Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1917 — Texans Hail Birthday. [ARTICLE]

Texans Hail Birthday.

Texans celebrute their own private Independence day, commemorating the signing of the declaration In 1830, which freed their ancestors from Mexican role. Texas was In all probability a part of the ancient Aztec empire, and since then it has been under six flags. Spain claimed - the country by right of Its conquest of the Aztecs, and France, too, claimed It as a part of the terrttory of Louisiana, with the Rio Grande as the southwestern boundary of French possessions. When the Mexicans gained their freedom Texas became a part of their republic, and so remained until 1836, when the Lone Star banner of the republic of Texas was raised. In 1845 the 1 Stars and Stripes were raised over Texas, to be temporarily replaced by the stars and bars of the Confederacy during the Civil war.