History Main / MexicoCalledTheyWantTexasBack

* Inverted in XKCD , a comic showing a handful of satellite operators who start debating the situation with Israel and Palestine when the sat reaches that general area get shut down by their boss moving the sat to Oklahoma, which another technician calls "Occupied North Texas". Leading to the boss sighing and just telling him to shut up.

Needless to say, the thought of being formerly such a huge country that lost so much land, and a perception that it was all the fault of Santa Anna, means every single Mexican has at one point dreamed of getting back the "Lost Territories". And of course, Mexico being a fledgling developing country hit by four economic disasters in the last 25 years next to the most powerful nation in the world, this desire is all but a pipe dream.

In 1845, the then-president of Mexico, Antonio López de Santa Anna, declared war on the USA, despite Britain and France's repeated warnings. Long story short, Mexico got its ass handed to it on a diamond-encrusted silver platter, and Santa Anna ended up signing the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, in which Mexico transferred to the USA the territories that are nowadays covered by California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma -- that is, around 60% of its territory- for the sum of 15 million dollars ( accounting for inflation, that's about $313 million today).

* Just wait a few decades and demographics could make the population predominantly Latino anyways. Of course, Mexico still can't take the land back from the United States officially or anything. There's a ton of valuable resources still left in the territory, so demographics or not, the federal government wouldn't want to just hand it over (or let it be conquered without a fight). Plus, most immigrants living there wanted to ''leave'' Mexico in the first place- they'd hardly want to move back to it.

In 1835, the then-president of Mexico, Antonio López de Santa Anna, declared war on the USA, despite Britain and France's repeated warnings. Long story short, Mexico got its ass handed to it on a diamond-encrusted silver platter, and Santa Anna ended up signing the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, in which Mexico transferred to the USA the territories that are nowadays covered by California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma -- that is, around 60% of its territory- for the sum of 15 million dollars ( accounting for inflation, that's about $313 million today).

*** Probably we woul've said "no", since we were in the middle of a fucking [[MexicanRevolution Revolution]].

In 1835 the Republic of Texas separated from its previous Mexican rule. After spending the better part of their one sovereign decade attempting to join the United States Texas was annexed by the USA in 1845. The United States offered Texas security, stable rule, and economic survivability, as many had families in the United States and feared that Mexico had plans to strike once more at Texas, hence this trope. At this point in time the then-president of Mexico Antonio López de Santa Anna declared war on the USA, despite Britain and France's repeated warnings. Long story short, Mexico got its ass handed to it on a diamond-encrusted silver platter, and Santa Anna ended up signing the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, in which Mexico transferred to the USA the territories that are nowadays covered by California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma -- that is, around 60% of its territory- for the sum of 15 million dollars ( accounting for inflation, that's about $313 million today).

* The [[strike: Reconquista]] Nation of Aztlan movement has this as its goal.

* The above picture comes from an ad for Swedish Vodka that only ran in Mexico. That there was [[InternetBackdraft a backlash]] when it was leaked into the USA is putting it mildly. This news article will explain better anything about the ad and the controversy: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346964,00.html

*** Probably we woul've said "no", since we were in the middle of a fucking [MexicanRevolution Revolution].

* In the comedy VivaMax, the titular General Maximillian is driven to near insanity when the Mexican woman he has a crush on spurns him and insults his capacity as a military officer. He assumes that, naturally, the best way to impress her is to recapture the Alamo.

** Considering the huge debts that Mexico has to the US, and the fact that despite every citizen needing to pay 1000 US the debt is STILL growing, most Mexicans find that scenario highly unlikely. And thus the "Brain Leaks" happen (AKA smart people going to other countries because Mex doesn't support sciences or arts more than it supports soccer), leaving Mexico worse and worse.
** Also, the U.S. population is not in decline, nor is it projected to be anytime soon. Of course, the same George Friedman also wrote "The Coming War with Japan" [[HistoryMarchesOn in 1991]].

In 1835 the Republic of Texas separated from its previous Mexican rule. After spending the better part of their one sovereign decade attempting to join the United States Texas was annexed by the USA in 1845. The United States offered Texas security in exchange for rule, as many had families in the United States and feared that Mexico had plans to strike once more at Texas, hence this trope. At this point in time the then-president of Mexico Antonio López de Santa Anna declared war on the USA, despite Britain and France's repeated warnings. Long story short, Mexico got its ass handed to it on a diamond-encrusted silver platter, and Santa Anna ended up signing the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, in which Mexico transferred to the USA the territories that are nowadays covered by California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma -- that is, around 60% of its territory- for the sum of 15 million dollars ( accounting for inflation, that's about $313 million today).

** Also, the U.S. population is not in decline, nor is it projected to be anytime soon. Of course, the same George Friedman also wrote "The Coming War with Japan" [[HistoryMarchesOn in 1991]].

In 1835 the Republic of Texas separated from its previous Mexican rule. After spending the better part of their one sovereign decade Texas was annexed by the USA in 1845. The United States offered Texas security in exchange for rule, as many had families in the United States and feared that Mexico had plans to strike once more at Texas, hence this trope. At this point in time the then-president of Mexico Antonio López de Santa Anna declared war on the USA, despite Britain and France's repeated warnings. Long story short, Mexico got its ass handed to it on a diamond-encrusted silver platter, and Santa Anna ended up signing the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, in which Mexico transferred to the USA the territories that are nowadays covered by California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma -- that is, around 60% of its territory- for the sum of 15 million dollars ( accounting for inflation, that's about $313 million today).

In 1835 the Republic of Texas separated from its previous Mexican rule. After spending the better part of their one sovereign decade Texas was annexed by the USA in 1845, a direct result of the Texan Government all but begging the U.S. to do so. At this point in time the then-president of Mexico Antonio López de Santa Anna declared war on the USA, despite Britain and France's repeated warnings. Long story short, Mexico got its ass handed to it on a diamond-encrusted silver platter, and Santa Anna ended up signing the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, in which Mexico transferred to the USA the territories that are nowadays covered by California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Oklahoma -- that is, around 60% of its territory- for the sum of 15 million dollars ( accounting for inflation, that's about $313 million today).

Thus, whenever in speculative fiction you see the United States somehow greatly weakened, or in the past before the USA became a superpower, you can pretty much be assured the back story will involve Mexico conquering at least Texas and California.

** Considering the huge debts that Mexico has to the US, and the fact that despite every citizen needing to pay 1000 US the debt is STILL growing, most Mexicans find that scenario highly unlikely. And thus the "Brain Leaks" happen (AKA smart people going to other countries because Mex doesn't support sciences or arts more than it supports soccer), leaving Mexico worse and worse.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Friedman George Friedman,]] in his novel ''The Next 100 Years'', in which he details his very broad political predictions for the twenty first century, states that Mexico will at least attempt this by 2100, due to Mexico's likely stabilisation (he points out China has been in chaos in the recent past and overcome that chaos), its population growth and the US population decline.

** Which is amusing since France and Spain also had claim to Texas once upon a time.

* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista_(Mexico) Reconquista]] movement has this as its goal.

*[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Friedman George Friedman,]] in his novel ''The Next 100 Years'', in which he details his very broad political predictions for the twenty first century, states that Mexico will at least attempt this by 2100, due to Mexico's likely stabilisation (he points out China has been in chaos in the recent past and overcome that chaos), it's population growth and the US population decline.

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* One ''{{Sliders}}'' episode featured a world where Mexico decides to take back Texas and California (possibly others as well). They get quckly thrown out of Texas, however, since "every Texas citizen owns a gun", but California cities turn into war zones.

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* In ''RedDawn'' several Central/South American countries invaded the US through Mexico after a limited nuclear strike.]