This Was Mexico in 1821: The Vast Inheritance of the Spanish Empire in North America

 

When people look at maps like this, many immediately say, “Mexico used to own half of the United States.” 

But the real story is more complicated, deeper, and far older than modern borders. 

 

Much of the land shown on this map was not originally developed by independent Mexico alone. 

Before 1821, these territories were part of the enormous Spanish Empire for over three centuries. What Mexico in…

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