Mexican States

Mexican States 

War with the Pacific States 2049-2050
The United States had been rocked by crisis after crisis leading to the Pacific States declaring its independence in December of 2049. In Mexico, this disintegration was seen as an opportunity to increase their strength and influence in Alta California.

The Mexican Government watching the chaos in North America unfold initiated major reconnaissance operations in the northern regions to determine the strength of the individual armies and internal relationships between the rebellious states.

After much research, Intelligence gatherers had calculated that a war with the United States would still prove too costly but the Federation’s relationship with the Pacific States was still broken and uncooperative. In the event of war, the likelihood of the United States coming to PSA’s aid was slim and thus this made a potential Mexican war against the new country a plausible endeavour.

Further intelligence reports estimated the Pacific State’s Army was unorganised and lacking cohesive leadership. This presented Mexico with the opportunity to overturn the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and recapture lost territory in northern Alta California.

On the 17th of December 2049, Mexico declared war on the Pacific States launching a series of attacks in northern Baja California surprising and overwhelming Pacific border defences.

The following weeks would see the PSA receive multiple defeats, Mexico’s strategy was to apply bite and hold tactics to gradually advance up the California region. The success was chiefly acknowledged being down to the poor leadership of the PSA’s army, most Mexican generals agreed a sustained war would see the Pacific army find its much-needed leader and then would be able to mount a credible counter-defence.

Thus the Mexican Government hoped the PSA would agree to terms and cede territory within the next few months. However, on the 22nd of January, the Pacific States signed the Treaty of Denver with the United States reunifying the two countries and recognizing the PSA as an autonomous region of America within the Union. This would bring the U.S’s military might into the war and would see the occupied land liberated and Mexican forces driven from Baja California.

Seeing the futility of waging a war with the entire U.S, Mexico asked for an armistice to settle peace. Given that the war was an unprovoked aggressive ploy from the Mexicans, America chose to punish them and annexed the Baja California region uniting it with American California.

American Annexation of Mexico
In 2061, the United States looking to expand its Atlantic Federation began to make preparations for an invasion of Mexico. The Mexican President Juan Luna had already become concerned about American aggression following the American-Canadian War the previous year. At the time, the President and his cabinet had convened several times with the Mexican High-command to discuss options in case of war. In all the scenarios they theorized, the military could not foresee a realistic way to repel an invasion.

On the 15th of March, the U.S Ambassador to Mexico delivered an Ultimatum demanding Mexico open its borders to U.S troops and for the Mexican Government to accept American jurisdiction over the country. In the ultimatum, the federation tried to justify its demands by stating that the current Mexican government was incapable of defending its citizens and only through American guidance could the people hope to prosper.

The President called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the crisis, aware of his precarious position, he favoured simply capitulating to American demands. The other members were split and suggested two forms of resistance. The first would be simply using the Mexican Army to defend the border and hope the armed forces could achieve enough victories to bring the war to a stalemate. This was thrown out as being not really feasible given America’s more advanced military. The Second strategy was to result in guerilla warfare and allow the U.S to occupy the country but launch underground military operations to prolong and tire out the U.S in a protracted war. While being more favored, it was decided this option would lead to the largest amount of casualties for Mexican civilians.

Seeing both proposals rejected, President Lunar decided the cabinet would have to vote on either capitulation or war. They chose the former and sent word to the American ambassador that Mexico would concede to their demands.

Establishment of American Protectorate 2061
The U.S High-command was initially surprised at Mexico’s decision expecting a refusal. In accordance with their occupation plans, Atlantic Federation forces crossed the border and began to occupy all major cities and military outposts. The remaining government cabinet, the others resigned from their posts after making their decision were promptly arrested and transferred over to American authorities.

By midnight that day, America had seized control over the whole of Mexico. Officially dissolving the long term revolutionary United Mexican States government and replacing it with a new pro-American government renaming the country the Mexican States.

The Mexican States would be recognized as an American Protectorate the same way Canada was and would now serve as a member of the Atlantic Federation.

Present Day
Now the Mexican States remains one of the countries forced into the Atlantic Federation against its will. America has kept the southern nation in line with a continuous string of handpicked Presidents who are loyal to the Federation’s cause. Currently, Gerardo Raúl serves as President but he and his administration find itself threatened by “Partido de La Gente libre” (Free People’s Party) who wish to see the overthrow of American dominance and the restoration of the Republic.