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A Texas Legation was maintained by the Republic of Texas in Washington, D.C., London, and Paris (1 Place Vendôme) from 1836 through 1845. In a bid to protect itself from almost certain invasion by forces from neighboring Mexico, the government of the republic sought to foster international ties. It did this by also opening the Texas Legations ...
Treaty of Bird's Fort. The Treaty of Bird’s Fort, or Bird’s Fort Treaty was a peace treaty between the Republic of Texas and some of the Native American tribes of Texas and Oklahoma, signed on September 29, 1843. [28] The treaty was intended to end years of hostilities and warfare between the Native Americans and the white settlers in Texas.
Oceanic House (right), when it was used as the Texas Embassy Cantina restaurant (closed 2012). Crowds outside Oceanic House after the news of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Oceanic House is a grade II listed former office building at 1 Cockspur Street, in the City of Westminster, London.
Embassy/High Commission Location Neighbourhood Image Notes Albania: 33 St George’s Drive. Pimlico [1]Algeria: 1–3 Riding House Street. Westminster [2]Angola
Caracas (Embassy) British High Commission in Bridgetown. British Embassy in Buenos Aires. British Embassy in La Paz. Building hosting the British Embassy in Mexico City. British High Commission in Port of Spain. British High Commission in Ottawa. British Embassy in Santiago. British Consulate in São Paulo.
In London, opposite the gates to St. James's Palace, the original Embassy of the Republic of Texas is now a hat shop but is clearly marked with a large plaque and there was a nearby restaurant in Trafalgar Square called the Texas Embassy Cantina, which closed in June 2012. [52]
France was one of the few nations to grant semi-official recognition of Texas on September 25, 1839. In 1841 the French opened a legation which still stands in Austin, (a few miles from the site of the current Texas Capitol building), and Texas in turn opened an embassy in Paris. [1]
On Wednesday 24 January, the US Embassy in London decided to release a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, to weigh in on whether or not they felt Francl’s method was accurate.