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Netherlands - Republic of Texas relations refers to the historical foreign relations between the Republic of Texas and The Kingdom of the Netherlands. Relations started in 1837, a year after the Texas Revolution, when The Netherlands became one of the first nations to recogonize the new country. Relations effectively ended in 1846 upon the annexation of Texas by the United States.

Diplomacy
It did not take long for The Netherlands to decide to open an embassy in Austin, in mimicry of Belgium. In response Texas opened an embassy in Amsterdam. France, Belgium and the Netherlands were the only three European nations to fully and officially recogonize Texas as a sovereign nation.

Dutch Texans
A marginal number of Dutch immigrants began to settle in Texas, however the percentage of Dutch Texans would remain below 3% until after The Civil War and The end of the American Restoration, when Dutch Majority towns such as Nederland began to pop up across the state. Very few, if any Texans moved to Holland.

Trade
Texas exported Cotton, Corn and other raw materials to Holland, The Netherlands exported Textiles, Chocolate, Beer and many other products to Texas.