Republic of Texas Claims Rio Grande Boundary

Category Republic & Statehood

Date December 19, 1836

Country United States

The Congress of the Republic asserted the Rio Grande as the southern and western boundary, laying the groundwork for a territorial dispute with Mexico.

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