The Burnet Flag was adopted by the Congress of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was used as the official flag for three years until 1839. Later he served as vice president, secretary of state, and as interim president again.

Burnet who was a leader of Texas and served as the new Republic's first interim president in 1836. The Republic of Texas used a flag bearing the same design, which was referred to as the Burnet Flag. In 1836, a coalition of Texans declared independence from Mexico and created a new country called the Republic of Texas, which was a sovereign state for 9 years from 1836 to 1846. After the Spanish were overthrown, The Republic of West Florida was content to join the USA. The Spanish had long-disputed with the USA over the drainage of the Mississippi basin. After their victory, the new country lasted only 74 days as an independent entity, before it was annexed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The Republic of West Florida was a coalition of English-speakers from Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana who sought independence from the reign of the Spanish Government and overthrew Spain's Governor de Lassus at Baton Rouge. The first record of a flag of this design was used in 1810 as an emblem of the Republic of West Florida, though it was not called the Bonnie Blue Flag at this time. The flag that we know today as the Bonnie Blue Flag features a striking design consisting of a single white five-pointed star upon a deep blue background.

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