Yup, the "Texas Republic"- a buncha U.S. slaveholders illegally taking possession of a portion of a foreign country so they could get around the fact that Mexico had abolished slavery & thus make lotsa money.

Another sordid episode brought to you by U. S. "Manifest Destiny" and the Slaveocracy.

No Texas Republic, no Mexican war. No mexican war, no anexing New Mexico and California.

And this possibly most useless & idiotic of U.S. wars [barring the War of 1812, of course] and these territorial thefts were admirable things?

Its amazing the absolute crap some folks can find to celebrate & admire.