Texas qualifies as such.
In 1836 when the Alamo was besieged and fell Mexico was a nation. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was president. Texas was one part of the state of Coahuila y Texas established under the constitution of 1824. At that time both Coahuila and Texas seceded from the Republic of Mexico. The Bexar district of the state declared itself the Republic of Texas shortly after the fall of the Alamo while the rest of the state declared itself the Republic of the Rio Grande. In all likelihood there was no shch office as governor.
Israel (State of Israel) declared its independence in 1948.
The Territory of New Mexico became the 48th state in 1912.
Mexico is a country because there are only 50 states meaning Mexico can't be a state. So Mexico is a country when way back they owned half of Texas and California so it was declared a state.
On 6 January 1912 in America, Congress declared New Mexico as 47th State in the Union.
"A Nuevo Mexico" was officially declared to the be the state poem in January 1991. It was written by Luis Tafoya in January 1911. Source: Wikipedia
Texas,
It became independent in 1922 and declared itself as a republic in 1948.
Modern Israel, which declared itself to be an independent nation in May of 1948, is known as the Jewish State.
None. All territories Mexico ceded to the United States were already lost by that date. See related questions.
Texas is the 2nd Largest state in the USA (United States of America). It is in the South (South Central) by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico itself!