border with the United States. The region was populated sparsely by Hispanic settlers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Six flags have flown over Texas. Although Mexico’s war of independence pushed out Spain in 1821, Texas did not remain a Mexican possession for long. It became its own country, called the Republic of Texas, from 1836 until it agreed to join the United States in 1845.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1821, the Mexican War for Independence severed the control that Spain had exercised on its North American territories, and the new country of Mexico was formed from much of the lands that had comprised New Spain, including Spanish Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Before Texas was one of the most populous and culturally vibrant states in the United States, Texas was part of New Spain, a colony in the Spanish Empire. While Texas would eventually become a crucial part of the Spanish Empire, it took almost 200 years for Spanish settlers to come to Texas in large numbers.

Detailed explanation-5: -During this stop, Oñate officially claimed all the land drained by the Rio Grande as Spanish territory. With this act, the foundation was laid for two centuries of Spanish control of Texas and the American southwest. Spanish conquistadors first crossed Texas in search of gold in New Mexico.