Mexico (1983: Doomsday)

The United Mexican States, commonly referred to as Mexico, is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the former United States, and on the south by the Republic of Yucatan and Guatemala. Mexico has become one of the world's largest economic and military powers after the ANZC and the South American Confederation. It harbors the largest group of American refugees in the world, which has had a profound effect on Mexican politics and culture. Mexico is a strong ally of both the ANZC and the SAC, sometimes playing a mediator-type role regarding disputes between the two governments, and plays an active role in the League of Nations.

Pre-doomsday
In Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, the Maya and the Aztec before the first contact with Europeans. In 1521, conquered and colonized the territory, which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain which would eventually become Mexico as the colony gained independence in 1821. The post-independence period was characterized by economic instability, territorial secession and civil war, including foreign intervention, two empires and two long domestic dictatorships. The latter led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country's current political system.

1980s
September 25, 1983 saw several nuclear hits by Soviet missiles on the border cities, military bases and missile silos of the United States, resulting in the immediate deaths of a few million in both America and Mexico by the blasts and deaths of an estimated two million more due to fallout, radiation, disease and starvation through spring of 1984.

The major cities in Mexico affected by the nuke strikes on the USA were Tijuana, Baja California Norte; Juarez, Chihuahua; and Laredo, Coahuila. The electromagnetic pulses above the U.S. knocked out power and communications in Mexico's northern states of Baja California Norte; Sonora; Chihuahua; Coahuila; Nuevo Leon; and Tamaulipas.

The first wind debris from the attacks on the American cities and military bases near the border arrived in Mexico in the early morning of September 26. That day, a mass exodus south out of the United States, from California to Texas, began. This caught the Mexican border and police authorities unprepared, even as Mexican authorities and civliians tried to piece together just what had happened in the states. The mass of refugees overflowed health services and shelters in the border cities and towns, causing an eventual collapse.

Mexico City established contact with the governors of the six northern states and sent military troops to assist local and state police and medical personnel; the Red Cross joined the Catholic Church, various Protestant churches and other organizations in providing aid for the refugees, including food, clothing and medicine.

By September 28, the full scale of the catastrophe that hit America became apparent. President Miguel de la Madrid met with U.S. Ambassador John Gavin, recognizing him as the de facto representative of the United States, and began talks regarding the status of American refugees and for their care. The governors of the six Northern states ordered the evacuation of all the cities 10 kilometers north of the frontier with USA and their resettlement in refugee camps, which made the situation locally much more chaotic.

On October 2, de La Madrid addressed the Nation on what the government knew of the situation and measures that had been taken thus far. He said due to the extraordinary situation, he had sent an urgent bill to the Federal Congress to temporally suspend the state and local governments in all the northern states and install Federal Delegates with wide powers to deal with the situation, full control of the public order and the frontier by the Army, along the declaration of a state of national emergency on all Mexican territory. The bill was approved by Federal Congress and enacted on October 3.

There were calls to federalize the six northern border states of Baja California Norte, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas into a unified "quarantine zone" for the millions of American survivors who crossed into Mexico; this was voted down by Congress on October 19.

During the next several days the federal government decrees the frontier open to all refugees and, with the assistance of the Red Cross, set up provisional health and refugee camps.

The first effects of radioactive poisoning appeared within the local population and refugees within a week, making it necessary to declare a state of health emergency and set up procedures in accordance with the provisions of conventions of the Red Cross.

Within in two weeks, and based on information from refugees, the Army moves back to occupy all frontier checkpoints, and establishes patrols to safeguard the security of incoming refugees, disarm all groups and keep the territorial sovereignty of Mexican soil. Not widely know is an informal press blackout is ordered by the government on the situation, giving out only general information. Personal accounts of the reporters or health personal or details of the treatment of the survivors will came out years later.

Control was temporarily federalized from the state governments, which continued to exist. Control of the regions were handed back to their respective state governments on March 25 1984, although the cities of Juarez, Laredo and Tijuana were shut down by federal orders.

Tijuana, Juarez and Monterrey were designated as Red Cross "hospice cities" where tens of thousands Mexican nationals and American refugees were sent for shelter and health care.

The situation in Tijuana, due to the multitude of blasts in adjacent San Diego, soon became so untenable that survivors and residents were sent south to Ensenada and east to Mexicalli and San Luis Rio Colorado. A similar situation developed in Juarez, which was adjacent to El Paso; local officials and military leaders were determined to keep the city tenable, but De La Madrid ordered the evacuation of residents and refugees to Chihuahua on December 26.

US President Ronald Reagan met de la Madrid in Mexico City on May 5, 1984 to make arrangements for Mexico to absorb the millions of homeless Americans; De La Madrid was reportedly shocked that Reagan would choose to leave, and even offered Mexico City as a site for the American government (but was refused, as the decision had been made to evacuate to Mexico). De La Madrid agreed for Mexico to accept the refugees, and to receive a large portion of what remained of American resources, specifically financial and military assets, as compensation.

Most residents and refugees in the areas of the northern states adjacent to the US were evacuated within days of the attack. Nearly 8.5 million people (of which over 7 million were Americans) were quarantined until deemed healthy enough to be released into the nation and begin their new lives.

Contact was made with western Texas in 1984, leading to ties between the fledging group of cities and the Mexican government. With communications between Australia (the intended destination of Reagan, Vice President George Bush and others in the US Government) and Mexico still down due to the attacks, de la Madrid authorized Mexican military expeditions to other parts of the US near the quarantine zone. Some of these expeditions were led by American Army and Marine commanders who were allowed to stay as part of the American refugee contingent, and made part of the Mexican Army. Military records released in 2005 indicate that San Diego and Los Angeles were "a death zone" filled with rubble and radioactivity; other records include a report of Mexican military ambushed by cannibal gangs in the outskirts of Phoenix and a mass suicide in a New Mexico town.

On September 19, 1985, an earthquake with the epicenter in Mexico City killed thousands and destroyed over 400 buildings in the capital.

As the Mexican government struggled to reassert itself, military officials angered over the "destruction" of northern Mexico by the events of Doomsday decided to use the events to cut off relations with fledgling West Texas and perhaps force the American refugees out of the region. The end result was the official severing of relations between Mexico and West Texas (although it is being increasingly asserted that unofficial, underground ties between the two nations had always existed), and several military officials were placed under arrest for their attempts to persecute the American refugees.

In the wake of the earthquake, Congress decided to move the national capital and decentralize the population by building several new cities to replace ones in the quarantine zone and to house the new immigrant population. The new capital city, named Mexica, became part of a federal capital district carved from the mountains of Michoacán state. This site was chosen for its central location between the two largest cities of Mexico City and Guadalajara, and for the already in-place infrastructure. It was designed by world-renowned architects from Brazil and Mexico on the model of the old Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán.

The economy is devastated, but oil production continues for domestic use.

On May 10, 1987, the influx of Central American refugees and indigenous uprisings in Yucatán and Chiapas led de la Madrid to station troops in the five southern border states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.

1990s
January, 1990 - Construction starts on the new capital city. Dozens of former Americans are now part of the Mexican congress and July 4th is made a national holiday in honor of the survivors - "Día de los Sobrevivientes". A proposed new constitution, including the creation of the position of Governor General as a balance to presidential power, and with the two major parties (PAN and PRD) alternating both positions every four years, is not approved. Party leaders and other influential government officials decide to move towards adopting a U.S.-style government, but there is resistance from Mexican nationals concerned about the perceived increasing "Americanization" of Mexico.

On October 1, 1993, the cities of Monterrey, Tijuana, Juarez and some others along the U.S.-Mexican border are officially abandoned, ten years after Doomsday. Videos and songs of the cities, especially the video promoting the brand new Monterrey soccer stadium in 1983, are played all day on national television and radio in honor of all who died and in remembrance of that city's former importance. The stadium was a symbol of pride for Monterrey when it opened six months before doomsday, but ended up being used as a giant morgue.

Another national holiday is created, "Dia del Norte".

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May 1, 1995 - The official U.S. Government in Canberra comes to an end after 219 years. Flags are flown at half-mast all over Mexico.

September 16, 1995 - The new capital city of Mexica is inaugurated with most of its wealth coming from Mexico City and the former Monterrey. The federal district of Mexico City is absorbed into Mexico State and the new federal capital district of Mexica is named the Distrito Capital Federal, or DCF

2000s
2004 - The American caucus in the congress pushes for membership in the ANZC.

2008 - Mexico joins the. A proposal to share control of the six northern quarantined states with the LoN, with zone administration headquarters in Delícias, is pushed in Congress. The proposed bill dies in committee, but it helps spark discussions on repopulating the border cities, and in establishing relations with the nation-states (specifically Dinetah and West Texas) on the U.S. side of the border.



September 16, 2008 - Riots erupt all over Mexican cities on Independence Day because of food shortages and forced water rationing. Right-wing extremists use the situation to call for an end to immigration and closing the borders at Istmo-Chiapas and Yucatán. The "México Primero" party is formed with dozens of Catholic defectors from the PAN already in congress. They demand the annexation of the Central American states, the creation of reservations for all "Indian insurgents" and for Catholicism to be made the official religion.



April 10, 2009 - After months of killings and kidnappings by the MP Camisas Doradas (Gold Shirts), 5 million people march on Mexica and Mexico City in protest of the MP Party and demand it be disbanded and its leaders arrested. The "Good Friday Riots" result in the death of two MP Deputies, Ricardo Sullivan and Marco Antonio Cavuto on the streets of the capital. Several MP leaders escape to Cuba with the help of the Catholic Church as most of the others are arrested.

Thanks to the more strident members of Congress, and over increasing protests from members of various third parties, a constitutional amendment passes that recognizes only the PRD and PAN as official parties. Both parties in turn change their names to more conventional norms: the Partido de la Revolución Democrática becomes Partido Democrático (PD) and the Partido Acción Nacional becomes the Partido Conservador (PC).

Government
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Military
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Law enforcement
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Economy
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Demographics
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Culture
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Sports
Association football remains the top sport here. The top division of its domestic league, the Primera Division, is considered the third best in the world, after the top divisions in Brazil and the UAE.

The Primera Division consists of 18 teams playing in three groups of six teams apiece, and is split into two seasons - the apertura (opening) season, from August through December, and the clasura (closing) season, from January through May. The current teams are:
 * America (Mexico City)
 * Atlante (Cancun)
 * Atlas (Guadalajara)
 * Guadalajara (Guadalajara)
 * Cruz Azul (Mexico City)
 * Chiapas (Tuxtla)
 * Mexica FC (Mexica DC)
 * Monarcas Morelia (Morelia)
 * Pachuca (Pachuca)
 * Puebla (Puebla)
 * Queretaro (Queretaro)
 * Pumas (Mexico City)
 * San Luis (San Luis)
 * Santos Laguna (Torreon)
 * Estudiantes Tecos (Zapopan)
 * Toluca (Toluca)
 * Acapulco FC (Acapulco)
 * Real Mexica (Mexica DC)

The Mexican national team is considered to be a contender to reach the World Cup championship match in 2010.

Baseball is a close second in popularity. The Mexican and Nacional Ligas are considered to be the successors to the United States's Major League Baseball, and have the top talent in the world besides Cuba. Their preseason training begins in February, with exhibition play in March and the regular season running from April through September. The postseason is contested in October.

The franchises, by league, are:

Mexican Liga
 * Campeche Pirates
 * Guadalajara Leones
 * Mexica Tigers
 * Mexico City Reds
 * Puebla Parrots
 * San Luis Potosi Athletics
 * Tabasco Olmecs
 * Veracruz Red Eagles

Nacional Liga
 * Acapulco Dodgers
 * Mexica Diablos
 * Mexico City Rangers
 * Minatitlan Oilers
 * Oaxaca Warriors
 * Quintana Roo Tigers
 * Toluca Giants
 * Yucatan Cubs

Other sports that have gained interest are boxing, basketball and American football, in large part because of the presence of many American refugees. Boxing already enjoyed tremendous participation and interest before Doomsday, and the entrance of Americans into the country increased that interest further. American football has been played on the intercollegiate level in Mexico since its beginnings in the country. Most of the Americans came from states where intercollegiate football was held in the highest regard, and have transferred that loyalty to the Mexican universities. A semi-professional American football league was founded in 2007.

Mexico has also recently joined the International Rugby Board in rugby union and the International Ice Hockey Federation in ice hockey. American expatriates formed a thriving amateur ice hockey federation in the early 1990s, and a semi-pro league took the ice in November 2009 for its first official season. Golf is more of a popular participatory sport, but Lorena Ochoa has the distinction of being the world's top female golfer. Racquetball, polo, tennis and taekwondo are notable minor sports. Although more theater than sport, lucha libre is almost as popular among spectators and the public as football.

International relations
Mexico is a member of the League of Nations.