Before Mexico became independent from Spain, part of Texas most likely was called Tejas and belonged to Spain.
Based on history, in 1821 “Texas was called Tejas. This is known to be a largely unsettled part of Mexico. But Mexico was known to be an independent republic that had independence from Spain” in 1821 and so Tejas belong to Spain.
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