What country did the present-day southwest belong to immediately before the united states took possession of it?

The Southwest belonged first to Spain, but after Mexico's independence, the territory ended in Mexican hands. So, Mexico owned the Southwest before the United States took possession of it.

according to greek mythology, persephone, the queen of the underworld, was the daughter of zeus and demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility. she was also called kore, which means "maiden" and grew up to be a lovely girl attracting the attention of many gods.

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