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|image      = United States of Mexico
|image      = War of the Sontarans map Western hemisphere.jpg
|aka        =  
|aka        = [[New Spain]]
|type        = [[Nation]]
|type        = [[Nation]]
|location    = [[North America]]
|location    = [[North America]]
|first      = The Aztecs (TV story)
|first      = The Aztecs (TV story)
|appearances = [[Mexico - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|appearances = [[Mexico - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
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}}{{counterparts |name=Mexico |2= United States of Mexico |d2= Pete's World}}
'''Mexico''' — also called the '''United States of Mexico''' — was a [[nation]] in [[North America]].
'''Mexico''' — also called '''[[New Spain]]''' — was a [[nation]] in [[North America]]. It was located to the [[north]][[west]] of [[Venezuela]]. Its [[east]]ern coastline looked out over the [[Gulf of Mexico]] with [[Jamaica]] and [[Cuba]] located to the east from the coastline. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
Circa the [[15th century]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] visited what would become Mexico. Barbara attempted, and failed, to alter the history of the [[Aztec]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
=== Prehistory ===
Circa [[Distant past|65 million BC]], [[Briggs' freighter]] crashed into Mexico's surface ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') with [[Adric]] on board, killing him and causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')


In [[June]] [[1911]], [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Edwin Turner]], [[Jenni Marcel]] and [[Zack Hoffman]] briefly visited Mexico. Whilst there, they saw [[Pancho Villa]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Kronos Vad's History of Earth Vol. 36,379 (audio story)|Kronos Vad's History of Earth (Vol. 36,379)]]'' )
=== Early history ===
[[Central Mexico]] was inhabited by the [[Aztec]] [[people]], who dominated the [[area]] from the [[14th century|14th]] to the [[16th century|16th centuries]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}})
 
Circa the [[15th century]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] visited what would become Mexico. Barbara attempted, and failed, to alter the history of the Aztecs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
 
[[Cherub (The Smugglers)|Cherub]] implied that he had seen what [[Mexican Indian]]s could do to a man's [[eyelid]]s with a [[knife]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'')
 
=== 19th century ===
In [[1855]] of an [[Alternate timeline (War of the Sontarans)|alternate timeline]], "Mexico or New Spain" was noted on a [[British]] [[map]] of [[Earth|the world]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')
 
=== 20th century ===
In [[June]] [[1911]], [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Edwin Turner]], [[Jenni Marcel]] and [[Zack Hoffman]] briefly visited Mexico. Whilst there, they saw [[Pancho Villa]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Kronos Vad's History of Earth (Vol. 36,379) (audio story)|Kronos Vad's History of Earth (Vol. 36,379)]]'')


The [[War Lord]]s kidnapped several soldiers from the [[Mexican Civil War]] for their [[War Game]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
The [[War Lord]]s kidnapped several soldiers from the [[Mexican Civil War]] for their [[War Game]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
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In [[1941]], during the Day of the Dead, psychotic artist [[Susini]] attempted to create sculptures from the [[flesh]] and [[bone]] of living [[human]]s. Her plot was defeated by the [[Eighth Doctor]] and local artists [[Frida Kahlo]] and [[Diego Rivera]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Way of All Flesh (comic story)|The Way of All Flesh]]'')
In [[1941]], during the Day of the Dead, psychotic artist [[Susini]] attempted to create sculptures from the [[flesh]] and [[bone]] of living [[human]]s. Her plot was defeated by the [[Eighth Doctor]] and local artists [[Frida Kahlo]] and [[Diego Rivera]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Way of All Flesh (comic story)|The Way of All Flesh]]'')


In [[1994]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] visited Mexico, meeting [[Cristian Alvarez|Cristián Xochitl Alvarez]] and investigating [[Huitzilin]] and the "Blue". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
The [[1968 Olympics]] were held in Mexico. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'')


In [[1994]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] visited Mexico, meeting [[Cristián Alvarez|Cristián Xochitl Alvarez]] and investigating [[Huitzilin]] and the "Blue". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
=== 21st century ===
In the early [[21st century]], the [[United States]] fought a war with Mexico. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
In the early [[21st century]], the [[United States]] fought a war with Mexico. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')


The [[Torchwood Institute]] was aware that a small [[time rift]] was present in Mexico. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shrouded (comic story)|Shrouded]]'') Following his encounter with [[Torchwood Three]], [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Captain John Hart]] left to reside in Mexico. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'')
The [[Torchwood Institute]] was aware that a small [[time rift]] was present in Mexico. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shrouded (comic story)|Shrouded]]'') Following his encounter with [[Torchwood Three]], [[Captain]] [[John Hart]] left to reside in Mexico. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'')
 
In [[2011]], [[Tony (The Middle Men)|Tony]] suggested that the [[day]] [[staff]] at the [[San Pedro Overflow Camp]] were illegal immigrants from Mexico. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'')
 
As of [[2012]], [[Guerrero]], [[Oaxaca]], [[Chiapas]], and [[Calakmul]] were locations in Mexico that held [[conservation]] tours. [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] planned to attend one of these tours. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Infinite Today (audio story)|The Infinite Today]]'')


In the [[2010s]], the USA-Mexican border was among the places where newly-hatched [[Zygon]]s were settled across the world as part of [[Operation Double]], resulting in a minority of Zygons residing in [[New Mexico]] under the pretence of being [[British]] migrants. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'')
In the [[2010s]], the [[Mexico border]] was among the places where newly-hatched [[Zygon]]s were settled across the world as part of [[Operation Double]], resulting in a minority of Zygons residing in [[New Mexico]] under the pretence of being [[British]] migrants. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'')


In [[2017]], [[Ramirez Harmon]] was the [[President]] of Mexico. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'')
In [[2017]], [[Ramirez Harmon]] was the [[President]] of Mexico. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'')
=== Undated events ===
[[K9 Mark II]] once went on [[tour]] to Mexico with ''[[So Solid Crew]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 (short story)|K9]]'')
=== Parallel universes ===
In [[Pete's World]], there existed a state called the [[United States of Mexico]]. It covered the [[Grand Canyon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'')


== Notable individuals' ties to Mexico ==
== Notable individuals' ties to Mexico ==
Mexico was the birthplace of would-be dictator [[Ramón Salamander]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'')
Mexico was the birthplace of would-be dictator [[Ramón Salamander]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'')


Former [[Time Agency|Time Agent]] [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] based himself out of Mexico after moving to 21st century Earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shrouded (comic story)|Shrouded]]'')
Former [[Time Agency|Time Agent]] [[John Hart]] based himself out of Mexico after moving to 21st century Earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shrouded (comic story)|Shrouded]]'')


== Other references ==
== Other references ==
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The [[Eleventh Doctor]] attempted to take [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] to Mexico to see the [[Day of the Dead]] festival. He was not successful. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] attempted to take [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] to Mexico to see the [[Day of the Dead]] festival. He was not successful. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'')


[[Yasmin Khan]] was mistaken for being Mexican in [[1955]] [[Alabama]]. ([[TV]]: [[Rosa (TV story)|''Rosa'']])
[[Yasmin Khan]], a [[British]] woman of [[Pakistani]] [[heritage]], was mistaken for being Mexican by [[Waitress (Rosa)|an ignorant waitress]] in [[1955]] [[Alabama]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Cybus Industries website ===
[[Cybus Industries]] had a tie-in website, no longer hosted by the BBC as of July 2013.
 
The website had a collection of the CEO of Cybus Industries, [[John Lumic]]'s, thoughts. He mentioned that living in an airship had its "disadvantages", such as a if a dissident Cybus executive "accidentally" fell into the [[Grand Canyon]], which in Pete's World was in the United States of Mexico, then they couldn't vote against Lumic again. Lumic corrected himself by saying, "I'm sorry, did I say disadvantages? I meant to say advantages."
 
The website featured an interview with Lumic. When asked what the "best" decision he made was, Lumic answered with, "Assassinating the Prime Minister of the United States of Mexico".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cybusindustries.net/lumic.htm |title=Lohn Lumic - Some thoughts from our CEO |date of source= |website name=Cybus Industries website |accessdate= 25 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120923001724/http://cybusindustries.net/lumic.htm |archivedate=23 September 2012 }}</ref>


== Footnotes ==
The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] uses Mexico as one of the codewords used to restore [[Donna Noble]]'s memories of her adventures with the [[Tenth Doctor]] and unleash [[the DoctorDonna]] in order to stop [[the Meep]] from [[November 2023 UFO incident|wreaking destruction]] in [[21st century London|London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast}})
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Mexico

Mexico — also called New Spain — was a nation in North America. It was located to the northwest of Venezuela. Its eastern coastline looked out over the Gulf of Mexico with Jamaica and Cuba located to the east from the coastline. (TV: War of the Sontarans)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prehistory[[edit] | [edit source]]

Circa 65 million BC, Briggs' freighter crashed into Mexico's surface (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible) with Adric on board, killing him and causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. (TV: Earthshock)

Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]

Central Mexico was inhabited by the Aztec people, who dominated the area from the 14th to the 16th centuries. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])

Circa the 15th century, the First Doctor, Susan, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright visited what would become Mexico. Barbara attempted, and failed, to alter the history of the Aztecs. (TV: The Aztecs)

Cherub implied that he had seen what Mexican Indians could do to a man's eyelids with a knife. (TV: The Smugglers)

19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1855 of an alternate timeline, "Mexico or New Spain" was noted on a British map of the world. (TV: War of the Sontarans)

20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]

In June 1911, Iris Wildthyme, Edwin Turner, Jenni Marcel and Zack Hoffman briefly visited Mexico. Whilst there, they saw Pancho Villa. (AUDIO: Kronos Vad's History of Earth (Vol. 36,379))

The War Lords kidnapped several soldiers from the Mexican Civil War for their War Games. (TV: The War Games)

In 1941, during the Day of the Dead, psychotic artist Susini attempted to create sculptures from the flesh and bone of living humans. Her plot was defeated by the Eighth Doctor and local artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. (COMIC: The Way of All Flesh)

The 1968 Olympics were held in Mexico. (TV: The Underwater Menace)

In 1994, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield visited Mexico, meeting Cristián Xochitl Alvarez and investigating Huitzilin and the "Blue". (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird)

21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the early 21st century, the United States fought a war with Mexico. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)

The Torchwood Institute was aware that a small time rift was present in Mexico. (COMIC: Shrouded) Following his encounter with Torchwood Three, Captain John Hart left to reside in Mexico. (TV: Exit Wounds)

In 2011, Tony suggested that the day staff at the San Pedro Overflow Camp were illegal immigrants from Mexico. (TV: The Middle Men)

As of 2012, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Calakmul were locations in Mexico that held conservation tours. Jo Jones planned to attend one of these tours. (AUDIO: The Infinite Today)

In the 2010s, the Mexico border was among the places where newly-hatched Zygons were settled across the world as part of Operation Double, resulting in a minority of Zygons residing in New Mexico under the pretence of being British migrants. (TV: The Zygon Invasion)

In 2017, Ramirez Harmon was the President of Mexico. (AUDIO: Army of Death)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

K9 Mark II once went on tour to Mexico with So Solid Crew. (PROSE: K9)

Parallel universes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In Pete's World, there existed a state called the United States of Mexico. It covered the Grand Canyon. (PROSE: Lumic)

Notable individuals' ties to Mexico[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mexico was the birthplace of would-be dictator Ramón Salamander. (TV: The Enemy of the World)

Former Time Agent John Hart based himself out of Mexico after moving to 21st century Earth. (COMIC: Shrouded)

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor promised Evelyn Smythe that he would go to Mexico or Havana to pick up some specialty chocolate for her to use if she agreed to travel with him. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)

The Eleventh Doctor attempted to take Amy Pond and Rory Williams to Mexico to see the Day of the Dead festival. He was not successful. (TV: A Town Called Mercy)

Yasmin Khan, a British woman of Pakistani heritage, was mistaken for being Mexican by an ignorant waitress in 1955 Alabama. (TV: Rosa)

The Fourteenth Doctor uses Mexico as one of the codewords used to restore Donna Noble's memories of her adventures with the Tenth Doctor and unleash the DoctorDonna in order to stop the Meep from wreaking destruction in London. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)","The Star Beast"])