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Internal Affairs of the United States of Mexico
Topic Started: Feb 13 2006, 07:56 PM (2,211 Views)
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Autumn 1844

Improved Relations with France

In the Autumn of 1844, President Santa Anna greatly improved the nations relations with the Kingdom of France, through diplomatic and economical agreements. Among the agreements, the French agreed to send a squadren of 5 ships in return for the funds the previous President had paid, and lost, during the "Crisis of 1838" which nearly brought Mexico to war with France.

Aswell starting in 1845, the French will help in modernizing the Mexican Navy, and will send a Naval Mission to the newly founded Vera Cruz Naval Academy, to train the officers of the Mexican Navy. Though some in the Senate were hesitant to deal with the French after what happend in 1838, they are more then willing to trust in the leadership of President Santa Anna, who so recently won them their war in Central America.
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Winter 1845

Army Reforms

The 7th Division which had just finished training has been disbanded, and the men have been sent to act as replacements for the 2nd Division.

The 5th and 6th Divisons have been put into the reserve pool, with a number of men merging into the 3rd and 4th Divisons to replenish their troop numbers.

General Antonio Seguín Zaragoza has taken the 3rd Division under his Personal Command, and also commands the 2nd Division forming the Ejército del Sud.

In the North, General Jose Joaquín de Arredondo has taken over the 1st Divison as personal commander, and the 4th Division is under his command aswell forming the Ejército del Norte.
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Spring 1845

Arrival of French ships and Instructors

In Spring of 1845, the 5 ships bought from France, aswell as the Naval Instructors, have arrived in Veracruz. The Ships have been sent north to Tampico, where they will re refitted with the proper flags and insignia's of the Mexican Navy. Aswell they will be renamed before entering service as the Caribbean Squadron.

The French Instructors have begun teaching at the Veracruz Naval Academy.
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Winter 1846

Partial call of up Reserve Troops

20,000 men have been called back from acting as Reserve forces. They will muster outside of Mexico City, they will march for Guatemala as soon as they recieve their equipment.
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Ejército del Oeste
Commanding Officer: Col. Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Goseacochea
Headquaters: Mexico City, Mexico F.D.
20,900 men
30 artillery pieces
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Winter 1846

Guano Islands Act

The Guano Islands Act was federal legislation passed by the U.S.M. Congress on February 18, 1846 enabling citizens of Mexico to take possession of islands containing guano deposits. The islands could be located anywhere, so long as they were not occupied and not within the jurisdiction of other governments. It also empowered the President of the United States of Mexico to use the military to protect such interests.

Whenever any citizen of the United States discovers a deposit of guano on any island, rock, or key, not within the lawful jurisdiction of any other Government, and not occupied by the citizens of any other Government, and takes peaceable possession thereof, and occupies the same, such island, rock, or key may, at the discretion of the President, be considered as appertaining to the United States of Mexico. (first section of Guano Islands Act)

In relation, the Petrel Islands have been claimed by Captain Nicolás Dosamantes of the Mexican Navy.
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Spring 1846

Further Expansion of the Navy

4 New Ships have been commisioned for construction in Tampico and Veracruz ports. The ships are all 6th Rate Frigates, and are expected to be completed by year end. 20 pounds have been spent.
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Summer 1847

Liberal Party Declines

The past 10 years has seen the decline of the Liberal Party in Mexico. Though the failed Coup led by Vicente Guerrero did much to harm the Liberal Party's reputation, there were many more events that led to the parties current state. The corruption withen the Liberal Party was made all too obvious. On multiple occasions, it was made public that the Liberal Party was attempting to bribe vote counters in regional elections. Aswell the link between the Liberal House Leader, Benito Juárez, and Juan Álvarez, the leader of the "axaca Boys, the largest Crime Syndacite in Mexico.

As of 1847, all of the most reputable members of the Liberal Party and left for the Moderate Party, and all who remained were considerd to be corrupt to at least some degree. The Summer of 1847 saw the final blow delt to the Liberal Party by the Moderate-Liberal Vice President Valentín Gómez Farías. Vice President Farías, with the help of the Sentate, introduced two anti corruption act's, one of which formed the Servicio Secreto, who's job was to protect Political Officals, aswell as seek out and purge any and all corruption withen Mexico's political System.

Withen weeks of the creation of the Servicio Secreto, a number of corrupt officals, from both the Liberal and Conservative Party, were arrested. Among them was Benito Juárez, and Juan Álvarez's lieutenants the Lerdo de Tejada brothers.

With the Arrest of Liberal House Leader Benito Juárez, the Liberal Party lost it's sole source of finances to the party was cut off, and three days after the arrests, the Liberal Party Members of the Senate and Congress formerlly switched to the Moderate Party, and the Liberal Party was put into the back burners of Mexican Politics.
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Summer 1847

Creation of New Political Party

With the Liberal Parties near disolution, many of the prominent Liberals left for the Moderate Party, but this would cause of an interesting developement withen the Moderates, as until that point the Moderato was dominated by Moderate-Conservatives, but now saw an almost equall amounts of Conservative and Liberal Leaning members.

But some of the more Radical Liberals who only left the old party due to it's overt corruption, were not satisfied with the partial conservativeness of the Moderato's. And so the creation of the New Patriotic Party, a Radical Liberalist party, led by Ricardo Flores de Bolivar.
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Early Spring 1848

Assassination Attempt

In the early days of Februrary, Mario Aburto Martínez, a young man from Hidalgo, arrived in Mexico City. He would spend the rest of the winter season in the Casa de Café, a coffee house owned and operated by Ricardo Flores de Bolivar, leader of the New Patriotic Party. While there he became heavily influenced by Ricardo's charisma when he spoke of his version of a Mexican Utopia. Mario would join the New Patriotic Party, and comit himself whole heartedly to Ricardo's cause.

Mario along with Ricardo, and three other members of the party, would spend the month of March plotting the Assassination of the man who was in their veiw the Oppressor of the Mexcian People. Vice President Farías had in their eyes furtherd the Goverments iron grip upon the people with his creaton of his Secret Police. And so in the first week of April, Mario and the three other men (not including Ricardo) would try and Kill VP Farías.

The three men waited in bushes outside the gates of the Vice Presidents estate, and attempted to kill him as he exited in his Carriage. But when Mario fired his gun it exploded in his hands. The other mens guns went off correctly, all missing except one shot which hit the Vice President in the shoulder. But no sooner had the ment shot their guns, the Secret Service men rushed them and killed the three men with their sabers. Mario, who was now blind, was not killed, but arrtested and taken to an Juan de Ulúa Fortress, where he was tourtered with the goal of finding out if any more conspirators remained. Mario died without revealing Ricardo's role.
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Early Spring 1848

Coup Attempt!

With the failed attempt upon the Vice Presidents life, Ricardo Flores de Bolivar's friend and leader of the men sent to kill Farías was Captured. Ricardo felt sure that Mario would be forced to reveall his part in the assassination attempt, and so just days after the attempt on Farías' life, Ricardo along with 20 of his closet supporters attempted to storm the Capital Building. But this attempted was doomed from the start, as due to the attempt upon the Vice Presidents life, the Capital building was reinforced with 50 Guardsmens and Secret Servicemen. And so when Ricardo and his men attempted to storm the building, they were all slaughterd. Everysingle man from Ricardo's group was killed, with only 12 Guardsmens and Service men dead or wounded.

This second attempt at a coup by a Liberal Party was veiwed by the populace aswell as the intellectual society as disgustful. The Liberal movement withen Mexico all but died out, as many Intellectuals begin to embrass Conservatism as the ideal of the Mexican People.
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Spring 1848

Military Reforms

The construction of a Stone Fortress on the Petrel Island has commenced.
The raising of 4 New Divisions has begun. a total of 50 pounds is spent.
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X Corps
Commanding Officer: Lt. General Miguel Miramón
Headquaters: Mexico City, Mexico F.D.
10,900 men
30 artillery pieces

XI Corps
Commanding Officer: Lt. General Tomás Mejía
Headquaters: Mexico City, Mexico F.D.
10,900 men
30 artillery pieces

XII Corps
Commanding Officer: Lt. General Domingo Ugartechea
Headquaters: Mexico City, Mexico F.D.
10,900 men
30 artillery pieces

XIV Corps
Commanding Officer: Lt. General Juan Almonte
Headquaters: Mexico City, Mexico F.D.
10,900 men
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Autumn 1848

Military Reforms

Due to reports of Rebel gathering in Northern Mexico, a Militia force of 500 men has been assembled. In Naval Affairs, the construction of 5 new Fith Frigates has commenced in port of Veracruz. 50 pounds and .50 IPP have been spent on the construction of the ships.
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USMN Querétaro 40 Guns - 200 Crew - 30 Marines - 1 Deck
USMN California 40 Guns - 200 Crew - 30 Marines - 1 Deck
USMN Colima 40 Guns - 200 Crew - 30 Marines - 1 Deck
USMN Guanajuato 40 Guns - 200 Crew - 30 Marines - 1 Deck
USMN León 40 Guns - 200 Crew - 30 Marines - 1 Deck
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Late Winter 1849

Campaña Del Bandido

The first days of the New Year saw the launching of a Campaign against a large group of bandidos in the state of Coahuila. Though the group is led by former lieutenants of the New Patriotic Party, they are nothing more then thieves and murders. The local police forces have had trouble combating the bandidos, and have asked the Federal Government for help. And so in early January 1849, President Santa Anna sent some 500 milita cavalrymen to aid the local police forces.
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Separación De la Caballería
Commanding Officer: Captain Rodrigo Díaz
Headquaters: Mexico City, Mexico F.D.
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Sring 1849

Complete Victory in Central America

The Last Remnants of the UPCA Army surrenderd unconditionaly to Mexico in April, 1849. With a Complete Victory succured in Central America, Mexico is now able to concentrate on reconstruction in Central America, aswell as Expanding the Federal Government into the newest states of Mexico.

During the War, General Antonio Seguín Zaragoza recieved a field promotion to the Status of General of the Army. Now at the end of the war, the more permanent Rank of Field Marshall has been awarded to Mexico's greatest General.

The 1st and 2nd Armies have returned to Mexico proper to recieve reinforcements. The 3rd-5th Armies have set up headquaters in multiple Central American States, and will work to rebuild the regions, aswell as stamp out any partisan activity.

The UPCA Navy, which had come to dissuse at the beggining of the 2nd War, has been commandered by the Mexican Fleet, and currently sailing to Veracruz where they will be refited.
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Sring 1849

Campaña Del Bandido Continued

As the Separación De la Caballería reached the city of Saltillo, they learn that the Bandido's have recently attempted to take the city, but were repulsed by the resident who had formed their own milita. And so with a force of 1,000 local milita infantry, and his personal 500 milita cavalrymen, Captain Díaz set out to crush the large group of Bandidos.
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Separación De la Caballería
Commanding Officer: Captain Porfirio Díaz
Headquaters: Saltillo, Coahuila
500 Militia Cavalrymen
1,000 Milita Infantrymen
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