US-Mexico Map, 1839

United States and Mexico, 1839

  • Description: Map of the United States with parts of the adjacent countries.
  • Date: 1839
  • When Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, it gained control of a large portion of North America. Mexico owned the land that eventually became the states of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, along with parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
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