User:Jnestorius/Six flags over Texas
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Six flags over Texas [1] (also six flags of Texas,[2][3] or Texas under six flags[4][5]) symbolize of the history of Texas by the flags of six independent nations which have claimed sovereignty over much or all of its territory; these, and the conventional dates[n 1] of their sovereignty, are Imperial Spain (1519–1685, 1690–1821), Bourbon France (1685–1690), Mexico (1821–1836), the Republic of Texas (1836–1845), the Confederate States of America (1861–1865), and the United States of America (1845–1861, 1865–present). The symbol has been used with pride by Texans,[8] where sets of six flags are flown on public and private property and in parades, and associated imagery found on buildings and in print. The image of six flags dates from[citation needed] the 1897 popular history textbook Under Six Flags; the Story of Texas by Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis.[4]
In 1997 the Texas Historical Commission adopted standard designs recommended for all six flags, with the aim of ending previous variations. All six nations had multiple flag designs in the course of their respective periods of sovereignty; in addition, the modern flags of Mexico, France, and/or Spain have been anachronistically included in displays. Six-flag displays are also affected by ongoing controversy over modern display of Confederate symbols.