Rio Grande

**Rio Grande** is a mix of various versions of Rio Grande such as from a "What If" by Cody of Alternate History Hub on YouTube about Rio Grande being a state after dividing Texas and various forms from Althistory Fandom. It is also a neighbor of Trinity that it shares its western border with.

## History

In the psyche multiverse, there have been many versions of Rio Grande. It includes a state of the United States, a state in Mexico, and independent country that mostly has Hispanic roots. These different versions of Rio Grande were never connected for as long as anyone has remembered yet they all have one thing in common: historical foundation.

After Mexico won for independence against the Kingdom of Spain in 1821, Mexico adopted a new constitution, the 1824 Constitution. This new constitution established los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, or "the United Mexican States," as a federal republic. During the war for independence, many rebels were driven to Coahuila and Nuevo León, where this revolutionary mentality won the hearts and minds of the people. In 1833, General Santa Anna was elected to his first term as president to support the federal republic. However, after some members of government angered Santa Anna's political allies, Santa Anna decided to start a centralized government. Santa Anna suspended the constitution, disbanded Congress and made himself the center of power in Mexico. States were converted into departments without political or fiscal autonomy by replacing elected governors with appointed ones and substituting for state assemblies with juntas under Santa Anna's policies. Dismayed by these policies and the perception that the government was deaf to the complaints and plight of the villagers in the north, Republic leaders aimed to expel the government-appointed centralist officials and restore the Constitution of 1824. On November 3, 1838, one of the republic leaders, Antonio Canales Rosillo, issued a pronunciamiento against the government and in favor of federalism.

And the result was a resistance movement that declared itself independent in 1840, which was Rio Grande. It fought against the government but lost against the Centralist Mexican Republic with many members fled to Texas. Later though, Rio Grande became a buffer state between Texas and Mexico. But at the Battle of Saltillo, it lost again when General Canales and the remaining insurgents that survived the Battle of Saltillo sought refuge in San Antonio, Texas. Later that year, Canales organized an expedition back into Mexico, but the vanguard under the command of Samuel Jordan met with defeat at the hands of a Centralist force under General Rafael Vasquez near Saltillo. Jordan and his command retreated back into Texas and soon afterwards Canales capitulated to the Centralists.

But despite that, there have been plenty of "What If"-'s that came into being that later started being independent or part of something. Yet when the second phase of the apocalypse came, things have changed by quite a lot. The United Nations & Creations kicked out all nations called Rio Grande with Mexico leading the way as if Mexico wants to get rid of all traces of Rio Grande. Not long after, all versions of Rio Grande ended up on the planet, Usonia, in the Cascadia Galaxy. Most of the people were Hispanics with some being Caucasian from Alternate History Hub when Rio Grande was a state. They set up some settlements in many areas with solar farms in the northern desert. In the west, they came across the nation of Trinity in the plains when petroleum was discovered.

Companies of both nation were about to declare war over the oil and natural gases, two supranational unions came in and intervene. One was the United Confederacy of Exiles and the other was the Independence League. Trinity joined the U.C.E. but Rio Grande joined the I-League. So things became peaceful for now as Rio Grande's population explodes with many Spanish-speaking immigrants that keep the culture of Rio Grande alive.

## Government

Rio Grande is a federal constitutional republic that practice direct democracy. The chancellor's power is limited by the constitution and must uphold them. The House of Senators is both the executive branch and the legislative branch where senators can choose what laws to pass or veto they make. It may not be a perfect system, but it is meant to ensure everyone follows the constitution in each state rather than have political turmoil...at least in theory.

## Society & Culture

Rio Grande has a mix culture of Texan cowboys and Mexican heritage but more Mexican. As you expect; it has sombreros, adobe structures, a mix of Spanish and Aztec influences, and much more. But it is not your stereotypical Mexican-style nation. It has more equality between men and women than Mexico along with not having any cartels. Cartels have been stamped out from Rio Grande in the most extreme measures there is to the point that the criminal underworld fear the law. The point where criminals refuse to go anywhere near Rio Grande as criminals are given a fair trial, but found guilty, they are to be executed right after the trial. However, some of them made their way to the desert area up north in the most remote areas where no one can find them.

## Economy

Rio Grande's main economy comes from five sources. The first is petroleum, which most of it is located on the western border with Trinity. Companies of both nations were nearly about to kill each other for it until both U.C.E. and I-League intervene that prevented a catastrophe. There are exactly seventy known petroleum fields located west of Rio Grande and use old 21st century platforms to get oil and natural gases because they believe that the less you take, the longer you can keep your job. At least that's what companies believe in.

There are some agricultural farms in the more fertile regions of the nation. The farms are more traditional that look like they're from the old Wild West days with adobe houses. But inside of these houses have many modern necessities or futuristic settings. Moisture farming is also a thing as water is necessary for all their crops and to deliver water in more drier regions of Rio Grande. Although there are some underground wells that people use when times are hard.

The third main source of income comes from the tourism that people come in and see some extravagant tourist traps. This includes casinos with Aztec and Mayan themes to them, beautiful Spanish-style buildings, many street vendors that don't just sell tacos but also more traditional Mexican food. Some cities even have a few fancy hotels with some ride-able attractions with some of their own themes like Mexican cowboys, underwater scuba, and much more. Monterry is a Mexican version Las Vegas with a giant roulette table hotel casino in the center. Rio Grande is also known for manufacturing all sorts of goods ranging from luxury to weaponry to mechanical products. Yet many of these products have a Hispanic flare to them with bright colors, unique designs and a beauty to them. But to give you the heads up, the instructions on assembly and using are in Spanish.

Ceramics also play a huge part in Rio Grande. They also make pots, ship ceramics, ceramic components, floor tiles and more. You can even get terracotta products as well in many different colors.

## Military

The **Rio Grande Militar** is the primary military force of Rio Grande. It is divided between army, navy, space force, air force and peacekeepers. Peacekeepers, or Pacificadores, is the militant police force of Rio Grande that hunt down cartels, desert bandits, and even small time criminals. Anyone that is caught smuggling will be shot on sight rather than taken to a court trial, so don't even try. Everyone in the Rio Grande Militar is given the most harshest and brutal training regiment in order to "toughen them up" and "be mentally prepared" for whatever comes their way.