Mexico

Mexico was a sovereign state and the southern neighbor of the United States of America. New California Republic settlers and Rangers are active in the former Mexican state of Baja California.
==Background==
===Pre-War===
Mexico suffered at the hands of both natural disasters and man-made ones. In 2042, a major earthquake hit Mexico City and due to its usefulness in reclamation and disaster cleanup, the Mister Handy general construction robot became the leader in sales in Mexico.Mr. Handy design document 
In 2051, on the eve of the Resource Wars, the United States began pressuring Mexico in order to secure its business interests and oil supplies. Citing political instability and pollution as a threat, it imposed various economic sanctions to destabilize the Mexican state, paving the way for a military intervention and occupation to keep the oil refineries running and petroleum flowing northwards over the border (at Mexico's expense).Fallout Bible 0: "2051: Seeking to protect business interests and their oil supply, the United States began to exert increasing pressure on Mexico, citing the political instability and pollution stemming from Mexico as a threat to the United States. Various economic sanctions served to destabilize Mexico, and the United States military entered Mexico to keep the oil refineries running and ensure that oil and fuel continued to make their way north across the border (at Mexico's expense)." 
Despite this, the energy crisis deepened. The American public became aware of the extent next year, as a landmark television documentary exposed the withered husks of Texan oil fields. That same year, the European Commonwealth invaded the Middle East to secure its oil supplies, not dissimilar to how the United States invaded Mexico.Fallout Bible 0: "2052 A television documentary into the withered husk of the Texas oil fields brings the oil shortage into the American households, and reveals how deep the energy crisis runs." As the Resource Wars unfolded, American energy companies secured their hold on Mexican oil fields. Poseidon Energy was the largest, and controlled the Chicontepec oil fields spread across the southern states of Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla through Petró-Chico, euphemistically branded "un Amigo de Poseidon Energy.The Courier: "What's "Petro-Chico?""Raul Tejada: "You never heard of Petro-Chico, un Amigo de Poseidon Energy? Ah, of course not. They were an oil company in Mexico, back before the War."(Raul Tejada's dialogue)
Tabloid journalism seems to have been spared: El Periódico de las Aburridas routinely reported on scandals from the United States, particularly those involving oligarchs such as Robert House.The Courier: "Maybe there's a connection. Can you remember anything else about Robert House?"Raul Tejada: "I remember there were some weird stories about him, especially near the end. There was a tell-all in El Periodico de las Aburridas by a starlet House dated. She said they never, um... don't make me spell it out, boss. Anyway, she said all he wanted to do was scan her brain and make her dress up in different outfits."The Courier: "That's sickening."Raul Tejada: "It was quite the scandal, at least in the Latin-American tabloid journalism market."(Raul Tejada's dialogue)
===The Great War and aftermath===
Mexico suffered widespread devastation during the Great War, on October 23, 2077. As the Great War occurred, the country was bombarded by nuclear weapons. Mexico City was turned into radioactive ruins, although perhaps spared from the even greater destruction seen elsewhere, such as in Washington, D.C. or Bakersfield. The collapse of society resulted in total chaos, and the former capital was quickly taken over by looters, who formed the beginning of the raider tribes.Raul Tejada: "After the fire, I knew my sister and I couldn't stay at Hidalgo Ranch anymore. The refugees still wanted me dead - they even put a bounty on me. I remember how scared Rafaela was. I told her if she came with me, we'd see the vaqueros - she used to love the rodeo, especially the trick riders. We figured maybe we could find help in Mexico City - we were young, we didn't know what had happened, really. We didn't understand about the bombs."The Courier: "Wasn't Mexico City basically annihilated in the Great War?"Raul Tejada: "I don't think it was as hard hit as DC or Bakersfield, but it was bad enough. By the time we got there, the city was a radioactive ruin. Still, the city was full of looters, already forming into the beginnings of raider tribes. Crime was bad before the War, but now it was a nightmare. We were living like scavengers, scraping by on what little food we could find, always looking for medicine for my burns. And then, of course, the radiation started to kick in, turning me into this handsome devil you see before you."(Raul Tejada's dialogue) To escape the violence, citizens fled, some traveling across the now non-existent American border to locations such as Zion Canyon.Two Skies cave terminal entries; terminal, Year 2095.Year: 2095
Mexico's environment, like that of the United States, was dramatically altered in the aftermath of the Great War. Radioactive waste released from Control Station Enclave drifted down the coast of California and Mexico, causing irreversible ecological damage. The western beaches were saturated with toxic waste and sea life irradiated by indiscriminate dumping of waste into the ocean.Power plant operations Ranger Chief Hanlon mentions both night stalkers and bighorners are present in the region.
By the 23rd century, the New California Republic has expanded into the former Mexican state of Baja California. A small number of settlers attempted to establish a settlement and the inhospitable, arid terrain led to a number of conflicts with the local population. In at least one instance, at Rattletail, five NCR settlers were responsible for killing over two dozen people who tried to gather water at the well they claimed as their own, the only one of which in a radius of fifty miles. The settlement was abandoned after the Ranger leader sent to protect the town from "raider" attacks persuaded them to abandon it with a fake story about a hundred-strong raider army bearing down on the place.The Courier: "There must be something good the rangers have done that you're proud of."Hanlon: "[SUCCEEDED] It's kind of a long one, but all right. About twenty, twenty-five years ago, a group of NCR settlers pushed way south into Baja. I guess it doesn't seem so far now if you look at a map, but back then, they were out a ways. They built this little shanty town around a well in the middle of nowhere. Called it ."The Courier: [Continue]Hanlon: "Word got back to one of our stations that raiders had been attacking the place. I went out with six rangers. We must have been on the trail for a week before we got to Rattletail. We lost one woman to Night Stalkers and another almost died of dehydration. When we reach the place, it's six shacks set up around an old well. There's over two dozen bodies lying in the dunes way outside of town and five men with rifles crouched behind sand bags. And these bodies, these people out in the sand, they aren't raiders. Aren't even heavily armed. They're just people who were trying to get to the only well in fifty miles. I didn't have to talk to the men to see that they did not care one bit. They had planted an NCR flag over the well and they would not budge until every last one of them was laid out, dead and cold. So I walked up and told them there was a group of raiders coming, one hundred strong. The men looked at each other, looked at us, and asked me what we were going to do about it. I told him we would take them back into NCR territory because we had already lost ten rangers on the way out. Ten rangers, five men with .308 rifles. Well, that was enough for them. They packed up what they could and we took them back north. Last I heard, they settled somewhere in -. Raised Bighorners. Had some tough times, but it worked out okay for them. So there you go. That's my one bit of good."(Hanlon's dialogue)
Years later, the Republic deployed NCR Veteran Rangers into the former Mexican region, to which Chief Hanlon described as sending their "most experienced rangers to chase ghosts down in Baja," creating a more precarious situation for those fighting in the Mojave campaign.The Courier: "How is NCR doing?"Hanlon: "It's no secret that we've had better campaigns. Holding this whole length of river isn't easy. We're stretched thin and the Long 15 just keeps getting longer. Slow to get supplies. Slower to get reinforcements. NCR's senate has got funds tied up at the Boneyard and President Kimball ordered our most experienced rangers to chase ghosts down in Baja."(Hanlon's dialogue)
==Companies==
* El Periódico de las Aburridas
* Petró-Chico
==Known Mexicans or Mexico-descended characters==
==Notes==
* In Fallout: New Vegas, the Mexican flag appears wrapped around the stock of the unique hunting rifle, Paciencia.
* A modern version of a replica neolithic shovel made in Mexico was mentioned in the Wixon's Shovel Museum.Fallout 4 message box transcriptions
==Appearances==
Mexico is mentioned in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Honest Hearts, the Fallout 4 add-on Nuka-World and the Fallout Bible.
==Behind the scenes==
Mexico was also mentioned in design documents for Black Isle Studios's canceled Fallout 3 project, codenamed Van Buren. Bombay Jack was a character explicitly from Mexico.Denver design document p. 6: "When Mexico and the Midwest started to suffer food shortages, Denver was hit hard because of its high population. Food rationing began."Denver design document p. 8: "Midwest USA and Mexico start having food shortages and can't supply Denver with the food it needs. Food riots occur. National Guard called in."
==Gallery==
Paciencia.png|Paciencia stock has the Mexican flag wrapped around it
FOHuntingRifle.jpg|Paciencia concept art
FNV loading billboard01.jpg|Petró-Chico billboard
FNV loading billboard02.jpg|Petró-Chico billboard
==References==
Non-game
 
Non-canon
 
de:Mexiko
es:México
fr:Mexique
pl:Meksyk
pt:México
ru:Мексика
uk:Мексика
zh:墨西哥