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How Texas Got Its Name?

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Texas was actually a French colony for a bit before America's 50 states were set. Texas derived from any Indian word, 'tayshas' which meant friends. The Spanish translation was 'Tejas' and them the American's changed the 'j' to and 'x.'
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Texas was actually a French colony for a bit before America's 50 states were set. Texas derived from any Indian word, "tayshas" which meant friends. The Spanish translation
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Texas got its name from the Spanish mispronunciation of the Hasnai Caddo Indian word for friends. Tayshas turned into Tejas which later morphed into Texas. For more information, look
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