History shows there was a seventh flag – the flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande. Texas had just become a republic in 1836, but Mexico still laid claim to the land south of the Nueces River.

Due to Laredo’s history as the capital of a short-lived independent nation, the Republic of the Rio Grande, Laredo flies seven flags rather than the six that the rest of Texas has lived under.

Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags, the Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande, in addition to the Six Flags of Texas. Founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a villa to the capital of the ...