It was a Mexican territory until the Texas Revolution (1835-1836)
Green Dewitt was the man who had trouble colonizing Texas in 1825 because the Mexican government granted his land to someone else. Green Dewitt went on to be credited for founding Dewitt County.
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It was built under Spanish rule
It banned slavery.
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Because at the time, Texas was also a Mexican territory.
We lost the respect of Mexico
MEXICAN LEADER AND GENERAL
Mexican Cession (i.e. Texas)
A lot of this land was won by the United States in the Mexican-American War.
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