| United States of Aztlan | ||||||
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 The Aztlan in 2133.
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| Capital | Santa Fe, then Pheonix | |||||
| Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic | |||||
| President | David Castillo | |||||
| Vice President | Ruiz Stavole | |||||
| Legislature | Congress of Aztlan | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | Chamber of Deputies | ||||
| Historical era | Mexican-American Cold War | |||||
| - | Election of Lionel Halvidar | November 2132 | ||||
| - | Secession from the United States | 3 December 2132 2132 | ||||
| - | Constitution adopted | 15 January 2133 | ||||
| - | Battle of Camp Navajo | 2 February 2133 | ||||
| - | Annexed into Mexico | November 19, 2135 2135 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2133 est. | 170 million | ||||
| Currency | Aztlan Peso ($) | |||||
| Today part of | United States of America | |||||
The United States of Aztlan commonly referred to as Aztlan, was a federation of secessionist American states existing from 2132 to 2135. It was originally formed by seven four majority-Mexican states in the South West Border region of the United States whose population and culture was more often associated with neighboring Mexico than the United States. Aztlan comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the Aztlan War.
Each state declared its secession from the United States following the November 2132 election of Union candidate Lionel Halvidar to the U.S. presidency on a platform which opposed the expansion of Mexican influence into the Southwest. Before Halvidar took office in January, a new separatist government was established in Santa Fe, which was considered illegal by the government of the United States. States Federalized National Guard units which absorbed local militia groups, which the new government hastily combined with defectors from the United States military to create Aztlan Defense Forces. After the Third American Civil War began in February, four additional states – Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Panama – also declared their secession and joined Aztlan. Aztlan accepted Utah and Panama as Autonomous States, while Colorado's separatist government was overthrown by local pro-Union members of the National Guard; an Aztlan shadow government attempted to control the state but were later captured.
Government and politics[]
The Southwestern leaders met in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to write their constitution. Much of Aztlan's Constitution actually replicated elements of the United States Constitution, but it contained several provisions lifted from the Mexican constitution designed to protect city sovereignty. Senators were to be elected by vote of the city councils, rather than direct popular vote; and congressional districts would be more heavily centered around urban areas rather than distinct geographic regions.
The Aztlan Constitution was gave greater powers to cities, but was far more protective against formalizing an aristocratic system as Mexico had done. It curtailed the powers of states in favor of the powers of cities, but granted additional powers of the Federal Government that were not held in the US. The President of Aztlan was given the power to appoint Supreme Court and Federal Judges directly.