Recent content by Capibara

Couldn't have expected less from Huerta. Either in OTL or TTL he must do something that places him in the pantheon of Mexican villians. However, I don't think he will be universally villified as in OTL, at least in the eyes of Mexican historiography (Guatemalan is another thing), as I'm sure...

Wooo! It is back! Great looking map, Alex. Great to see Mexico does keep control over Florida. I can imagine the Americans aren't too happy about it, even if it was stipulated in the treaty between the US Government and the Junta. I would suppose that Mexico has developed an navy earlier in...

Yes, this is really the interesting part. A starting point, if you don't want to go with a pre-War of Independence POD, is to have a better Victoria presidency. In OTL he did create a merchant marine and established the military academy. Perhaps he could reject Lucas Alamán's proposal of...

Any of these options would be amazing and quite original. I can't think right now about a justification for the others, but I could see Luis Maximiliano, once he ascends to the throne, seeing the opportunity spin something about "Belgian mother", "nephew of Leopold II", etc. I don't think it...

The Confederacy might as well surrender the moment that happens. Already fighting a defensive war against the US in the east to suddenly find themselves with an angry and professional army crossing the Rio Grande... That things would go south very quickly is a major understatement.

I'm partial towards long updates, I prefer having all the information about certain topic in one post than wait for each part to be posted. Short ones work if they're "standalone".

Agree, naval concessions would achieve similar results to ceding all the peninsula and Mexico would be more inclined to agree to it. At this point, even with the extra development of Mexico TTL, Baja California should pretty much still be mostly small settlements and cities, with lots of desert...

War reparations, benefits for US companies in Mexican soil, turn back any nationalization reform and assurance that the interests of said companies will be respected.

Ah, the irony of Pancho Villa and Pershing fighting together. So it seems sooner than later Mexico will be exiting the war (depending on Pershing's campaign, of course). I still hope that whatever penalties the US imposes Mexico in the peace treaty, the cession of the Baja California peninsula...

And so comes the end of Father Hidalgo. As tragic as his death may be, it will be the catalyst that the junta needs to push back and not only save Mexico City, but defeat the royalist forces. And Calleja should pray never to be captured by the insurgents, I bet things wouldn't be pretty for him.

That's something I'd like to see. A Central American Dominion stretching from Yucatán to Costa Rica, maybe with the future addition of Panamá if the British replace the US (too busy dearing itself apart between North, South and Mexico) as the main interested party in a canal.

Actually, at the time of the Mexican-American War Yucatán was independent and in deep trouble with Mayan revolts. In this TL, perhaps the US, already having annexed the rest of Mexico, takes up the Yucatec offer of annexation in exchange for assistance, or maybe it becomes a British protectorate...

What I find interesting about this scenario is what happens in Mexico when the ATL Civil War comes: I think that former Mexican lands would take advantage of the mess between North and South to regain independence but, does the whole former country rebels? Do some more "Americanized" regions...

Oh boy, so it seems things must get worse for the insurgents before they get better. Losing Allende will also be a big blow to the cause and it seems Hidalgo should follow soon enough, which will mark a considerable shift in the leadership of the Junta. Given what we have read so far about the...

You're right, I hadn't thought about that. Gives Brazil a loyal and grateful ally and further weakens Argentina (only for Paraguay to be overran by Bolivians and Peruvians once they enter the war)