When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, all the territories it possessed included Mexico, most of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica) as well as today's US States of California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming.
Officially, from 1821 when it was part of Mexico after its war of independence against Spain (1810-1821), until 1848 when Mexico was forced to let it go to the United States after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
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No. Mexico is in the North American continent, just south of the United States. It however, was a colony of Spain (an European nation) until 1821.
No. Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521 until 1821.
Yes, what now comprises the American states of New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah were from 1821 to 1847 the Mexican territory of Nuevo México.
It didn't. At the time, present-day Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire, which is responsible of selling east and west Florida to the United States in 1810 and 1821, respectively. It wasn't until 1821 that Mexico became independent from Spain.
It never did; it has been an independent country since 1821 when it won its war of independence against Spain.There is a state known as New Mexico, which was part of Mexico from 1821 until 1848, when it had to be ceded to the United States due to the Mexican American War (1846-1848).
No. It has been part of Mexico's territory since its independence in 1821. Also California was part of Mexico, but was lost to the United States at the end of the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848).
Mexico qualifies as such. It was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521 to 1821.
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In 1821, California became a part of Mexico after gaining independence from Spain.
Texas belonged to Mexico from 1821 to 1836. When Mexico won it's independence in 1821, it included Texas as part of its nation. Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 and remained independent until its annexation into the US in 1845.