Spain, France, Spain, Mexico, Republic of Texas, USA, CSA, USA.
Spain "claimed" it first, but France had the only presence for a short period.
It seceded from the US, then rejoined.
Where did the first offical deaths in cold blood in the U.S. Civil War occur? Both the city and place.
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