<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2011) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2011) </Td> </Tr> <P> Following Texas' separation from Mexico, the major European powers were reluctant to take any steps toward recognizing the self - proclaimed Republic until it became clear that it could survive in the long - term and what international ramifications formal recognition might produce . 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 . France had wanted to set up a consulate general in Washington - on - the - Brazos and a consulate in Houston as well . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2011) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When did france recognize texas as an independent nation
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