I've been away from this thread for a bit: refresh my memory (or point me to a post) - how did Carolina get all that pelf west of Texas while remaining buddies with the Mexicans?
Seems a bit of a coincidence that they get the same border west of Lake Michigan as the OTL US. Also, Hispano-wank.
New Mexico/North Mexico was separated earlier in the 18th Century following a revolt against the Wittelsbachs by officials within the Viceroyalty of Mexico, the Captaincy-General of Nueva Extramadura continued to pull away from Mexico's orbit considering its remoteness to Mexico City and increasing ties by Carolino traders from Nuevo Cadiz/New Orleans and those crossing the Great Plains.
One COULD go the opposite route and just have them remain independent from both Mexico and Carolina.
That's what I was saying beforehand. It's ludicrous historical parallelism to have a country that arose in completely different circumstances get at least a portion of their border that's way too close to OTL's. I'd be fine with the OTL border with Mexico surviving because of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo, but the 49th Parralel is an invisible line created by cartographers. It's absurd that it'd still be used as a border. Then again it may be partially because of the lousy quality of the blank map used.
As with the 49th Parallel I figured there was enough reasoning in OTL for it to continue to this ATL. What with Carolina annexing the southern shores of the Great Lakes from Virginia. THough, I was thinking of eventually giving Carolina British Columbia as well...
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