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'''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>

{{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"/>

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]].

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"/>

*[[Base Segundo Terra]]

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