Mexico (Mexican Empire)

Mexican Empire
Imperio de México
Timeline: Mexican Empire
OTL equivalent: Mexico, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Florida

Flag Coat of Arms
Capital (and largest city)	Mexico City (20,000,000)
Language   official	Spanish
others	Native languages, English (widely spoken)
Religion	Roman Catholic and Protestant
Emperor	Fernando I de Iturbide-Habsburg
Prime Minister	Felipe de Calderón e Hinojosa
Area	5,205,000 km²
Population	206,447,000
Established	1821
Independence	from Spain
Currency	Mexican Peso

Mexico is a large nation that controls most of south-western North America. From its independence from Spain in 1821, it grew to become the world's dominant power, along with the Confederate States of America. It has an advanced technology, government, and military.

Government and Politics

Mexico is a democratic monarchy whose head of state is an Emperor from the House of Iturbide-Habsburg. The Prime Minister, the head of government, is the leader of the dominant party in Congress. Congressional elections are held every five years. There are two major parties, the Movement for Mexico (MPM) and the National Action Party (PAN).

2005 General Elections

Congress

Party	Total seats	Seat percentage
Movimiento para México	499	49.9%
Partido Acción Nacional	490	48.5%
Partido Demócrata Social	11	1.6%
Totals	1000	100%

Political Parties

• Movimiento para México (Movement for Mexico, MPM) The dominant party in Congress with only a small majority, the party is viewed as a rightist party. Its views are often monarchist, conservative, and imperialist.

• Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party, PAN) The former leader in Congress before the 2005 elections, it is a left-leaning party with social ideals. It contributed greatly to building better conditions for workers before World War II.

• Partido Demócrata Social (Social Democratic Party, PDS) A third party, the PDS made huge gains in Congress following the 2005 elections. It is often viewed as a centrist party, with both leftist and rightist views.

Administrative Divisions

Mexico is divided into 48 provinces and one district.

Provinces

The power of provinces have increased in the last few years. Now, after the Constitutional Reform of 1999, provinces have a governor elected by universal suffrage (and not chosen by Congress), as well as a Provincial Congress that has power to regulate province-wide trade, security (police, not armed forces), and to make provincial laws. Since 1999, provinces are allowed to choose their official languages. Utah has been the only province to choose English in addition to Spanish as an official language.

• 1. Aguascalientes – Aguascalientes

• 2. Arizona - Phoenix

• 3. Baja California – Mexicali

• 4. Baja California Sur – La Paz

• 5. Belize - Ciudad Belize

• 6. California - San Francisco

• 7. Campeche – Campeche

• 8. Chiapas – Tuxtla Gutiérrez

• 9. Chihuahua – Chihuahua

• 10. Coahuila – Saltillo
• 11. Colima – Colima

• 12. Colorado - Denver

• 13. Costa Rica - San Jose

• 14. Durango – Durango

• 15. El Salvador - San Salvador

• 16. Florida - Miami

• 17. Guanajuato – Guanajuato

• 18. Guatemala - Ciudad Guatemala

• 19. Guerrero – Chilpancingo
• 20. Hidalgo – Pachuca

• 21. Honduras - Tegucigalpa

• 22. Iturbidia - Ciudad de Oklahoma

• 23. Jalisco – Guadalajara

• 24. Kansas - Topeka

• 25. Luisiana - Nuevo Orleans

• 26. México – Toluca

• 27. Michoacán – Morelia

• 28. Morelos – Cuernavaca

• 29. Nayarit – Tepic

• 30. Nevada - Las Vegas

• 31. Nicaragua - Managua

• 32. Nuevo León – Monterrey
• 33. Nuevo Mexico - Santa Fe

• 34. Oaxaca – Oaxaca

• 35. Puebla – Puebla
• 36. Querétaro – Santiago de Querétaro

• 37. Quintana Roo – Cancún
• 38. San Luis Potosí – San Luis Potosí

• 39. Sinaloa – Culiacán

• 40. Sonora – Hermosillo

• 41. Tabasco – Villahermosa
• 42. Tamaulipas – Ciudad Victoria

• 43. Tejas - El Paso

• 44. Tlaxcala – Tlaxcala
• 45. Utah - Salt Lake City

• 46. Veracruz – Xalapa
• 47. Yucatán – Mérida
• 48. Zacatecas – Zacatecas

District

A district does not have the powers a province has, and its citizens do not have representation in Congress. However, they can vote in all elections.

• 1. Distrito Capital - Ciudad de México

Military

Mexico has a 1.3 million of soldiers.

Geography & Culture

The Highest Point in Mexico is the Mt. Citlaltepetl (5700m).

Holidays

Date	Name of Holiday	Remarks
1st January	New Year's Day
6th February	Emperor's Day	Baptism of Agustin I
8th May	Victory Day 1945	Defeat of the CSA, 1945
21st July	Accession of Agustin I
2nd August	Emperor's Birthday	Birth of Fernando I, no day off
16th September	Independence Day	Anniversary of the Cry of Dolores, 1810 (National Day)
16th November	Armed Forces Day	Capture of Norfolk, 1943. Day of mourning for lost soldiers
12th December	Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
25th December	Christmas	Birth of Jesus

Travel

For those interested in traveling to Mexico, many travel guides have been written. The monarchy is helds in very high esteem, and insulting it is not very wise. The Palacio de Chapultapec (or Palacio de Iturbide) in Mexico City is open for tourism when neither the emperor nor the Prince Regent is present there.