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