Texas - Yucatán relations refers to the historical

foreign relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

between the

Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas (), or simply Texas, was a country in North America that existed for close to 10 years, from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with Centralist Republic of Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande, an ...

and

Republic of Yucatán The Republic of Yucatán () was a sovereign state during two periods of the nineteenth century. The first Republic of Yucatán, founded May 29, 1823, willingly joined the First Mexican Republic, Mexican federation as the Federated Republic of Yu ...

. Relations effectively began in 1841 when

Yucatán Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. ...

seceded from

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, and ended upon the

annexation of Texas The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2, 1836. It applied for annexatio ...

by the

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in 1845.

Secession from Mexico

Texas and Yucatán, both territories of Mexico, were resistant to the order of the Mexican government and each decided to secede. The two territories' reasons for secession differed, but nonetheless they shared a common goal of independence. Texas seceded first in 1836, and Yucatán seceded in 1841 with help from Texan naval forces.

Disputes with Mexico

Conflict with Mexico did not end for either republic after independence. The battle on land became minimal but the battle at sea raged on, and the two republics had to strengthen their alliance in order to survive as sovereign nations. The

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supplied the Mexican Navy with ironclads, while

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supplied Texas and Yucatán with diplomatic support. Mapa Mexico 1847

Diplomatic relations

Yucatán had an embassy in

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, while Texas had an embassy in Mérida.

References

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Secession from Mexico

Disputes with Mexico

Diplomatic relations

See also

References