Texas has been a part of France, Spain, Mexico, The Republic of Texas, The Confederate States of America and the United States of America. This is where the term "Six flags over Texas" originated, which has been used in the names of several enterprises, including the Six Flags theme parks. There are six coats of arms on the Texas state capital that represent the six countries to which Texas once belonged.
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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.
Mexico Texas had been an independent country for nine years when it was annexed by the United States.
The land was originally owned by Spain.
Connecticut was originally settled by indigenous populations thousands of years before the Europeans ever got there. The first European country to reach Connecticut was the Dutch, in 1614.