Polity Soconusco

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The region of Soconusco in Central America was practically indpendent in the period where the border between Mexico and Guatemala was till unclear.

Establishment

  • January 1831: In 1830, Central American troops entered the Soconusco to pursue a political dissident, but troops from highland Chiapas countered their entrance.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1843: Claring it part of the Quetzaltenango District in 1840. The population here favored inclusion into Guatemala. However, Antonio López de Santa Anna sent troops into Soconusco and the rest of Chiapas to press the population to formally unite with Mexico, which Soconusco did in 1842.