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#REDIRECT [[Aurora:Tijuana]]
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|image1=[[File:Tijuana_flag_old.png|260px]]
|image2=[[File:Tijuana_COA.png|80px]]
|Full_name=Autonomous City of Tijuana
|name_in_towny=Tijuana
|Established=13 June 2022
|Nation=None
|mayor=[[file:BetaPlain.png|20px]] [[BetaPlain]]
|Population = 2
|Chunks= 2
|Continent=[[file:North America Silhouette.png|20px]] [[North America]]
|official_language={{English}}<br>
{{Spanish}}<br>
{{German}}
|official_religion='''State Religion'''<br>
[[file:Christianity.png|20px]] [[Christianity#Protestant|Protestant Christianity]]
|past_nations=[[File:CaliforniaFlag.png|20px]] [[Aurora:Sonora|California Republic]]<br>
[[File:Flag of Sonora.png|20px]] [[Aurora:Sonora|Sonora]]
}}
 
'''Tijuana''' (<small>US:</small> /tiːˈhwɑːnə/ ''tee-HWAH-nə'', <small>Spanish:</small> [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 8 March 2023, lasting for 265 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 (Continent)|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|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 (Nova)|Newburn]], his town on [[Terra Nova]].  [[LawOfRence]] verified Tijuana's future plans would not intersect claims of other [[Aurora:California|Californian]] towns.
 
The town's name was chosen based off the future plans for the town to expand Westward into real life [[wikipedia:Tijuana|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 [[wikipedia:Buenos_Aires|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 (Aurora)|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_]].  [[PesosInhaler|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 [[California (Aurora)|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.
[[File:A map of Tijuana on it's first day..png|thumb|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 (Nova)|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 Soviet Republic (Aurora)|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.
 
'''Sports'''
 
Tijuana was intended to host a [[Formula 1]] racetrack and potentially a sports stadium, to host games for the [[Baja Soviet Republic (Aurora)#Sports Team|Baja Bears]], a planned but never implemented sports team for the [[Baja Soviet Republic (Aurora)|Baja Soviet Republic]].
 
====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 (Aurora)|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 Soviet Republic (Aurora)|Baja]].
[[File:Dynmap view of Tijuana, Terra Aurora..jpg|thumb|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 [[wikipedia:Seal_of_Baja_California|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 (Aurora)|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 (Aurora)|Baja Soviet Republic]], similar to the system that was present in the [[Aleut (Nova)|Duchy of Aleut]] on [[Terra Nova]], which was headed by [[BetaPlain]].
 
===Disbanding===
After the town of Mexicali formed the nation of [[Aurora:Baja|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 (Body of Water)|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 8 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 [[wikipedia:Oblasts_of_Russia|Oblast system]] present in Russia and the Soviet Union in real life, among other Eastern European nations.
[[File:Tijuana Main Building.png|thumb|300x300px|The Main building constructed in Tijuana.|none]]
 
 
 
'''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.
[[File:First Mine Tijuana.png|thumb|266x266px|An overview of the first mine.|none]]
 
 
 
'''Second Mine'''
 
The second mine was also covered over on 9 March 2023 to protect players from falling into it by mistake.  It 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.
[[File:Second Mine Overview.png|none|thumb|150x150px|An overview of the second mine from above.]]
[[File:Second Mine view dynmap.jpg|thumb|A view of the second mine from the dynmap.]]
[[File:Second Mine View Essential Bottom.png|none|thumb|150x150px|A view of the second mine at Y level 37.]]
[[File:Second Mine Lowest Point view.png|none|thumb|150x150px|A view of the second mine at it's absolute lowest point at Y level -4.]]
 
==Notable People==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Rank
|-
|[[file:BetaPlain.png|25px]] [[BetaPlain]]
|Mayor
|-
|[[file:chell27.png|25px]] chell27
|First Resident
|}
==See Also==
 
* [[Baja Soviet Republic (Aurora)|Baja Soviet Republic]]
* [[Windemere (Aurora)|Windemere]]
{{Mexican Empire}}
 
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