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On the back of this quote from another thread:

It could be Independent if the Comanches manage to force recognition from Mexico/USA/UK. But... I wouldn't hold my breath on it. After all, even though the Comanchería had a vast "Empire" encompassing the "wild west", I never even knew they had their own country of sorts until I read the book "The Comanche Empire".

I had a thought; assuming California is able to gain and maintain independence, including the deserty bits of the Sierra Nevada etc., would the Comanche be able to successfully secede from California? Would they be able to have any backers, or would foreign powers (Mexico and the USA) simply use such a rebellion to their own advantage?

The scenario I'm envisioning is of course a rather weak yet stable Californian government, attempting to populate the eastern wastes and coming into conflict with the Comanche quite severely. The Comanche, in return, decide to begin an open rebellion, raiding frontier towns, sending ambassadors to neighbouring nations, and trying to gain proper recognition for their people as an independent state.

I wonder; perhaps Mexico stirs the pot, hoping to take back the Californian provinces. Perhaps in return, the USA gives weapons and advisors to the Comanche, to curb Mexico's ambitions?

I don't really know.
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