What six flags have flown over Texas& when?
The first flag to fly over Texas was the Spanish flag in 1519. Since then, the flags of France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States of America have all spent time as the sovereign flag of Texas.Spanish FlagSpain was the first European nation to claim Texas as its own. Although serious efforts at colonization were limited, Spain originally planted its flag in 1519. It flew until Mexico declared its independence from Spain and claimed Texas in 1821.French FlagThe French boldly claimed Eastern Texas in 1685. Their attempt at colonization foundered rapidly, however, and the old French merchant-marine flag–yellow fleurs de lis on a white field–only flew over Texas for five years.Mexican FlagThe Mexican flag flew over Texas for 15 years, from 1821 to 1836, when anglo Texan colonists grew exasperated with the control of the distant Mexican regime and declared their independence.Republic of TexasFrom 1836 to 1845, Texas was an independent republic under the
