<P> The Republic of Texas ( Spanish : República de Tejas ) was an independent sovereign country in North America that existed from March 2 , 1836 , to February 19 , 1846 . It was bordered by Mexico to the west and southwest , the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast , the two U.S. states of Louisiana and Arkansas to the east and northeast , and United States territories encompassing parts of the current U.S. states of Oklahoma , Kansas , Colorado , and Wyoming to the north . The citizens of the republic were known as Texians . </P>
<P> The Republic of Texas ( Spanish : República de Tejas ) was an independent sovereign country in North America that existed from March 2 , 1836 , to February 19 , 1846 . It was bordered by Mexico to the west and southwest , the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast , the two U.S. states of Louisiana and Arkansas to the east and northeast , and United States territories encompassing parts of the current U.S. states of Oklahoma , Kansas , Colorado , and Wyoming to the north . The citizens of the republic were known as Texians . </P>
what was texas called when it became independent
what was texas called when it became independent
Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas