In 1841, British cartographer Charles Frederick Cheffins mapped the Republic of Texas and its neighbors — and deliberately documented the old Mexican empresario land grants still carved across the territory. Texas had been independent for five years, yet the map's memory was colonial. Those grant boundaries shaped who owned what, and who contested it. #TexasHistory #RepublicOfTexas #Cartography #LandGrants

#Texas declared independence from #Mexico on #ThisDayInHistory in 1836. Against your school myths: #RepublicOfTexas was never recognized as independent, its leaders broke loyalty oaths, it held a tiny part of the state, and only US intervention secured its separation from Mexico.

Helping secure #slavery in the US, #JohnTyler arranged a treaty with the #RepublicOfTexas for annexation. It was signed by #JamesKPolk on #ThisDayInHistory in 1845. He then stationed troops at its claimed border, which was legally Mexican territory, prompting war the next year.

A Harris campaign spokesperson said they have 30,000 people at the rally in #Houston, a record for the campaign. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #kamalaharris #Harris #texas #Kamala #Texas #RepublicofTexas