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TEXAS STATEHOOD
First Day of Issue: March 2, 1986
First Issue Location: San Antonio, Texas
A land of long horizons, deep-cut canyons and coastal
flats, Texas is second only to Alaska in size – blanketing
an area more than 220 times greater than Rhode Island.
The history of this southwestern state is every bit as rich
and varied as her landscape. Texas was ruled by Spain
from 1519 to 1821, except for a brief five-year French
dominion. When Mexico broke away from Spain in
1821, the Texas territory became part of the new Empire
of Mexico. Despite Mexico's claims to the land, Ameri-
can settlers continued to pour into Texas, staking claims
and setting up homesteads. Alarmed by the increasing
number of settlers, Mexico halted American immigration
to the territory. Relations between the two countries grew
steadily worse, and in 1835, American colonists revolted
against Mexico. After a bitter year-long struggle, Texans
finally declared their independence from Mexico. Ten
years later, the Republic of Texas joined the Union as
the twenty-eighth state. In 1986, Texas celebrated her
150th anniversary of statehood.
No. 86-10
©1986 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Shannon Stirnweis.
