<P> "Six flags over Texas" is the slogan used to describe the six nations that have had sovereignty over some or all of the current territory of the U.S. state of Texas: Spain (1519--1685; 1690--1821), 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). </P> <P> This slogan has been incorporated into shopping malls, theme parks (Six Flags), and other enterprises . In Austin, the six flags fly in front of the Bullock Texas State History Museum; the Texas State Capitol has the six coats of arms on its northern facade, and the University of Texas at Austin Life Sciences Library, previously the location of the central library in the Main Building, has each coat of arms displayed in plaster emblems with short excerpts representative of the constitutions of each country . The six flags are also shown on the reverse of the Seal of Texas . </P>

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