Mexico
Mexico was a state led by supersteef2000, located in the eastern portion of the Great Desert. It was the first independent state led by a Spirit, after supersteef2000 changed from a waterbender to a light spirit, and the first to occupy territory in a jungle, desert, or savannah biome.
Mexico was mostly led from its capital city of Mexico City, and held one of the largest land areas of any of the states during its height. Most of its wealth and prestige was concentrated at Mexico City, but it famously never produced ships, aircraft, or even docks. This was compensated by a high level of material wealth and rare goods.
Diplomacy
Mexico's first diplomatic interaction was with the Air Nation upon the formation of its borders and the claiming of the Floating City. This area was seen as de facto Mexican prior to the Air annexation and held a valuable source of coral that could not be easily ceded, causing a brief diplomatic incident. This was resolved when Grandmaster Murpple agreed to a deal wherein Mexicans would be allowed to enter Air Nation territory for the purpose of collecting coral only, and in exchange Mexico would recognise and accept the new Air Nation boundary.
This diplomatic tension did not fully resolve as during Grandmaster Murpple's diplomatic world tour aboard the newly built HWS Surging Gale, Mexican officials refused to let the flagship enter Mexican airspace or meet with the Grandmaster unless he agreed to unilaterally grant open borders for all Mexicans seeking to enter Air Nation territory. This was declined.
During the peak of the Acacian Crisis, an NPC village known as Edgetown that lay in neutral territory between the Earth Kingdom and Mexico began to supply arms and other contraband to Acacian rebels in Earth Kingdom territory, supplied by Mexican markets. These activities ceased upon a major police crackdown initiated by the town's mayor.
Mexico dissolved upon the formation of Fryslân. Seeking to gain access to the lucrative Southern Sea trade and ports, supersteef2000 decided to pack all his resources and fly to an unoccupied strip of land between the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe, which is now the territory of Fryslan. This move coincided with the dawn of fuelless airships and the transport was facilitated by HWS Surging Gale, piloted by Vidcom. Upon reaching Frisian territory, Mexico was unilaterally dissolved. Mexico City and some of the western territories were annexed by the Air Nation following its Constitutional Convention. Other than its successor state, the last remnants of Mexican presence in its former territory are the abandoned ruins of supersteef2000's base in Mexico City, and the flower farm at (-2520, 640) which lay just outside its southern borders.
**// Mexico Magazine //** All is lost. Our leader has abandoned us. The land descends into anarchy. Flee to Fryslân while you can. We shall not be able to print more, but you must know th
The final article printed by the Mexico Magazine.
Post-Mexican states
While Mexico is gone, its legacy remains spread wide. The city boomed under Air Nation administration, in particular that of Kate's redevelopment and massive industrial expansion. This ultimately culminated in secession and the Mexican War after Kate concluded that the Air Nation's governance hindered, rather than protected, further expansion. This war was ultimately lost, but created a wave of refugees which settled in the Floating City, creating a unique cultural texture to a city that was already one of a kind. Far to the East, refugees from the war led by Classic_Cheese18 established the Third Mexican Empire, re-establishing their community far from their war-stricken homeland.