Tijuana (Aurora)

Tijuana

Town Information

Full Name

Autonomous City of Tijuana

Nation

None

Population

2

Area

2 chunks

Continent

North America

Official Language

English

Spanish
German

Official Religion

State Religion

Protestant Christianity

Government Information

Mayor

BetaPlain

Historical Information

Established

13 June 2022

Past Nations

California Republic

Sonora

Tijuana (US: /tiːˈhwɑːnə/ tee-HWAH-nə, Spanish: [tiˈxwana]), officially the Autonomous City of Tijuana (Spanish: Ciudad Autónoma de Tijuana) was a hamlet on Terra Aurora in the Baja California region. It was situated on the North shore of the Gulf of California. The town usually had one population but during it's height had 2 population. The town was established on 13 June 2022 and was disbanded on 7 March 2023, lasting for 264 days.

History

Early History

Early planning for Tijuana began shortly following when player BetaPlain moved to Terra Aurora on 6 June 2022. BetaPlain began travelling to North America before finally making contact with player LawOfRence via messaging, before migrating the conversation to discord. BetaPlain was unsure about the location of his new town, but was sure he would create a town on a shoreline. Considerations were made in Asia and British Columbia.

During their conversations, BetaPlain and LawOfRence decided on a final place to create the town of Tijuana, in Northern Baja California. The town's borders would represent the real-life US-Mexico border, and Tijuana would be present on two coastlines.

BetaPlain's chief goal for the town was to achieve a large population, create a shopping district, and create a new nation, similar to his plans for Newburn, his town on Terra Nova. LawOfRence verified Tijuana's future plans would not intersect claims of other Californian towns.

The town's name was chosen based off the future plans for the town to expand Westward into real life Tijuana. The official name, Autonomous City of Tijuana, was chosen due to the uniqueness and the fact that Tijuana was intended to become the capital of the nation of Baja. The first part of the name, Autonomous City of, is based off of the real-life official name of Buenos Aires.

Founding the Town

After planning had finished and a location had been decided, BetaPlain made the decision to start the town on the North shore of the Gulf of California, believing that he would claim Westward when more gold had been deposited into the town bank.

It was at this point that BetaPlain had finalized his plans for the creation of a Baja Soviet Republic. BetaPlain began voting every day until 13 June 2022 when BetaPlain was gifted 48 gold, 20 diamonds, and an ender chest by then leader of California Cubs_. LawOfRence also came to join the celebrations.

After receiving the gold donation, BetaPlain founded the town at approximately 04:52 UTC. The town's location was chosen because greater emphasis was placed on claiming Tijuana's planned territory on the North coast of the Gulf of California. One minute after founding the town, BetaPlain accepted an invite from Cubs_ to join the Californian Republic.

Main Building

The town's location already had a farm and a tree placed by an unknown player. BetaPlain made sure to place a sign thanking the player for their developments on the town's territory. It is not known whether this player received this message.

View of Tijuana on the dynmap on 13 June 2022.

BetaPlain placed the ender chest and constructed a small cobblestone hut around the ender chest. BetaPlain also placed a few chests and later a bed.

First Mine Project

BetaPlain sought to create a large mine to begin mining for ores. BetaPlain made the early decision to avoid buying materials or tools from other nations and instead to prefer producing goods himself. Construction on the mine began and the decision was made to make the entrance to the mine a large staircase. Construction on the mine was canceled on the same day as it was started because a realization was made that the mine would be too long and water from the Gulf of California may slow down the construction process.

Second Mine Project

Following the cancellation of the first mine, a second mine began construction after designs were created in creative mode by BetaPlain. The shaft would be similar to the mineshaft that was present in Newburn on Terra Nova, however it's original design plans would differ in that considerations were made for the cost and feasibility of obtaining the materials for the walls of the mineshaft.

The mine was dug out for multiple days until it was finally canceled by BetaPlain due to other responsibilities coming up and the fact that the nation of Baja may not be founded, making the entire endeavor pointless. Another reason the mine was canceled was the removal of bedrock at Y=0, and the fact that the best spots to find ores was moved lower. This would result in a larger amount of digging, making the motivations to complete the project to become in question.

Discord Server

Eventually, activity in Tijuana dwindled to a nearly inactive state. BetaPlain mostly logged on once a day for a few minutes to vote to reach his goal for creating the Baja Soviet Republic. The slowness of raising gold was intensified by the fact that BetaPlain did not wish to recreate his businesses from Terra Nova to Terra Aurora.

Finally, the most notable developments of Tijuana during this period was the creation of a new discord server, which was planned to be used when the town became the nation capital of Baja.

View of Tijuana on the dynmap on 7 March 2023.

It was at this point that the Coat of Arms of Tijuana was designated the real-life seal of Baja California, because BetaPlain deemed the real-life Tijuana seal "undesirable." On top of this, a flag was assigned to Tijuana based off of the Baja Soviet Republic flag but with the Tijuana Coat of Arms located on the right side. This flag design was intended to be replicated for all future towns under the Baja Soviet Republic, similar to the system that was present in the Duchy of Aleut on Terra Nova, which was headed by BetaPlain.

Disbanding

After the town of Mexicali formed the nation of Baja, the unofficial race to form the nation of Baja ended. With the nation of Baja created by a different town, the motivations to keep the town running had disappeared. On top of this, many towns close to Tijuana had been founded which would block Tijuana's ambitions to claim Northern Baja California.

Considerations were made for the other players on the server who may have wanted to create the town of Tijuana themselves, and BetaPlain found a new location to found a town on the coast of the Hudson Bay. Finally, on 6 March 2023, preparations began to take the sand stockpiles of Tijuana to the location of BetaPlain's new town and to transport other important items such as chests. Tijuana was officially disbanded on 7 March 2023.

Buildings

Main Building

The Main building was created early in the town's existence. The Main Building is where BetaPlain logged in almost every day to vote, and it contained a bed, a crafting table, some chests, 3 furnaces, and an ender chest. The sign above the door jokingly reads, "Tijuana Oblast," in reference to the Oblast system present in Russia and the Soviet Union in real life, among other Eastern European nations.

The Main building constructed in Tijuana.

First Mine

The first mine was covered over after it's cancellation. It's construction is detailed above in the First Mine Project sub paragraph. The mine consisted of 19 completed steps and was dug to Y level 44.

An overview of the first mine.

Second Mine

The second mine was also covered over on 7 March 2023 to protect players from falling into it by mistake. It is was noticeable on the dynmap, being over one chunk in every direction. By the time of it's cancellation, the mine was essentially dug to Y level 37, however the lowest point in the mine reached Y level -4.

An overview of the second mine from above.

A view of the second mine from the dynmap.

A view of the second mine at Y level 37.

A view of the second mine at it's absolute lowest point at Y level -4.

Notable People


Name	Rank
BetaPlain	Mayor
chell27	First Resident

Tijuana (Aurora)

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