Ever since Mexico attained independence from Spain in 1821 the nation has been rife with near constant wars and conflicts and twice
The nation could have been observed by a foreign power
once by the French in the
1860s and another by the United States during the mexican-american war this word was considered by many as unjust and merely
Expansion at the price of another weaker power a ploy to get land to the Pacific
But someone and more the all Mexico movement was a plan to conquer all of Mexico
This ruse propelled and promoted as a further expansion of manifest destiny
But most members of Congress knew that such a proposal would be far more costly and complex than they are willing to see through
But for the sake of alternate history, I was like what would happen if the United States annex the whole of Mexico
But first we need some history Mexico ahead gains independence from Spain in 1821 as the first Mexican Empire
This empire led by Emperor Agustin the first quickly had massive stability issues in
August of the following year a plan to overthrow Agustin was discovered which encompassed
16 members of Congress in late October of the same year
Agustin had dissolved Congress as they were heavily criticizing him and his
Policies this led to revolts all across the Empire and him eventually being deposed this also led to the formation of the Central American
Republic which encompass all lands between Mexico and Panama which had been unofficial provinces within the empire from there
Mexico was formed as a republic with new constitution put into place in 1824 this constitution was repealed in 1835
putting in the era of a centralist government
Which only further increased social unrest and armed uprisings in the Yucatan the Rio Grande and Texas with the failure of keeping?
Texas within the Federation and the annexation of the land into the United States
Tenzin's between the u.s.. And Mexico were extremely tense this boiled over into the mexican-american war and while the u.s.
Won every major bout during the war it was still very costly to pursue much more than what was originally intended
The civility in mexico fell apart soon after the invasion and nearly prevented a peace deal from being established
But one was and Mexico had to see the whole of OB, Arizona, New Mexico come on
California Plus drop the claim for Texas and the land ceded bow of the United States trade to occupying annex the whole of Mexico
Well, let's look at three main problems that would complicate the occupation the first problem
Is that the US would encounter would be trying to occupy such a large territory and keep it supplied?
Mexico before the start of the war was in equal sized United States and of all the occupied
Territories in our time line required few supplies and guards use because there are very few people that lived in there in Alta, California
They're around 160 thousand people which included Native American tribes and in New Mexico the number was
120 thousand the population was too small to cause any major issues for the occupiers and the occupiers themselves were largely
sympathetic to the Union cause
Mexico proper contains six million people a quarter that of the US population
Simply trying to keep a garrison and population supplied, which stretched the u.s.
logistics to the limit
And it wouldn't take long for them to snap
Especially with Raiders hitting the lines all along the cherem a the men needed for this task would make the process nearly impossible
since the army of 100,000 men had to buy a good amount of their supplies from the local citizens and
Until adequate roads or railways could be constructed supply would be a constant problem
Especially in the in Lyons the second problem would be a political and difference of religion
Mexico was largely a Catholic nation compared to across in United States and
Damaged a church land and property was rampant as the invading armies marched through Mexico
No matter what the generals tried to do stop it a good amount of regulars in the US Army War Catholics
But the bulk of the volunteers were Protestant and from the southern states and many in the Polk
Administration and Army fear that this could actually turn to him all-out religious war
the politicians in the US also would create a problem as
Anti-slavery and a Western Southern elements were heavily opposed to the idea
Anti-slavery support Assam Mexico as a way to expand the power of slave wielders in Congress with new states being emitted from the newly conquered
Territories and slavery supporters were very well aware that trying to improve savory back into Mexico would be nearly impossible
in many of the provinces
Mexico had declared slavery illegal in 1824
slavery needed settlers moving into new territories in large enough numbers
that they can exercise a
Majority of the wealth of a given area and the only places that were even suitable for cotton crops or cash crops
Would be along the Central Coast originally populated and not very much open to settlers a third problem
is time to deal with Mexico's pre-existing problems a
Revolution in the Yucatan was occurring and the Republic of Rio Grande had only been suppressed for a few years and countless more
Revolutions could rise up once American influence was introduced into the region
Mexico's there would also be a large palm for the u.s.. As
Mexico had been let heavily indebted by the British and French governments who had nearly 100 million
Dollars loaned to Mexico within our time line the American economy couldn't stand having to pay off such a large debt
Combining with the expenses of need to have a large occupying force
More division would be created in the government and this could accelerate the start of the Civil War
depending on the political aftermath of attempting to enforce the
Occupation the outcome in the scenario would be a gradual withdrawal from most of Mexico as the political will and cost gradually became too much
For the u.s. To provide it is possible that the provinces of Baja, California
Samara and Chihuahua could be annexed into the US as those provinces were lightly populated and open to sellers from the states
This would cause considerable tensions in regards to the balance between slave and free states within the Union as slavery may be
Reintroduced into the air is taken over
But the admission of these areas of states will likely taken surmount a time due to the need to keep the area's under heavy eteri
Occupation as the public unrest could very well. Be high especially as slavery was being reintroduced
The occupation could very well last years, but in the end it would simply attach those far too difficult
Too costly and the political bull just wasn't there Eva the u.s.
Manages to occupy the whole country the amount of rebels would be devastating using the occupation and religious persecution
As a cry for unity for the Mexican people a way to call for out state the foreign power
This step will largely bankrupt the United States and impose a very long term enemy on the southern border
This would spell even worse strike within the US as well after such a costly project
The wolf for a civil war may or may not exist as the anti-slavery movement will likely have more support among the ones
Undecided since this whole fiasco would almost certainly be seen as a stunt to appease some of the southern aristocrats
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