"Six flags over Texas" is the slogan used to describe the six countries that have had control over some or all of the current territory of the U.S. state of Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic
Six different national flags that have flown over Texas; clockwise from top: flag of the United States, flag of Texas, flag of the Confederate States of America, flag of the Kingdom of France, flag of Mexico, and flag of New Spain
Six coats of arms displayed under the Texas State Capitol Dome (from left to right: Spanish, French, Mexican, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and United States)
Display of the Six Flags in Austin, Texas
The Republic of the Rio Grande was one of a series of political movements in what was then the Centralist Republic of Mexico, which sought to become independent from the authoritarian, unitary governm
Six flags over Texas
…for representing the six flags. While six flags are universally accepted throughout the state, some controversy exists regarding a potential seventh: The Republic of the Rio Grande. Ultimately, the former nation is not included, but certain local governments such as the city of Laredo (which served as its capital city) hold it as…
This building, the capitol of the Republic of the Rio Grande, is now the Republic of the Rio Grande Museum in Laredo. It showcases the history of the rebellion and the restoration of three rooms in a period hacienda.
A sketch from 1840 created by a Centralist spy in the Federalist army camp of Jose Carbajal.