Mexico (Never Truly United)

Mexico (Spanish: México,  pronounced:  [ˈme.xi.ko], modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a small federal republic in the southern half of North America. It is bordered to the north by The United Republic of California and The United Republic of Texan States, it is also bordered both to the North and South by the United States of Franklin. With an estimated population of over 120 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America. Mexico is a federation comprising 14 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city.

Pre-Columbian Mexico was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya and Aztec before first contact with Europeans. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan, which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain. Three centuries later, this territory became Mexico following recognition in 1821 after the colony's Mexican War of Independence. The tumultuous post-independence period was characterized by economic instability and many political changes. The Mexican–American War (1846–48) led to the territorial cession of the extensive northern borderlands, one-third of its territory, to the United States. The Pastry War, the Franco-Mexican War, a civil war, two empires and a domestic dictatorship occurred through the 19th century. The dictatorship was overthrown in the Mexican Revolution of 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country's current political system. After the Great Mexican War (which are considered part of World War I with Mexico being allies of the Central Powers and the British helping the Californians)