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| Capital | Washington-on-the-Brazos 1836 (provisional)
Harrisburg 1836 (provisional) Galveston 1836 (provisional) Velasco 1836 (provisional) Columbia 1836-37 Houston 1837-39 Austin 1839-45 | ||||
| Official-language | English (de facto)
Spanish, French, German and American Indian languages regionally | ||||
| Demonym | Texan | ||||
| Government | Republic | ||||
| President | - 1836-1838 Sam Houston
- 1838-1841 Mirabeau B. Lamar - 1841-1844 Sam Houston - 1844-1846 Anson Jones | ||||
| Vice President | - 1836-1838 Mirabeau B. Lamar
- 1838-1841 David G. Burnet - 1841-1844 Edward Burleson - 1844-1845 Kenneth L. Anderson | ||||
| Area | 1,007,935 km2 (389,166 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | 70,000 | ||||
| Currency | Republic of Texas Dollar ($) | ||||
| Historical era - Established - Disestablished |
February 19, 1846 |
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The Republic of Texas was an independent state in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.
Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S. state of Texas, as well as parts of present-day New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming based upon the Treaties of Velasco between the newly created Texas Republic and Mexico. The eastern boundary with the United States was defined by the Adams-Onís Treaty between the United States and Spain, in 1819. Its southern and western-most boundary with Mexico was under dispute throughout the existence of the Republic, with Texas claiming that the boundary was the Rio Grande, and Mexico claiming the Nueces River as the boundary. This dispute would later become a trigger for the Mexican-American War, after the annexation of Texas.