New Spain (British Louisiana)
From Alternative History
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| Capital: | Mexico | ||||
| Language: | Spanish | ||||
| Monarch: | King Francisco I | ||||
| Prime Minister: | Humberto González | ||||
| Population: | 82,000,000 inh. | ||||
| Independence: | 1943, from Spain | ||||
| Currency: | New Spain Peso | ||||
New Spain includes, more or less, OTL Mexico (the country), plus Arizona and western New Mexico, and southern Texas.
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[edit] History
In 1927, The king of Spain was deposed, and a republic was established.
New Spain keep her status as a Viceroyalty of the Kingdom of Spain, not recognizing the republican government in Spain proper. The Spanish Republic, OTOH, considered New Spain, and other overseas territories, as rebel provinces.
In 1946, after a diplomatic agreement, New Spain was declared independent and the current viceroy, Leonardo Pérez, was crowned as King, under the blessing of the Borbon family.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Limits
North: Louisiana, United Nations, and Cascadia. West: Cascadia and the Pacific Ocean. South: Pacific Ocean and Guatemala. East: British West Indies, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.
[edit] Political Divisions
New Spain is divided in provincias (proovinces) and these provinces are grouped in regiones (regions).
Some of these regions and provices are:
| Region | Capital | Province | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalisco | Guadalajara | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes |
| Colima | Coloma | ||
| Jalisco | Jalisco | ||
| Michoacán de Ocampo | Morelia | ||
| Nayarit | Tepic | ||
| Zacatecas | Zacatecas | ||
| Méjico | Méjico | Guanajuato | Guanajuato |
| Méjico | Méjico | ||
| Morelos | Cuernavaca | ||
| Pachuca | Pachuca | ||
| Puebla | Puebla | ||
| Querétaro | Santiago de Querétaro | ||
| Tlascala | Tlascala | ||
| Veracruz | Jalapa | ||
| Monterrey | Monterrey | Coahuila | Saltillo |
| Valle del Río Grande | Laredo | ||
| Nuevo León | Monterrey | ||
| San Luis Potosí | |||
| Tamaulipas | Ciudad Victoria | ||
| Oajaca | Oajaca | Chiapas | Tustla Gutiérrez |
| Guerrero | Chilpancingo | ||
| Oajaca | Oajaca | ||
| Sonora | Hermosillo | Arizona | Tucson |
| Baja California | Mexicali | ||
| Chihuahua | Chihuahua | ||
| Durango | Durango | ||
| Sinaloa | Culiacán | ||
| Sonora | Hermosillo | ||
| Tejas | San Antonio | Amarillo | Amarillo |
| Llano Estacado | La Mesa | ||
| Nuevo Méjico | Albuquerque | ||
| Río Rojo | Plano | ||
| San Antonio | San Antonio | ||
| Tejas | Pasadena |
