A number of developing countries have moved their capital, often building a new city from scratch for that purpose. The most famous example is Brazil, but one might also mention Ivory Coast, Myanmar and soon Indonesia. Now Mexico City suffers from a number of issues that could justify moving the seat of the Mexican federal government to a new location, such as seismic instability, groundwater depletion, pollution and ground subsidence. When, at any time after independence, might the country have decided to move its capital, and what location would have made the most sense?