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From what I know, Spain only lost Mexico because the conservatives led by Iturbide defected to the rebel side because of a liberal coup in Spain. What if the coup didn't happen, failed or was reversed shortly afterwards? How would the USA expand? From what I know, Spain was always reluctant to sell colonies and would be even more, at this time, since it had already lost South America. It's debatable whether Spain would have allowed as many Anglo settlers in Texas as Mexico did. Even if they did, any rebellion by those settlers would be crushed. I also highly doubt, that, the USA could defeat Spain, militarily, at this time. What do you think?
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