These Mexican states don’t exist anymore. Where did they go?

These Mexican states don’t exist anymore. Where did they go?

Indigenous rebellions, foreign invasion and secessionist movements have meant that Mexico’s map has changed dramatically since independence in 1821. Most people are familiar with the territory taken by the United States in the Mexican-American War, but there are several other former Mexican states that no longer exist.  Here are six of them — depending on how you count: Nuevo León y Coahuila (Wikimedia Commons) The map of Coahuila has changed ma…