Mexican Empire

General
Mexico is the strongest, most populous and one of the largest nations in North America. From the Redwoods to the Chihuahuan Desert they have the most diverse and largest ecosystems in North America. with many flora and fauna and all sorts of cryptids they are certainly the most diverse nation in the Americas.

Before the Reconquinstia
Mexico during this time period was a very disorderly state, especially since they were still trying to financially recover from the Mexican-American War. There was plenty of civil unrest and a high chance that different nations would break away in Central America and the Yucatan as well. The Mexican government in the beginning was struggling to keep the country together. Until one day a rich Spaniard man who's intentions that are really not known donated a large sum of money directly to the Mexican Government which in turn helped them fund very crucial things. That donation had a very large effect on the overall stability of the nation, it caused the civil unrest to decrease dramatically. Even though there were a few groups of radical ideologies that were still roaming about they were soonly defeated after the fact.

The Reconquinstia of 1863
Ever since the Mexican-American War Mexico has been lusting for revenge to retake their northern lands, it took lots of training and manpower but finally they were ready. The battle plans were ready by Christmas 1862 and once the CSA won the Civil War they saw this as the perfect time to strike. The CSA was very unprepared for the sudden strike since they were still in shambles from the Civil War and still was trying to organize their very new country. On February 3 Mexico began their Reconquinstia. Their training came in handy and swiftly invaded their northern lands. Mexico suffered minimal casualties at 18,170 while the CSA's casualties were at 40,324. Mexico benefited dramatically from regaining all of the land they gained a large quantity of natural resources, including vast quantities of gold reaped from the lands west in California.

Geography
Mexico is a mix of all sorts of landscapes from vast deserts, Giant Sequoia forests, Redwood forests, Badlands, vast mountain ranges, grasslands, pine forests, vast beaches and seasides and so much more. Truly Mexico is the most diverse nation in the Americas.

Cryptozoology

 * Chupacabras
 * Jackalopes
 * Unicorns