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{{Wikipedia}} | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
{{Affiliation infobox | {{Affiliation infobox | ||
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|judicial= | |judicial= | ||
|branch= | |branch= | ||
|main= | |main=[[Wikipedia:Mexico City|Mexico City]] | ||
|anthem= | |anthem= | ||
|language=[[Spanish]] | |language=[[Spanish]] | ||
|script= | |script= | ||
|religion= | |religion= | ||
|techlevel= | |techlevel=Tier 3 | ||
|notable-title= | |notable-title= | ||
|notable= | |notable= | ||
|formed= | |formed=1821 | ||
|affiliation=[[URNA]], [[Unified Earth Government]] | |affiliation=[[URNA]], [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|no=two|1=[[Janissary James]]|q1=You promised me we didn't have to move any more.|2=[[James James]]|q2=Hey, it never snows in Mexico.|3=Janissary James and her father argue about moving to Mexico.<ref name="ILB">''[[i love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 6|Chapter 6]] - Janissary: "Ice Cream"</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=two|1=[[Janissary James]]|q1=You promised me we didn't have to move any more.|2=[[James James]]|q2=Hey, it never snows in Mexico.|3=Janissary James and her father argue about moving to Mexico.<ref name="ILB">''[[i love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 6|Chapter 6]] - Janissary: "Ice Cream"</ref>}} | ||
'''Mexico''' is a [[National government|nation]] | '''Mexico''' is a [[National government|nation]] that comprises a large portion of the southern [[United Republic of North America]].<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 297</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{Quote|no=two|1=[[Danforth Whitcomb]]|q1=You know the story of the Alamo, Chief?|2=[[John-117]]|q2=Yes, sir. A famous siege with a handful of defenders holding off overwhelming forces.|3=[[Vice Admiral]] Danforth Whitcomb to the Master Chief as [[Covenant]] warships approach [[Eridanus Secundus]]. | {{Quote|no=two|1=[[Danforth Whitcomb]]|q1=You know the story of the Alamo, Chief?|2=[[John-117]]|q2=Yes, sir. A famous siege with a handful of defenders holding off overwhelming forces.|3=[[Vice Admiral]] Danforth Whitcomb to the Master Chief as [[Covenant]] warships approach [[Eridanus Secundus]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 30</ref>}} | ||
Mexico was recognized in [[Wikipedia:1821|1821]] as a sovereign state after the [[Wikipedia:Mexican War of Independence|Mexican War of Independence]]. In [[Wikipedia:1836|1836]], during the [[Wikipedia:Texas Revolution|Texas Revolution]], the [[Wikipedia:Battle of the Alamo|Battle of the Alamo]] saw an assault launched on the Alamo mission by Mexican troops. The [[Wikipedia:Mexican–American War|Mexican-American War]], which began ten years later, led to the territorial cession of the extensive northern borderlands, one-third of its territory, to the [[Wikipedia:United States of America|United States of America]]. In [[1945]], Mexico became a founding member of the [[United Nations]]. | |||
Eventually, it, along with [[Canada]] and the political remnants of the United States of America became part of the loose association known as the [[United Republic of North America]], itself under the direction of the [[Unified Earth Government]] along with all other UN states on [[Earth]].<ref name="ENC"/> | |||
===Human-Covenant war=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
When the [[Covenant]] attacked [[Earth]] in late [[2552]], Mexico became a site of conflict during the global [[Battle for Earth|battle]]. That is to say that the Covenant deployed troops just off the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. These Covenant forces intended to search the seafloor there for unknown reasons, but their operation was stopped by the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Blue Team]]. | When the [[Covenant]] attacked [[Earth]] in late [[2552]], Mexico became a site of conflict during the global [[Battle for Earth|battle]]. That is to say that the Covenant deployed troops just off the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. These Covenant forces intended to search the seafloor there for unknown reasons, but their operation was stopped by the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Blue Team]].<ref name="goo204">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 204-205</ref> [[Base Segundo Terra]], was used by Blue Team as a staging point for the launching of their strike against the Covenant in the [[Wikipedia:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]] and prior to that, another mission to [[Antarctica]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
{{Quote|Where did you get your license? Mexico City?|A UNSC [[Marine]] jokingly pokes fun at [[Spartan]] [[John-117]] while he drives an [[M12 Warthog]].}} | {{Quote|Where did you get your license? Mexico City?|A UNSC [[Marine]] jokingly pokes fun at [[Spartan]] [[John-117]] while he drives an [[M12 Warthog]].}} | ||
The | Mexico is situated in the southern half of [[North America]]. It is bordered to the north by the political remnants of the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Mexico|Gulf of Mexico]]. The nation's capital is Mexico City, located near its center. Outside the city lies [[Base Segundo Terra]], a [[UNSC]] [[military base|military installation]]. In southern Mexico lies the city of [[Wikipedia:Oaxaca|Oaxaca]]. ''[[Oaxaca Station]]'', an [[orbital defense platform]], is stationed in [[geosynchronous orbit]] high above it.<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]</ref> The climate ranges from tropical to temperate.<ref name="ILB"/> | ||
===Locations=== | ===Locations=== | ||
*[[Base Segundo Terra]] | |||
*[[Cozumel]] | *[[Cozumel]] | ||
*[[Yucatán Peninsula]] | *[[Yucatán Peninsula]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
< | <GALLERY> | ||
File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|''Oaxaca Station'', kilometers above Mexico. | File:Oaxaca Station.jpg|''Oaxaca Station'', kilometers above Mexico. | ||
</ | </GALLERY> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{URNA Territories}} | {{URNA Territories}} | ||
{{Earth Nations}} | {{Earth Nations}} | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
