Confederates in Texas win the Battle of Galveston; a major confederate victory. French army captured Mexico City and Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Hungary, a Hapsburg, proclaimed second Emperor of Mexico~Texas rejoins the United States of America. The Civil War ended, the United States sent troops to the border, the French withdrew and Maximilian is executed at Querétaro. Empress Carlotta goes mad~Juarez is again President of Mexico; died in office~Population expands greatly in Texas. Porfirio Diáz dictator of Mexico for all but four years. Encouraged foreign exploitation of Mexico’s natural wealth, but Mexico City becomes a metropolis~Mexican Revolution~The U. S. National Guard is sent to the Mexican border. U. S. withdrew on eve of its entry into World War I. New Mexican constitution adopted~U.S. Stock Market Crash...
Superhighway + Underpass
Superhigahway + Gateway Park / interior