Yes. It became an independent republic from 1836 until 1846.
texas
In 1821, California became a part of Mexico after gaining independence from Spain.
It was a colony of Spain, until 1810 when it began its war for independence.
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Texas became apat of the US by annexation or possibably bought by Mexico
TN was part of North Carolina before it became a state.
She used to be an actress before she became a singer.
Maine was apart of Massachusets.
Two separate states formed when Korea gained independence from Japan, with Communist North Korea and Capitalist South Korea
India. Pakistan split from India in 1947. (And it's "a part" not "apart" - the two mean opposite things!)
It is a form of desert style racing. Baja is apart of mexico and became a name for racing when they would drive buggies and offroad trucks, etc.