Kingdom of Matagorda
Kingdom of Matagorda Reino de Matagorda (Spanish) | |
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| Motto: "Libertas et Iustitia" "Liberty and Justice" | |
| Anthem: Un Viejo Arenal de Matagorda | |
| Status | Active |
| Capital and largest city | Matagorda City |
| Official languages | English, Spanish |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Demonym(s) | Matagordan |
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy |
• King | Juan I |
• Prime Minister | Collin Gallego |
• Grand Premier | Henry V. |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence from United States | |
• Declaration of Independence | 26 September 2024 |
| Currency | U.S. dollar ($) (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
Matagorda, (officially the Kingdom of Matagorda), is a self-proclaimed sovereign micronation located within the U.S state of New Mexico. The nation of Matagorda was declared their independence on September 26, 2024. The name "Matagorda" was founded between a discussion with the current monarch, Juan I, was suggesting to use a name for the country. User:Henillion suggested the name Matagorda between another name Kustia. There are currently 5 citizens in the country with 4 of those living in the capital. The nation uses English, and Spanish as their official language. The nation has 4 provinces, and 1 Autonomous room, being which the capital, Matagorda City.
Matagorda is a Unitary Absolute monarchy, which meaning the monarch has control of the nation. The monarch is assisted by the Prime Minister, Collin Gallego. The Matagorda is currently a member of the CROWN alliance, being admitted on 3 October 2024.
Etymology
The name of Matagorda comes form the Spanish word for thick bush, which describes the territory around Matagorda. The original name was supposed to be Kustia, meaning Land of bushes. Kust being a shorten word for bush in Russian (Kusty), and -ia meaning Land of in Latin
History
Prehistory
Tribalism
The land which Matagorda sits now, has been home to an indigenous groups of people being which the Navajo tribe. The Navajo endured harsh treatment such as the infamous event that took place in 1864 was known as the Long Walk of the Navajo. It was resolved in 1868 with a treaty and the establishment of the Navajo Nation.
European colonialization
On July 1598, the colony of Santa Fe de Nuevo México was established by a controversial conquistador named Juan de Oñate in his expedition. Spain had control of New Mexico until 1821, during which, the Mexicans rebelled. Mexico had claimed most of New Spain including New Mexico. Mexican control in New Mexico was short lived until 1848. The Mexican-American War started in 1846 and ended on 1848 with the Mexican cession of New Mexico, and other states such as California and Texas into the United States. On January 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state entered in the union.
Fictional era
In 2021, before the fromation of Matagorda, Juan I was working. Union of Soviet Socialist Henillion Republics, which was a parody of User:Henillion. The nation had fictional elements such as people, area and time establishment, being that the country was established on "2019". The country was worked on for 3 years until August 2024, where it would stop being worked on. Another micronation was being developed after the fictitious nation, being which the current Kingdom of Matagorda.
Soviet (MiniVeet/Henillion) Union
The fictional Soviet MiniVeet Union was first created on 19 February 2021 as a joke. The wiki page for the nation was very poor. It had bad grammar and spelling and wasn't developed enough. According to the page, the Union was established on 2019, despite being made and on 2021. The Soviet MiniVeet Union was abandoned and was switched to the Soviet Henillion Union, on the same year, 2021. This new nation added more content and lore than the previous nation, still being fictional and a parody. Juan will later continue adding content until August 2024, when Juan started to create a non-fictional nation of Matagorda. Juan I abandons the fictional nation on 22 September 2024.
Founding
Establishing a non-fictional nation was actually thought of since the year 2023. The new proposed nation originally had the name of Kustia. Kustia was a part-Russian name for Land of the bush, with Bush meaning "Kust", and "ia" being Latin as "land of". This name would stuck until July 2024, during which, another name was proposed, "Matagorda". The two names were being decided until User:Henillion suggested the current name of Matagorda. During the month of September, Matagorda started to be developed more. On 26 September 2024, Juan I announces the Declaration of Independence for the Kingdom of Matagorda.
Geography
Matagorda is a surrounded by the state of New Mexico on all sides. It is in one region known as the Colorado Plateau which are high elevated deserts near the Rocky Mountains. The most notable rivers near the area are the Rio Grande to the east, and the San Juan River to the north. A well-known monadnock near Matagorda is known as Shiprock or, "Tsé Bitʼaʼí" in the Navajo language. The nearest canyon to the west is Canyon de Chelly.
Climate
The climate can reach hot temperatures all summer and sometimes during the spring and fall seasons due to the semi-arid region where Matagorda sits on. Temperature in the summers could reach around 90°F to 100°F. During the winter, there are some perception of snow in the area, reaching at a low depth. Rain in the area is very scarce during the summer, but has some perception chances during the other seasons
Floura and Fauna
Due to Matagorda being a small nation, it doesn't have much of wildlife in it, but there are a few species that are naturally outside the country.
- Species of wildlife near the area include, coyotes, snakes, horses, crows, and hummingbirds to name a few.
- Plants such as Juniper tree, oak tree, yucca are some plants around the area.
Demographics
The population of Matagorda is recorded have 5 citizens, with 4 of those who live in the capital. There are types two types of citizenship, being Permanent Citizens and Visitor Citizenship. However, there may be 2 more added that aren't allowed to live in the country, those two are the Premier Citizenship, and the Low-Class Citizenship.
Population
As of 2024, Matagorda currently has 5 people, which some are a part of the government, and a dog who also contribute to the population, totaling up to 6 as the population. The nation has a set of citizens ships as followed: Permanent Citizens, ones who live in the nation; Visitor Citizenship, those who don't live here, but known to have visit and stay for at least a night; And the two that may be added: Premier Citizenship, having to apply online to be a premier, a high ranking government position, and the Low-Class Citizenship, being that they aren't allowed to enter the nation, but are applied online as to support the nation with no benefits.
Matagorda has a population that is dominated by Native-American people, primarily Navajo, which has the total percentage of 100%. 80% of the population live in the capital, while the remainder, 20% live outside the capital and is granted Visitor Citizenship. All of the population were born in the United States.
Religion
The population is mostly religious, in which 80% of the population being Christian, by Protestantism and the remainder 20% are unaffiliated. The offical state religion is Christianity in Matagorda.
Government
Matagorda is a Unitary Absolute monarchy meaning that the head of state has control of Matagorda. The Prime Minister has little power and say in Matagorda and has no terms or elections for Prime Minister. The monarch can appoint the Prime Minister, Premiers, and Grand Premier.
Provinces
Matagorda is divided into 4 provinces, and 1 Autonomous room. Neither of the places are governored at the provinces.
Provinces
- Arbusto
- Cuenca
- Los Caminos
- Perrosa
Autonomous room
- Matagorda City
Military
Matagorda doesn't use human soldiers, but infact, uses toy soldiers and figures which have an estimated number of 100 to 150. Matagorda has officially 1 currently known branch known as the Matagorda Army consisting of toy tanks and two toy canons.
Culture
Matagorda heavily reflects American culture and is influenced by it, but they rarely try to be creative and original about it. This is because Juan I is not to creative at making things.
Music
Music in Matagorda ranges from pop, rock, country, and historical music. There are no current music made by Matagorda or Juan himself. There are no artists in the country either.
Sports
Sports is not idolized as other countries do, but the national sport is considered to be American Football because of Juan I knowing on little how to play it than the rest. Basketball is rarely played but is considered a recognized sport. Sports such as Lacrosse, nerf guns, and baseball and never played, but available equipment and items are in the country.
Cuisine
Cuisine in Matagorda is not diverse or original. The most used foods are American and Navajo staple foods. The national food in Matagorda is spam, due to Juan enjoying it, especially in the mornings. Spam in the nation is also used with eggs and tortilla as a sandwich, and is sometimes used with biscuits. Navajo staple food such as frybread is also used rarely in the nation. Salmon is considered to be the national dish due to Juan I liking it.
Media
The only current social media account that is actively used is the Matagorda YouTube channel which currently has no videos, but does have a few community posts. One video came out on September 26, during the Declaration of Independence.