The Plan That Ignited the border
The Plan That Ignited the Border In 1915, while the Mexican Revolution shook the north of the country, a document began to circulate with a disturbing title: the so-called San Diego Plan. The text spoke of a precise date, of territories mentioned by number and of a border that, at that moment, was more a tense line than a closed scar. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California. Numbers that resonated like an echo of a recent past. The plan proposed an insurrection in the southwest of the United States and the eventual separation of those territories to form a new republic that, with time, could be reintegrated into Mexico. Beyond whether it was a real strategy, revolutionary propaganda or a project promoted by small radical groups, the truth is that the document provoked fear, raids and a wave of suspicion in the border region. The border is no longer just commerce and transit; distrust and vigilance turned. Over the years, historians have debated its real scope and viability. Some consi...