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'''The Kingdom of Pacífica''', commonly known as '''Pacífica''', is a sovereign country located in Western North America. Along with its central North American territories, Pacífica also owns many islands in the Pacific Ocean, including {{w|American Samoa|Pacífican Samoa}} and {{w|Guam}}. Pacífica shares a border with the [[Federal Republic of Texas]] and the [[Plains State]] to the east, the [[Cascadia (Disunited States)|Republic of Cascadia]] to the north, and the [[Mexico (Disunited States)|Republic of Mexico]] to the south. Pacífica also shares a maritime border with its protectorate, the [[Hawaiian Islands|Grand Duchy of Hawaii]] and the sovereign {{w|Japan|State of Japan}}. | '''The Kingdom of Pacífica''', commonly known as '''Pacífica''', is a sovereign country located in Western North America. Along with its central North American territories, Pacífica also owns many islands in the Pacific Ocean, including {{w|American Samoa|Pacífican Samoa}} and {{w|Guam}}. Pacífica shares a border with the [[Federal Republic of Texas]] and the [[Plains State]] to the east, the [[Cascadia (Disunited States)|Republic of Cascadia]] to the north, and the [[Mexico (Disunited States)|Republic of Mexico]] to the south. Pacífica also shares a maritime border with its protectorate, the [[Hawaiian Islands|Grand Duchy of Hawaii]] and the sovereign {{w|Japan|State of Japan}}. | ||
Pacífica is a {{w|federalism|federal}} {{w|constitutional monarchy}}. The Monarch, [[Monarchy of Pacífica|the King or Queen of Pacífica]] and Lord or Lady Protector, is the semi-ceremonial hereditary head of state, while the [[Prime Minister of Pacífica]] is the electable head of government. The national legislature is His Majesty's Parliament and is composed of two electable houses, [[His Majesty's Senate (Pacífica)|His Majesty's Senate]] and the [[House of Deputies (Pacífica)|House of Deputies]]. | Pacífica is a {{w|federalism|federal}} {{w|constitutional monarchy}}. The Monarch, [[Monarchy of Pacífica|the King or Queen of Pacífica]] and Lord or Lady Protector, is the semi-ceremonial hereditary head of state, while the [[Prime Minister of Pacífica]] is the electable head of government. The national legislature is His Majesty's Parliament and is composed of two electable houses, [[His Majesty's Senate (Pacífica)|His Majesty's Senate]] and the [[House of Deputies (Pacífica)|House of Deputies]]. Both the Prime Minister and His Majesty's Parliament are elected in national elections. | ||
Centuries before Spanish colonization, Pacífica was under the control of hundreds of different Native American tribes. In the mid 1500s, the Spanish discovered and claim Pacífica as apart of the {{w|New Spain|Viceroyalty of New Spain}}. During this time, many different Catholic missions were established in an attempt to convert the Native Americans to {{w|Christianity}}. In the early 1820s, Pacífica, at the time known as "Alta California", was incorporated into the newly independent Mexico. During the early 1830s, hundreds of Columbian and Dixielander settlers headed west towards Alta California and Texas in search of better economic opportunities. Because of high taxes levied against them and a series of brutal crackdowns, the American settlers revolted against the Mexican government, eventually winning independence. In 1846, after years of debate, the [[Constitution of Pacífica]] was signed, reforming the California Republic into the Kingdom of Pacífica. After the [[Battle of Nuevo Mexico]] and the [[Second American War]], Pacífica stayed neutral in world affairs until the [[World War II (Disunited States)|Second World War]], when the {{w|Empire of Japan}} and Mexico launched a surprise attack against the Kingdom. After World War II, Pacífica aligned itself with the West and stood against the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. | Centuries before Spanish colonization, Pacífica was under the control of hundreds of different Native American tribes. In the mid 1500s, the Spanish discovered and claim Pacífica as apart of the {{w|New Spain|Viceroyalty of New Spain}}. During this time, many different Catholic missions were established in an attempt to convert the Native Americans to {{w|Christianity}}. In the early 1820s, Pacífica, at the time known as "Alta California", was incorporated into the newly independent Mexico. During the early 1830s, hundreds of Columbian and Dixielander settlers headed west towards Alta California and Texas in search of better economic opportunities. Because of high taxes levied against them and a series of brutal crackdowns, the American settlers revolted against the Mexican government, eventually winning independence. In 1846, after years of debate, the [[Constitution of Pacífica]] was signed, reforming the California Republic into the Kingdom of Pacífica. After the [[Battle of Nuevo Mexico]] and the [[Second American War]], Pacífica stayed neutral in world affairs until the [[World War II (Disunited States)|Second World War]], when the {{w|Empire of Japan}} and Mexico launched a surprise attack against the Kingdom. After World War II, Pacífica aligned itself with the West and stood against the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. | ||
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After Mexican independence from Spain and the establishment of the First Mexican Republic, the Catholic missions, which controlled a vast amount of land in Alta California, were officially secularized and became the direct property of the Mexican government. The governors of Alta California would eventually grant these lands to wealthy farm owners, known as {{w|rancheros}}. These ''rancheros'' would dominate Alta California politics until the arrival of American settlers. | After Mexican independence from Spain and the establishment of the First Mexican Republic, the Catholic missions, which controlled a vast amount of land in Alta California, were officially secularized and became the direct property of the Mexican government. The governors of Alta California would eventually grant these lands to wealthy farm owners, known as {{w|rancheros}}. These ''rancheros'' would dominate Alta California politics until the arrival of American settlers. | ||
In the early 1830s, thousands of American settlers, (from both [[Columbia|Northern]] and [[Dixie|Southern]] America), would begin to migrate into Mexican territory, seeking new economic opportunities and rumored riches. Although economically unimportant in the beginning, many American settlers traveled to Alta California after reports began circulating about large gold and silver mines located near the center of the territory. In response to the mass migration of Americans, the Mexican Government, under the increasingly authoritarian rule of General {{W|Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana}}, began to harass and oppress the growing minority. | In the early 1830s, thousands of American settlers, (from both [[Columbia|Northern]] and [[Dixie|Southern]] America), would begin to migrate into Mexican territory, seeking new economic opportunities and rumored riches. Although economically unimportant in the beginning, many American settlers traveled to Alta California after reports began circulating about large gold and silver mines located near the center of the territory. In response to the mass migration of Americans, the newly formed Central Mexican Government, under the increasingly authoritarian rule of General {{W|Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana}}, began to harass and oppress the growing minority. | ||
In 1841, The Mexican Government, in the now infamous Mexico City Proclamation, receded the rights of the American settlers and their families, which were previously protected by the the Mexican National Assembly, and began heavily taxing the Americans and their businesses. | |||
===War for Independence=== | ===War for Independence=== | ||
===Birth of Pacífica=== | ===Birth of Pacífica=== | ||