1870 : Alternative Divergence [AH][OOC][REBOOT]

[Tracian Empire]

Thank you Trace for letting me know. I think Iberia will be fun, my Papal state got rather drab in the end anyway so I am looking forward to a new start.
This has taken me the better part of this week to actually complete but finally here it is.

Full Nation Name : Andalucian Empire
Majority/Official Culture : Andalucian
Territorial Core :

Portugal, Spain, Balearic Islands, South America south of the Imperium Callistae area, Falklands, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde islands, Tristan Da Cunha

Territorial Claim : Peru, St. Helena, Ascension, Uruguay, Morocco, Northern Algeria
Capital City : Seville
Population : 25,531,000

Government Type : Constitutional Monarchy
Government Ideology/Policies : Imperialist, Expansionist
Government Focus : Economy, though it's military is largely supported to protect the colonies and therefore protect the economy.
Head of State : King Bautista III
Head of Government : Chancellor Alonso Vera
Government Description : The King holds a large amount of power, He represents a full ten votes in the Chancellery each Reglas represents 5, they usually vote with the King, However there are only 30 Reglas, or rulers that represent the nobles in the Chancellery, there are 60 Artesanos y Comerciantes, or Artisans and Merchants, making up the middle class representation, each with 2 votes, and lastly there are 120 Plebeyos, or Commoners each with 1 vote. The Chancellery can overturn any ruling by the king and can make their own laws and overpower the king with a majority vote. It is sadly not always that cut and dry, each group breaks off into different political groups. The Traditionalists are the largest and are made up by the King, most of the Reglas, Most of the Artesanos y Comerciantes, and some of the older Plebeyos. In Contrast the two main opposition groups are small, the Federalistas want to further reduce the power of the king and give more power to the people, and the extremely small Radicales who want to completely rebuild the government, there are roughly six Plebeyos in the Radicales party. The Chancellery works hand in hand with the King as both Legislature and Executive, Judicial duties become some of their obligation as well when a crime such as treason or a crime involving a member of the Chancellery takes place. They also can provide final ruling in high profile law rulings, though rare these are those that involve large amounts of publicity.

Majority/State Religion : Roman Catholicism
Religious Description : The Andalucian Catholic Hierarchy answers to the greater Roman Catholic Church and the leader of the Andalucian Branch is based at the Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo. Cardinal Zacarias Espiga is the current highest ranking member in the Andalucian Empire and he resides largely as a supporter of the King in Seville. That makes the most powerful Cardinal in Andalucia Cardinal Maximiliano Espiga, younger brother of Zacarias and fourth cousin of King Bautista. Cardinal Maximiliano resides in Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo and rarely leaves except to travel to the Vatican.

Economic Ideologies : Mercantilism
Major Production : Many raw materials especially foodstuffs and precious metals are produced in the colonies.
Economic Description : The vast majority of materials produced in the colonies are brought to Iberia to be refined before being traded to other nations. This excludes foodstuffs which largely are traded directly from the colonies to other nations. The Andalucian economy relies heavily on naval trade and so large amounts of it's income are returned back into the navy both merchant and military to ensure the steady flow of goods.

Army Strength : The Army is highly Trained and Very well equipped.
Army Weakness : Sadly the Army is very thinly spread across the Empire and it is difficult to marshal it's forces in many scenarios.
Naval Strength : The Andalucian navy is large and very well armed.
Naval Weakness : Again like the army the navy is thinly spread across the Trade lanes and colonies. There is large amounts of political ambition between the different leaders of the navy, causing many problems in it's coordination.
Further Military Description :
The Andalucian army is a fierce and powerful force. Very well equipped and well trained the army is sadly spread across the expansive territories of the Empire. This is dangerous due to the time it would take for the Andalucian forces to reinforce themselves.

The Andalucian navy is in much the same situation with very advanced ships spread across a large area. While this problem is smaller due to the size of the navy, it is compounded by the competitiveness of the Andalucian command. The admirals and captains have in some cases been known to allow fellow Andalucian's to be destroyed in battle when they could have helped them, simply to eliminate a rival. While this is harshly punished, should someone get away with such an act then the reward is quite handsome. Especially so if the now deceased or humiliated commander was ahead of the perpetrator.

National Goals : Establish more Colonies, Make Powerful Allies, Buildup the Trade Empire
National Issues : More Colonies and Trade ports need to be established, alliances need to be made and potential rivals crushed.
National Figures of Interest : [[OPTIONAL]] [[Are there any Mother Teresas or Moses that we need to know about?]]
National Ambition/Aspirations : Establishing Andalucia as a Prominent power in the world trading with every nation and able to sway global politics.

History :

• 687: After a short coup the Visgothic Kingdom collapses into several warring states. This forces the Visgothic Kings to alter their methods of administrating their people. They treat their people far better overall to keep them loyal and so to keep their rivals at a disadvantage.
  
• 711: Under a coalition of eight visigothic kingdoms in the south of Iberia the invading army of Tariq Ibn Ziyad is resisted. While the Visigoths are slowly pushed back the fighting is very difficult for the invading berbers. Waiting for reinforcements from the army of Musa bin Nusayr Tariq gives the Visigoths time to organize a stronger defense. On August 12th 711 the Visgothic armies reinforced by the Kingdom of Lusitania ambushed the 9,000 Muslim troops under Musa bin Nusayr and Tariq Ibn Ziyad at the battle of Seville. Encircling the Muslims the battle lasted the better part of the day as wave after wave of Visigoth troops, poorly trained compared to their opponents clashed. However by the end of the day the Kings of Hispania had destroyed the invading army.
  
• 712: The small weakened kingdoms in the area of southern Iberia return to fighting one another as they amalgamate into larger kingdoms.
  
• 715: Andalucia with it's capital in Seville and Toledo centered around the city of Toledo are the only two remaining Southern Hispanic Kingdoms as of June 30th 715. The Two are in a near perpetual state of war but have establish treaties with other Iberian kingdoms that bind them together to combat Muslim Incursions.
  
• 745: Andalucia is invaded by the Muslim Berber army of nearly 12,000. The Force is met in the battle of Gibraltar, a largely naval skirmish that shows a decisive defeat for the forces of the Andalucians and Toledans. The King of Toledo is killed and his son-in-law is the heir to Andalucia.
  
• 746: January 18th 746 the Muslim army is met by a combined Iberian army. Outnumbered the Muslim forces suffered a minor Defeat and retreated to Gibraltar where they attempted to fortify their position. The Siege lasted nearly two years as the Iberian ships were no match for the Berber opponents.
  
• 747: December 25th 747 the Muslims attempt to break out of the siege but their forces are repulsed and the city is captured. Every captured soldier is brutally mutilated and the bodies are set adrift in the Straight.
  
• 780: Andalucia conquers Lisbon and doubles it's size. From this point on Andalucia dominates Iberian politics.
  
• 795: King Alfredo takes control of Murcia through political marriage. His nephew is exiled for trying to take the throne and takes refuge in the Kingdom of Asturias in the north.
  
• 825: King Domingo I is excommunicated for orchestrating the deaths of three priests and a bishop in Seville. Supporters of the Church and Supporters of the King clash in the streets for weeks and the Domingo is hung by his son Domingo II and a Cardinal from Toledo.
  
• 845: Moorish incursions along the coast lead to a war seeing the united Kings of Asturias, Valencia, Galicia, and Andalucia invade north Africa. They find many early victories but as they press further into North Africa they find it difficult to support their forces. Following a minor defeat near the Moorish coast they King of Andalucia is slain and the armies withdraw to Iberia. The Andalucian throne is cast into question as the King of Asturias lays claim to Murcia against the heir of Andalucia. The beginning of the Murcian Hegemony war is the attempted murder of the new Andalucian King Edmundo I.
  
• 847: The Kingdom of Asturias is absorbed by Andalucia. This causes tensions with neighboring Iberian kingdoms to increase drastically and Andalucia begins to trade and deal more with North African and other Mediterranean nations. This begins to catapult Andalucia into a more prominent trading state.
  
• 918: Andalucia establishes the Balearic Islands as a small collection of Vassal states. It abuses it's power over the Islands and diverts an overly large amount of the Islands' trade income into the Andalucian coffers.
  
• 1027: The Balearic Wars begin. Several nobles having grown infuriated by over one hundred years of Andalucian oppression launch an uprising with the support of several other Iberian kingdoms as well as with the support of the Moors. The Andalucians are initially thrown off the Balearic Islands and are defeated in several small battles. However in late September the Andalucian fleet lands a crushing blow on the Moor's fleet near the islands. With that they land a sizeable army on the Islands and pillage and waste the Islands.
  
• 1028: The last few Iberian Kingdoms launch a large invasion of Andalucia and seize Murcia and defeat several smaller Andalucian forces. The Moors are defeated in Gibraltar and the Andalucian army marches north east to combat the invasion.
  
• 1029: The Balearic Islands are solidly controlled but Andalucia is unable to pin the Iberian Kingdoms down to finally crush them before they escape into defensible friendly territory. Several towns and cities are heavily damaged and the Balearic Islands are officially made part of the Kingdom. Treaties are signed and the war ends.
  
• 1057: The Pyrenees war causes the Northern Iberian Kingdoms to amalgamate into two main states. Aragon and Navarre. Andalucian Soldiers garrison a small outpost on Madeira.
  
• 1093: The Andalucian's adopt cultural influences from the Roman Empire based in Constantinople as trade increases between Andalucia and Constantinople. Sailors from Andalucia begin to make a name for themselves for fearlessly traveling some of the more pirate infested waters along the North African Coast. This makes the more avoided trade routes begin to be considered safer and increases trade from several other states as well.
  
• 1142: King Domingo VI invades Aragon after a presumed attempt on his life during a celebration between the two royal families. He is slain and his Cousin, Alonso the Fool takes the throne.
  
• 1150: Alonso is killed and his cousin Alonso the young is made king. Alonso the Fool had bankrupted Andalucia and the nobles across the Kingdom vie for control over the twelve year old king.
  
• 1153: The Murcian Revolt led by Camilo Coronil begins with a raid on several noble estates loyal to the King. The following crack down by Alonso's regent, Arturo Gallo, is largely used as an example of the consequences of going against the king. A good 1/3 of the population of the Murcian region were executed horrendously. While Arturo Gallo was excommunicated by the Catholic Church he would remain as regent.
  
• 1155: It is believed Arturo Gallo choked to death at dinner in early march 1155. Alonso the Young reigns as King and Regent from that point on.
  
• 1160: Official garrisons and small chartered colonies are established by the Andalucian Kingdom on the Canary Islands and the Azores. These are very small and have a difficult time in staying connected with Andalucia largely due to North African Sailors causing problems for them.
  
• 1185: The Balearic war begins as Aragon attempts to seize the Islands for themselves. They along with some French and Navarran forces assault the Andalucian borders. They make great gains and after only a few months Andalucia sues for peace. The Balearic Islands are given to the Aragonese and part of Asturias is ceded to Navarre.
  
• 1243: The war of unification begins. It begins with the subjugation of Navarre. The fighting is fierce in rugged terrain and takes months before the Andalucian forces properly lay siege to Pamplona.
  
• 1244: On February 12th 1244 the daughter of the Navarran King is captured. With both of his son's killed. The city is spared as a truce is agreed upon and the Andalucian King Velentino V marries Queen Maria. With this marriage Andalucia is declared the Andalucian Empire.
  
• 1246: Aragon suffers several defeats in the Balearic Islands and loses it's northern provinces. It is blockaded by the Andalucian fleet and it's army's resolve falters.
  
• 1249: Barcelona remains the last holdout against the Andalucian Empire. It is sacked and hundreds die in the battle. However Andalucia is united.
  
• 1287: The Canary Islands are taken by Moors and Andalucia goes to war.
  
• 1310: The first major battle in the Canary War sees the sacking of Cassablanca. Both sides have largely dealt with internal issues during the war and so it has taken 23 years for the Andalucian army to muster a major incursion. One month Later the Andalucian army sacks Marrakesh and two months later Agadir. The Moors surrender the Islands and extensive coastal areas.
  
• 1345: With less difficulty in interacting with the Islands the Andalucian Empire begins to establish larger populations on the Islands and again enters into a more extensive trading stage empire again. This begins a steady flow of ideas from the Roman Empire as well as places like Egypt and other places around the Mediterranean.
  
• 1412: The Andalucian Empire attempts to seize Corsica and this leads to war with Italian states as well as France. Andalucia is very successful with it's fleet but France defeats the Andalucian Army at the battle of Perpignan. Andalucia later turned the French back after the Failed Siege of Andorra.
  
• 1495: Andalucian ports are established along the African coast and in Cape Verde. A group of Sailors with the blessing of King Armando II makes contact with the Aztecs. They trade goods and knowledge and roughly translate each other's languages. The first contact between the the two groups is predominantly peaceful.
  
• 1520: Andalucian traders begin steady trade with the Natives of Central and North America. However a portion of Andalucian leadership began to believe a promising option for the Andalucian Empire would be to make landings in the Americas.
  
• 1522: To appease this sect of Andalucian politics the King allows the charters of colonies in Tristan Da Cunha. Later the Falkland Islands were also established as a military Garrison.
  
• 1535: Andalucian colonists land in five places along the coast of Argentina. They establish colonies here with small military forts as the centers of these small towns.
  
• 1586: Andalucian settlers begin to increase in flow to the colonies as the Andalucian Empire orders the opening of land grants to colonists. Many who have nothing but common folk in their family tree leave for Argentina for the opportunity to make something more for their family.
  
• 1633: As the colonies expand and the attention of the Andalucian Empire transfers to South America. Small conflicts break out between Andalucian Soldiers and natives in Argentina however as Andalucian colonists have largely been given the task of cooperating with natives where possible the Andalucian's have a small native alliance at their back.
  
• 1644: The Conclusion of 1644 is declared by Governor Rodrigo Vargas and signed into act by King Manuel II. This allows for the enslavement of native South American peoples due to their defeat in war, as well as the import of slaves from Africa and the purchase of slaves from friendly native groups.
  
• 1658: The Patagonian wars begin seeing the violent settlement of the Patagonian region of South America. This sets many natives in south america against the increasing colonists flowing in from Andalucia.
  
• 1684: The End of Patagonian wars sees the enslavement or subjugation of all natives in the region. This establishes a new precedent as any American natives below the Equator are considered to be savages. The 1684 Toledo Precedent declared by Cardinal Bruno Alvarado establishes it is the Holy duty of the Andalucian Empire to Civilize the region
  
• 1697: The city of Buenos Aeries is made the capital of the Andalucian Province of Argentina, the North Western Third of the new territory. The city of Rio Gategos was made the capital of the Southern third and the last third was considered unsettled and to eventually become a colony as well.
  
• 1745: Santiago is officially recognized as the capital of the third colony in the Argentine Dominion. However tensions begin growing to a head over how the Empire is administrated. Support for enlightenment ideals such as the establishment of a constitution and elected assembly are reaching boiling points.
  
• 1787: The Colonial Revolt begins under General Esteban Garcia. He calls for the independence of the colonies from King Bautista I. Bautista sends a massive force to aide the loyalists in the colonies but as they leave Andalucia itself is embroiled in the Chancellery war.
  
• 1790: King Bautista I makes peace with the revolutionaries in Europe and establishes the Chancellery. The first actions decided by the Chancellery is the support of the war against the rebellious colonies.
  
• 1791: General Esteban Garcia and his supporters go into hiding largely becoming bandits. The Colonial Revolt is officially quashed.
  
• 1801: King Bautista II takes the throne at his father's death. He places several rigid taxes on the Argentine Colonial Dominion to punish them for the debts accrued by the Empire during the Colonial Revolt and Chancellery War.
  
• 1804: General Esteban Garcia becomes a sort of folk symbol in Argentina as he gains support against the Empire again.
  
• 1832: General Garcia is killed in exchange for the colonies being equally represented in the Empire. Following this agreement Bautista II abdicates on December 18 1832.
  
• 1833: Bautista III becomes King of the Andalucian Empire.
  
• 1842: Military, Economic, and Industrial reforms begin to take place. The Middle class in Andalucia and the colonies begins to grow extensively. These reforms are expensive and so an official tax reform also takes place that creates more taxes but spreads them out across several different collection methods from specialized taxes on companies to specialized taxes on certain exotic goods.
  
• 1865: Andalucian abandon the last outpost towns along the North African coast as funding for the garrisons protecting them was cut when the military and economic reforms took place. Andalucia officially claims the coastline of Morocco but their are few if any Andalucian citizens actually present along the coastal area of North Africa.
  
• 1870: Current Year

Comparison Points – Political : 2
Comparison Points – Cultural/Religious : 1
Comparison Points – Economy :4
Comparison Points – Military : 3
Total Comparison Points used (10 Points MAX) : 10/10
#AltDiv (do not delete this, it's for keeping track of the apps)

It looks good, nice app. You can make some changes here and there, like removing those unused parentheses. It would also be nice if you could add a description of your culture.

Now, I can't guarantee those parts that were claimed by Portugal, but the rest is accepted.

Question though, what do you mean by cultural influences from the Roman Empire?

Because in its current form I can only think that you want to become slightly Romanized to get the technological advance.

And Novacom was quite irritated by that.

[Eurasian Hegemony]

Thank you Trace for letting me know. I think Iberia will be fun, my Papal state got rather drab in the end anyway so I am looking forward to a new start.
This has taken me the better part of this week to actually complete but finally here it is.

Full Nation Name : Andalucian Empire
Majority/Official Culture : Andalucian
Territorial Core :

Portugal, Spain, Balearic Islands, South America south of the Imperium Callistae area, Falklands, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde islands, Tristan Da Cunha

Territorial Claim : Peru, St. Helena, Ascension, Uruguay, Morocco, Northern Algeria
Capital City : Seville
Population : 25,531,000

Government Type : Constitutional Monarchy
Government Ideology/Policies : Imperialist, Expansionist
Government Focus : Economy, though it's military is largely supported to protect the colonies and therefore protect the economy.
Head of State : King Bautista III
Head of Government : Chancellor Alonso Vera
Government Description : The King holds a large amount of power, He represents a full ten votes in the Chancellery each Reglas represents 5, they usually vote with the King, However there are only 30 Reglas, or rulers that represent the nobles in the Chancellery, there are 60 Artesanos y Comerciantes, or Artisans and Merchants, making up the middle class representation, each with 2 votes, and lastly there are 120 Plebeyos, or Commoners each with 1 vote. The Chancellery can overturn any ruling by the king and can make their own laws and overpower the king with a majority vote. It is sadly not always that cut and dry, each group breaks off into different political groups. The Traditionalists are the largest and are made up by the King, most of the Reglas, Most of the Artesanos y Comerciantes, and some of the older Plebeyos. In Contrast the two main opposition groups are small, the Federalistas want to further reduce the power of the king and give more power to the people, and the extremely small Radicales who want to completely rebuild the government, there are roughly six Plebeyos in the Radicales party. The Chancellery works hand in hand with the King as both Legislature and Executive, Judicial duties become some of their obligation as well when a crime such as treason or a crime involving a member of the Chancellery takes place. They also can provide final ruling in high profile law rulings, though rare these are those that involve large amounts of publicity.

Majority/State Religion : Roman Catholicism
Religious Description : The Andalucian Catholic Hierarchy answers to the greater Roman Catholic Church and the leader of the Andalucian Branch is based at the Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo. Cardinal Zacarias Espiga is the current highest ranking member in the Andalucian Empire and he resides largely as a supporter of the King in Seville. That makes the most powerful Cardinal in Andalucia Cardinal Maximiliano Espiga, younger brother of Zacarias and fourth cousin of King Bautista. Cardinal Maximiliano resides in Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo and rarely leaves except to travel to the Vatican.

Economic Ideologies : Mercantilism
Major Production : Many raw materials especially foodstuffs and precious metals are produced in the colonies.
Economic Description : The vast majority of materials produced in the colonies are brought to Iberia to be refined before being traded to other nations. This excludes foodstuffs which largely are traded directly from the colonies to other nations. The Andalucian economy relies heavily on naval trade and so large amounts of it's income are returned back into the navy both merchant and military to ensure the steady flow of goods.

Army Strength : The Army is highly Trained and Very well equipped.
Army Weakness : Sadly the Army is very thinly spread across the Empire and it is difficult to marshal it's forces in many scenarios.
Naval Strength : The Andalucian navy is large and very well armed.
Naval Weakness : Again like the army the navy is thinly spread across the Trade lanes and colonies. There is large amounts of political ambition between the different leaders of the navy, causing many problems in it's coordination.
Further Military Description :
The Andalucian army is a fierce and powerful force. Very well equipped and well trained the army is sadly spread across the expansive territories of the Empire. This is dangerous due to the time it would take for the Andalucian forces to reinforce themselves.

The Andalucian navy is in much the same situation with very advanced ships spread across a large area. While this problem is smaller due to the size of the navy, it is compounded by the competitiveness of the Andalucian command. The admirals and captains have in some cases been known to allow fellow Andalucian's to be destroyed in battle when they could have helped them, simply to eliminate a rival. While this is harshly punished, should someone get away with such an act then the reward is quite handsome. Especially so if the now deceased or humiliated commander was ahead of the perpetrator.

National Goals : Establish more Colonies, Make Powerful Allies, Buildup the Trade Empire
National Issues : More Colonies and Trade ports need to be established, alliances need to be made and potential rivals crushed.
National Figures of Interest : [[OPTIONAL]]
National Ambition/Aspirations : Establishing Andalucia as a Prominent power in the world trading with every nation and able to sway global politics.

History :

• 687: After a short coup the Visgothic Kingdom collapses into several warring states. This forces the Visgothic Kings to alter their methods of administrating their people. They treat their people far better overall to keep them loyal and so to keep their rivals at a disadvantage.
  
• 711: Under a coalition of eight visigothic kingdoms in the south of Iberia the invading army of Tariq Ibn Ziyad is resisted. While the Visigoths are slowly pushed back the fighting is very difficult for the invading berbers. Waiting for reinforcements from the army of Musa bin Nusayr Tariq gives the Visigoths time to organize a stronger defense. On August 12th 711 the Visgothic armies reinforced by the Kingdom of Lusitania ambushed the 9,000 Muslim troops under Musa bin Nusayr and Tariq Ibn Ziyad at the battle of Seville. Encircling the Muslims the battle lasted the better part of the day as wave after wave of Visigoth troops, poorly trained compared to their opponents clashed. However by the end of the day the Kings of Hispania had destroyed the invading army.
  
• 712: The small weakened kingdoms in the area of southern Iberia return to fighting one another as they amalgamate into larger kingdoms.
  
• 715: Andalucia with it's capital in Seville and Toledo centered around the city of Toledo are the only two remaining Southern Hispanic Kingdoms as of June 30th 715. The Two are in a near perpetual state of war but have establish treaties with other Iberian kingdoms that bind them together to combat Muslim Incursions.
  
• 745: Andalucia is invaded by the Muslim Berber army of nearly 12,000. The Force is met in the battle of Gibraltar, a largely naval skirmish that shows a decisive defeat for the forces of the Andalucians and Toledans. The King of Toledo is killed and his son-in-law is the heir to Andalucia.
  
• 746: January 18th 746 the Muslim army is met by a combined Iberian army. Outnumbered the Muslim forces suffered a minor Defeat and retreated to Gibraltar where they attempted to fortify their position. The Siege lasted nearly two years as the Iberian ships were no match for the Berber opponents.
  
• 747: December 25th 747 the Muslims attempt to break out of the siege but their forces are repulsed and the city is captured. Every captured soldier is brutally mutilated and the bodies are set adrift in the Straight.
  
• 780: Andalucia conquers Lisbon and doubles it's size. From this point on Andalucia dominates Iberian politics.
  
• 795: King Alfredo takes control of Murcia through political marriage. His nephew is exiled for trying to take the throne and takes refuge in the Kingdom of Asturias in the north.
  
• 825: King Domingo I is excommunicated for orchestrating the deaths of three priests and a bishop in Seville. Supporters of the Church and Supporters of the King clash in the streets for weeks and the Domingo is hung by his son Domingo II and a Cardinal from Toledo.
  
• 845: Moorish incursions along the coast lead to a war seeing the united Kings of Asturias, Valencia, Galicia, and Andalucia invade north Africa. They find many early victories but as they press further into North Africa they find it difficult to support their forces. Following a minor defeat near the Moorish coast they King of Andalucia is slain and the armies withdraw to Iberia. The Andalucian throne is cast into question as the King of Asturias lays claim to Murcia against the heir of Andalucia. The beginning of the Murcian Hegemony war is the attempted murder of the new Andalucian King Edmundo I.
  
• 847: The Kingdom of Asturias is absorbed by Andalucia. This causes tensions with neighboring Iberian kingdoms to increase drastically and Andalucia begins to trade and deal more with North African and other Mediterranean nations. This begins to catapult Andalucia into a more prominent trading state.
  
• 918: Andalucia establishes the Balearic Islands as a small collection of Vassal states. It abuses it's power over the Islands and diverts an overly large amount of the Islands' trade income into the Andalucian coffers.
  
• 1027: The Balearic Wars begin. Several nobles having grown infuriated by over one hundred years of Andalucian oppression launch an uprising with the support of several other Iberian kingdoms as well as with the support of the Moors. The Andalucians are initially thrown off the Balearic Islands and are defeated in several small battles. However in late September the Andalucian fleet lands a crushing blow on the Moor's fleet near the islands. With that they land a sizeable army on the Islands and pillage and waste the Islands.
  
• 1028: The last few Iberian Kingdoms launch a large invasion of Andalucia and seize Murcia and defeat several smaller Andalucian forces. The Moors are defeated in Gibraltar and the Andalucian army marches north east to combat the invasion.
  
• 1029: The Balearic Islands are solidly controlled but Andalucia is unable to pin the Iberian Kingdoms down to finally crush them before they escape into defensible friendly territory. Several towns and cities are heavily damaged and the Balearic Islands are officially made part of the Kingdom. Treaties are signed and the war ends.
  
• 1057: The Pyrenees war causes the Northern Iberian Kingdoms to amalgamate into two main states. Aragon and Navarre. Andalucian Soldiers garrison a small outpost on Madeira.
  
• 1093: The Andalucian's adopt cultural influences from the Roman Empire based in Constantinople as trade increases between Andalucia and Constantinople. Sailors from Andalucia begin to make a name for themselves for fearlessly traveling some of the more pirate infested waters along the North African Coast. This makes the more avoided trade routes begin to be considered safer and increases trade from several other states as well.
  
• 1142: King Domingo VI invades Aragon after a presumed attempt on his life during a celebration between the two royal families. He is slain and his Cousin, Alonso the Fool takes the throne.
  
• 1150: Alonso is killed and his cousin Alonso the young is made king. Alonso the Fool had bankrupted Andalucia and the nobles across the Kingdom vie for control over the twelve year old king.
  
• 1153: The Murcian Revolt led by Camilo Coronil begins with a raid on several noble estates loyal to the King. The following crack down by Alonso's regent, Arturo Gallo, is largely used as an example of the consequences of going against the king. A good 1/3 of the population of the Murcian region were executed horrendously. While Arturo Gallo was excommunicated by the Catholic Church he would remain as regent.
  
• 1155: It is believed Arturo Gallo choked to death at dinner in early march 1155. Alonso the Young reigns as King and Regent from that point on.
  
• 1160: Official garrisons and small chartered colonies are established by the Andalucian Kingdom on the Canary Islands and the Azores. These are very small and have a difficult time in staying connected with Andalucia largely due to North African Sailors causing problems for them.
  
• 1185: The Balearic war begins as Aragon attempts to seize the Islands for themselves. They along with some French and Navarran forces assault the Andalucian borders. They make great gains and after only a few months Andalucia sues for peace. The Balearic Islands are given to the Aragonese and part of Asturias is ceded to Navarre.
  
• 1243: The war of unification begins. It begins with the subjugation of Navarre. The fighting is fierce in rugged terrain and takes months before the Andalucian forces properly lay siege to Pamplona.
  
• 1244: On February 12th 1244 the daughter of the Navarran King is captured. With both of his son's killed. The city is spared as a truce is agreed upon and the Andalucian King Velentino V marries Queen Maria. With this marriage Andalucia is declared the Andalucian Empire.
  
• 1246: Aragon suffers several defeats in the Balearic Islands and loses it's northern provinces. It is blockaded by the Andalucian fleet and it's army's resolve falters.
  
• 1249: Barcelona remains the last holdout against the Andalucian Empire. It is sacked and hundreds die in the battle. However Andalucia is united.
  
• 1287: The Canary Islands are taken by Moors and Andalucia goes to war.
  
• 1310: The first major battle in the Canary War sees the sacking of Cassablanca. Both sides have largely dealt with internal issues during the war and so it has taken 23 years for the Andalucian army to muster a major incursion. One month Later the Andalucian army sacks Marrakesh and two months later Agadir. The Moors surrender the Islands and extensive coastal areas.
  
• 1345: With less difficulty in interacting with the Islands the Andalucian Empire begins to establish larger populations on the Islands and again enters into a more extensive trading stage empire again. This begins a steady flow of ideas from the Roman Empire as well as places like Egypt and other places around the Mediterranean.
  
• 1412: The Andalucian Empire attempts to seize Corsica and this leads to war with Italian states as well as France. Andalucia is very successful with it's fleet but France defeats the Andalucian Army at the battle of Perpignan. Andalucia later turned the French back after the Failed Siege of Andorra.
  
• 1495: Andalucian ports are established along the African coast and in Cape Verde. A group of Sailors with the blessing of King Armando II makes contact with the Aztecs. They trade goods and knowledge and roughly translate each other's languages. The first contact between the the two groups is predominantly peaceful.
  
• 1520: Andalucian traders begin steady trade with the Natives of Central and North America. However a portion of Andalucian leadership began to believe a promising option for the Andalucian Empire would be to make landings in the Americas.
  
• 1522: To appease this sect of Andalucian politics the King allows the charters of colonies in Tristan Da Cunha. Later the Falkland Islands were also established as a military Garrison.
  
• 1535: Andalucian colonists land in five places along the coast of Argentina. They establish colonies here with small military forts as the centers of these small towns.
  
• 1586: Andalucian settlers begin to increase in flow to the colonies as the Andalucian Empire orders the opening of land grants to colonists. Many who have nothing but common folk in their family tree leave for Argentina for the opportunity to make something more for their family.
  
• 1633: As the colonies expand and the attention of the Andalucian Empire transfers to South America. Small conflicts break out between Andalucian Soldiers and natives in Argentina however as Andalucian colonists have largely been given the task of cooperating with natives where possible the Andalucian's have a small native alliance at their back.
  
• 1644: The Conclusion of 1644 is declared by Governor Rodrigo Vargas and signed into act by King Manuel II. This allows for the enslavement of native South American peoples due to their defeat in war, as well as the import of slaves from Africa and the purchase of slaves from friendly native groups.
  
• 1658: The Patagonian wars begin seeing the violent settlement of the Patagonian region of South America. This sets many natives in south america against the increasing colonists flowing in from Andalucia.
  
• 1684: The End of Patagonian wars sees the enslavement or subjugation of all natives in the region. This establishes a new precedent as any American natives below the Equator are considered to be savages. The 1684 Toledo Precedent declared by Cardinal Bruno Alvarado establishes it is the Holy duty of the Andalucian Empire to Civilize the region
  
• 1697: The city of Buenos Aeries is made the capital of the Andalucian Province of Argentina, the North Western Third of the new territory. The city of Rio Gategos was made the capital of the Southern third and the last third was considered unsettled and to eventually become a colony as well.
  
• 1745: Santiago is officially recognized as the capital of the third colony in the Argentine Dominion. However tensions begin growing to a head over how the Empire is administrated. Support for enlightenment ideals such as the establishment of a constitution and elected assembly are reaching boiling points.
  
• 1787: The Colonial Revolt begins under General Esteban Garcia. He calls for the independence of the colonies from King Bautista I. Bautista sends a massive force to aide the loyalists in the colonies but as they leave Andalucia itself is embroiled in the Chancellery war.
  
• 1790: King Bautista I makes peace with the revolutionaries in Europe and establishes the Chancellery. The first actions decided by the Chancellery is the support of the war against the rebellious colonies.
  
• 1791: General Esteban Garcia and his supporters go into hiding largely becoming bandits. The Colonial Revolt is officially quashed.
  
• 1801: King Bautista II takes the throne at his father's death. He places several rigid taxes on the Argentine Colonial Dominion to punish them for the debts accrued by the Empire during the Colonial Revolt and Chancellery War.
  
• 1804: General Esteban Garcia becomes a sort of folk symbol in Argentina as he gains support against the Empire again.
  
• 1832: General Garcia is killed in exchange for the colonies being equally represented in the Empire. Following this agreement Bautista II abdicates on December 18 1832.
  
• 1833: Bautista III becomes King of the Andalucian Empire.
  
• 1842: Military, Economic, and Industrial reforms begin to take place. The Middle class in Andalucia and the colonies begins to grow extensively. These reforms are expensive and so an official tax reform also takes place that creates more taxes but spreads them out across several different collection methods from specialized taxes on companies to specialized taxes on certain exotic goods.
  
• 1865: Andalucian abandon the last outpost towns along the North African coast as funding for the garrisons protecting them was cut when the military and economic reforms took place. Andalucia officially claims the coastline of Morocco but their are few if any Andalucian citizens actually present along the coastal area of North Africa.
  
• 1870: Current Year

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Comparison Points – Cultural/Religious : 1
Comparison Points – Economy :4
Comparison Points – Military : 3
Total Comparison Points used (10 Points MAX) : 10/10
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It looks good, nice app. You can make some changes here and there, like removing those unused parentheses. It would also be nice if you could add a description of your culture.

Now, I can't guarantee those parts that were claimed by Portugal, but the rest is accepted.

Question though, what do you mean by cultural influences from the Roman Empire?

Because in its current form I can only think that you want to become slightly Romanized to get the technological advance.

And Novacom was quite irritated by that.

No I don't mean to be romanized, I mean like certain ways of dressing and aesthetic design of buildings, inconsequential things.

As for Portugal of course I had not even realized, however I would like to leave my application including portugal until he actually posts his application do to the fact I would then have to rewrite my history from almost the beginning.

[Tracian Empire]

It looks good, nice app. You can make some changes here and there, like removing those unused parentheses. It would also be nice if you could add a description of your culture.

Now, I can't guarantee those parts that were claimed by Portugal, but the rest is accepted.

Question though, what do you mean by cultural influences from the Roman Empire?

Because in its current form I can only think that you want to become slightly Romanized to get the technological advance.

And Novacom was quite irritated by that.

No I don't mean to be romanized, I mean like certain ways of dressing and aesthetic design of buildings, inconsequential things.

As for Portugal of course I had not even realized, however I would like to leave my application including portugal until he actually posts his application do to the fact I would then have to rewrite my history from almost the beginning.

The thing is that in accordance with one of the latest guidances, the Roman tech group was raised to the same level or a superior level than the Occident, although that is still debated. And there are a lot of countries that are more or less Romanized, so I obviously drew that conclusion initially. As long as its limited to things like that, it's okay.

And I certainly agree. But if the player finishes his app, then you will have to drop Portugal, unfortunately. You are an old player, and your claim would theoretically take precedence, but we had no idea that you would return, and that player was the first to take Portugal.

Also, it's before your history, but Provincia Spaniae still existed, right? From 552 until 624.

[Tracian Empire]

IC will be up shortly

[Tracian Empire]

Or not, since I have to edit some of all of that.

Tomorrow morning.

[Republic of the Cristo]

Is there a reboot discussion currently underway?

[Tracian Empire]

Is there a reboot discussion currently underway?

No, this is actually the reboot. No idea why the Discussion thingy was added.

[Republic of the Cristo]

oh, thanks man.

[Rygondria]

Frisian history well be up by tomorrow. I get distracted easily so sorry for the delay

[Republic of the Cristo]

where is IC?

[Old Tyrannia]

where is IC?

There is none.

[Republic of the Cristo]

It has yet to begin?

[Tracian Empire]

It has yet to begin?

Reading just this page would lead you to the conclusion that yes, it will begin tomorrow.

[Republic of the Cristo]

Full Nation Name : New England
Majority/Official Culture : The majority of the population derives their lineage from their British heritage, with significant Irish and Scottish minorities in the population.
Territorial Core : New England ( that is including New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Maryland )
Territorial Claim : Pennsylvania, Maryland
Capital City : Boston
Population : 11.5 million

Government Type : Republic
Government Ideology/Policies : A socially conservative nation, with extremely liberal undertones in regards to economics and trade. They are imperialist in nature, but militaristic by any means.
Government Focus : New England's main focuses are in regards to economic growth ( through continued industrialization and infrastructure build up ), as well as seeking out diplomatic ties with foreign powers. Essentially, they wish to secure themselves as a global power.
Head of State : President. John T. Hoffman
Head of Government : President John T. Hoffman
Government Description : The New England government is very similar to that of the United States, only that it posses a unicameral house of legislation, and has no bill of rights in it's constitution.

Majority/State Religion : [[OPTIONAL]] Although officially there is no state religion, it is well known and accepted that puritanism is by far the most prevailing religion in New England. Every president to date has been a puritan, congress is controlled by puritans, and the church's dogma often finds it's way into eventually becoming law. There are significant minorities of Calvinists and Quakers, these groups lack proper representation.
Religious Description : New England can be considered a very religious nation, with Sunday church service being almost 100% amongst the population and numerous local church societies. There are a few vocal agnostic and atheist members of the upper class, but they are a small minority.

Economic Ideologies : laissez-faire capitalism / heavy slant towards industry
Major Production : iron, coal, ships, textiles, tools, bricks, consumer goods
Economic Description : As much as 40% of New England's population is involved in some sort of industrial labor. With no restrictions to the expansion or regulation of factories and other manufacturing facilities, cityscapes are completely covered in towering smoke stacks. To accommodate this massive industrial society, massive ports work round the clock in Boston, New York, and Maryland to allow for the huge number of imports and exports coming to and fro from the cities. Agriculture is not quite as large as it is in some areas - due to the fact that New England is too cold in most areas for farming. Due to this urban and industrial state of society, there are very distinct divides between upper, middle, and lower classes - with the upper class holding a significant amount of both economic and political power.

Army Strength : 70,000 - The army is very well funded and posses a massive infrastructure ranging from railroads, canals, and roadways for them to move around.
Army Weakness : Although the army is very well funded and supplied, and posses reasonable technology, it is still very untested. The last Indian engagement was over 60 years ago and there are currently no veterans of any conflict within the military.
Naval Strength : The navy is very large, very advanced, and very well funded. With New England being a coastal nation, great focus was put towards the advancement of the navy. They are often serviced through the harbors of Boston, New York, and the Chesapeake bay. Naval personnel are also very experienced, most sailors seeing at least 1 deployment during their career.
Naval Weakness : In times of extended usage, the navy tends to block up the major ports of New England, and thus when they engage in extended combat they tend to cause economic upheaval.
Further Military Description : The navy posses a significant number of armored ships within it's arsenal.

National Goals : Increase economic wealth, secure position as global power, take colonies in Africa, seek alliance with Britain
National Issues : The upper class need to stop being fine with the status quo and finally start expanding this nation's interests. There is more to statecraft than building factories.
National Figures of Interest :
National Ambition/Aspirations :

History : [[Can be in paragraph or bulletpoint timeline.]]

Comparison Points – Political : [[How much national focus is gone into administrating the government, i.e. espionage, royal marriages, counter-intelligence, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Cultural/Religious : [[How much national focus is gone into religious and or cultural aspects, i.e. asking for excommunication, call for crusade, soviet revolution in other nations, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Economy : [[How much national focus is gone into economic matters, i.e. embargo/blockade efficiency, lasting through war of attrition, simply feeding your people better, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Military : [[How much national focus is gone into military, i.e. discipline, morale, better tacticians/generals, etc.]]
Total Comparison Points used (10 Points MAX) : /10
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[Cabana]

Full Nation Name : New England
Majority/Official Culture : The majority of the population derives their lineage from their British heritage, with significant Irish and Scottish minorities in the population.
Territorial Core : New England ( that is including New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Maryland )
Territorial Claim : Pennsylvania, Maryland
Capital City : Boston
Population : 11.5 million

Government Type : Republic
Government Ideology/Policies : A socially conservative nation, with extremely liberal undertones in regards to economics and trade. They are imperialist in nature, but militaristic by any means.
Government Focus : New England's main focuses are in regards to economic growth ( through continued industrialization and infrastructure build up ), as well as seeking out diplomatic ties with foreign powers. Essentially, they wish to secure themselves as a global power.
Head of State : President. John T. Hoffman
Head of Government : President John T. Hoffman
Government Description : The New England government is very similar to that of the United States, only that it posses a unicameral house of legislation, and has no bill of rights in it's constitution.

Majority/State Religion : [[OPTIONAL]] Although officially there is no state religion, it is well known and accepted that puritanism is by far the most prevailing religion in New England. Every president to date has been a puritan, congress is controlled by puritans, and the church's dogma often finds it's way into eventually becoming law. There are significant minorities of Calvinists and Quakers, these groups lack proper representation.
Religious Description : New England can be considered a very religious nation, with Sunday church service being almost 100% amongst the population and numerous local church societies. There are a few vocal agnostic and atheist members of the upper class, but they are a small minority.

Economic Ideologies : laissez-faire capitalism / heavy slant towards industry
Major Production : iron, coal, ships, textiles, tools, bricks, consumer goods
Economic Description : As much as 40% of New England's population is involved in some sort of industrial labor. With no restrictions to the expansion or regulation of factories and other manufacturing facilities, cityscapes are completely covered in towering smoke stacks. To accommodate this massive industrial society, massive ports work round the clock in Boston, New York, and Maryland to allow for the huge number of imports and exports coming to and fro from the cities. Agriculture is not quite as large as it is in some areas - due to the fact that New England is too cold in most areas for farming. Due to this urban and industrial state of society, there are very distinct divides between upper, middle, and lower classes - with the upper class holding a significant amount of both economic and political power.

Army Strength : 70,000 - The army is very well funded and posses a massive infrastructure ranging from railroads, canals, and roadways for them to move around.
Army Weakness : Although the army is very well funded and supplied, and posses reasonable technology, it is still very untested. The last Indian engagement was over 60 years ago and there are currently no veterans of any conflict within the military.
Naval Strength : The navy is very large, very advanced, and very well funded. With New England being a coastal nation, great focus was put towards the advancement of the navy. They are often serviced through the harbors of Boston, New York, and the Chesapeake bay. Naval personnel are also very experienced, most sailors seeing at least 1 deployment during their career.
Naval Weakness : In times of extended usage, the navy tends to block up the major ports of New England, and thus when they engage in extended combat they tend to cause economic upheaval.
Further Military Description : The navy posses a significant number of armored ships within it's arsenal.

National Goals : Increase economic wealth, secure position as global power, take colonies in Africa, seek alliance with Britain
National Issues : The upper class need to stop being fine with the status quo and finally start expanding this nation's interests. There is more to statecraft than building factories.
National Figures of Interest :
National Ambition/Aspirations :

History : [[Can be in paragraph or bulletpoint timeline.]]

Comparison Points – Political : [[How much national focus is gone into administrating the government, i.e. espionage, royal marriages, counter-intelligence, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Cultural/Religious : [[How much national focus is gone into religious and or cultural aspects, i.e. asking for excommunication, call for crusade, soviet revolution in other nations, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Economy : [[How much national focus is gone into economic matters, i.e. embargo/blockade efficiency, lasting through war of attrition, simply feeding your people better, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Military : [[How much national focus is gone into military, i.e. discipline, morale, better tacticians/generals, etc.]]
Total Comparison Points used (10 Points MAX) : /10
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WIP

Uh, I'm playing New England :V

[The Solomani]

Can I reserve Switzerland, Austria, and any unclaimed land south of them?

[Tracian Empire]

Can I reserve Switzerland, Austria, and any unclaimed land south of them?

Alright.

[The Solomani]

Full Nation Name : Alpine Confederation
Majority/Official Culture : Swiss(divided into sub-groups such as Zürichers and Berners) Austrian, Tyrolian
Territorial Core : Switzerland, Austria, parts of Tyrol and Slovenia
Territorial Claim : None
Capital City : Vaduz
Population :

Government Type : Democratic Confederation of cantons with various different governments headed by a Council of the Canton leaders
Government Ideology/Policies : Nationalistic
Government Focus : Government focuses on promoting unity, and pride in the military, to defend the fatherland and unify the cantons
Head of State : President Schmidt Hoening
Head of Government : Same
Government Description : The cantons have different governments ranging from Bishoprics to kingdoms to republics, and the leader of each canton has a spot on the Council of the Confederation. Each leader has one vote, and votes on certain issues are mad by the Canton Leaders based on the popular opinion of their people and their own opinions, which many have viewed as corrupt, as the leaders should represent the people always. Votes for President are held across the country by all citizens of every canton.

Majority/State Religion : Cantons decided whether or not to have a state religion, majority religion is Protestant Christian with some Catholics in the southern regions.
Religious Description : Same as RL

Economic Ideologies : Overall, Capitalist Free Market
Major Production : Raw materials from the Alps, lumber from the forests.
Economic Description : Stable, but not booming as with Switzerland IRL. Government is currently deciding on economic policies designed to boost the AC's economy.

Army Strength :
Army Weakness :
Naval Strength : N/A
Naval Weakness : N/A
Further Military Description : [[OPTIONAL]]

National Goals :
National Issues : Cultural and language differences, a weak economy
National Figures of Interest : [[OPTIONAL]] [[Are there any Mother Teresas or Moses that we need to know about?]]
National Ambition/Aspirations : [[OPTIONAL]] [[Not really a set objective, but rather the big picture that your nation is drawing towards]]

History : [[Can be in paragraph or bulletpoint timeline.]]

Comparison Points – Political : [[How much national focus is gone into administrating the government, i.e. espionage, royal marriages, counter-intelligence, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Cultural/Religious : [[How much national focus is gone into religious and or cultural aspects, i.e. asking for excommunication, call for crusade, soviet revolution in other nations, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Economy : [[How much national focus is gone into economic matters, i.e. embargo/blockade efficiency, lasting through war of attrition, simply feeding your people better, etc.]]
Comparison Points – Military : [[How much national focus is gone into military, i.e. discipline, morale, better tacticians/generals, etc.]]
Total Comparison Points used (10 Points MAX) : /10
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[Tracian Empire]

THE IC IS HERE
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=400663

[The V O I D]

I am really happy that the IC is up.

Now, to post for Imperium Italiae at some point today.

[Tracian Empire]

I am really happy that the IC is up.

Now, to post for Imperium Italiae at some point today.

It took me a while, but well.

I may just post the coronation today.

[The V O I D]

I am really happy that the IC is up.

Now, to post for Imperium Italiae at some point today.

It took me a while, but well.

I may just post the coronation today.

In that case, I might wait for you to post before posting so I can have Emperor Quintus III and Imperial Princess Antonia Valentina be at the coronation.

[Cymrea]

So, surely the Deseret app, which hasn't been approved or followed up on, has been vacated, yes? Cambria can into tasty B.C. and Alaskan panhandle, and Washington, as previously possessed?

[Tracian Empire]

So, surely the Deseret app, which hasn't been approved or followed up on, has been vacated, yes? Cambria can into tasty B.C. and Alaskan panhandle, and Washington, as previously possessed?

If he hasn't given any signs of life, then yes.

[Old Tyrannia]

Hey, if the Alaskan panhandle becomes available then I have first dibs.