Zapotecs — Not random
Conditions
- Portugal controls Atlixco
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The following must not occur:
- Event 82007 - The Fall of Atlixco for Zapotecs has already occurred
Will happen within 1 days of January 2, 1419
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1600)
Description
The foreign invaders have taken our capitol. Our soldiers cannot withstand their magical weapons! What will we do?Actions
A. Reject Christianity and be burned at the stake (End Game)
- Event 260978 - The Conquest of the Zapotecs for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 82007 - The Fall of Atlixco for Zapotecs will never fire
B. Escape disguised as a scullery maid
- Stability -2
- -10 national manpower
- -1000
- Event 82007 - The Fall of Atlixco for Zapotecs will never fire
Aztec Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Portugal controls Zacatecas
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The following must not occur:
- Event 82004 - The Fall of Tenochtitlan for Aztec Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 5 days of January 2, 1419
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1600)
Description
The foreign invaders have taken our capitol. Our soldiers cannot withstand their magical weapons! What will we do?Actions
A. Reject Christianity and be burned at the stake (End Game)
- Event 260969 - The fall of Tenochtitlan for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 82004 - The Fall of Tenochtitlan for Aztec Empire will never fire
B. Escape disguised as a scullery maid
- Stability -2
- -10 national manpower
- -1000
- Event 82004 - The Fall of Tenochtitlan for Aztec Empire will never fire
Zapotecs — Not random
Conditions
- Portugal and Aztec Empire are at war
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The following must not occur:
- Relations with Aztec Empire are at -100 or higher
- Zapotecs and Aztec Empire are at war
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Tlaxcala
- Portugal owns Tlaxcala
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The following must not occur:
- Zapotecs and Portugal are at war
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The following must not occur:
- Event 82002 - The Alliance with Spain for Zapotecs has already occurred
Will happen within 1 days of September 2, 1419
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1600)
Description
The Portuguese wish to aid us against our enemies. All we must do is grant them a base from which to operate, and swear fealty to their King -- whatever that might mean.Actions
A. Let us crush our enemies together
- Cede Tlaxcala to Portugal
- Change religion to catholic
- Stability +2
- Event 260968 - The Zapotecs become our clients for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 82002 - The Alliance with Spain for Zapotecs will never fire
B. Are you mad? The foreigners are more dangerous than any of our neighbors
- Stability -1
- Event 82002 - The Alliance with Spain for Zapotecs will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Castile exists
Will happen on May 2, 1475
Description
At the death of Enrique IV the impotent, Castile was split between supporters of Juana, daughter of the King's wife, Isabel of Portugal, and those of Isabel Trastamara, daughter of the second marriage of Juan II. Alfonso V of Portugal saw a chance of becoming King of Castile and married his niece Juana, immediately sending his armies to invade Castile in support of Juana's side. The Castilian civil war lasted for four years and ended with the Treaty of Alcacovas of 1479 after the complete victory of Isabel. But if Alfonso and his son Joao had been able to gain control of all of peninsular Castile, Juana would have become Queen of Castile, and probably Joao would have married Juana after the annulment of Alfonso's marriage by the Pope, becoming King of Portugal and Castile.Actions
A. It is our chance to gain Castile
- Start a war with Castile
- Event 142999 - Castilian Civil War for Castile is triggered immediately
- +5000 infantry in Oporto
- +5000 infantry in Algarve
B. Castile is not our business
- Stability +1
- +200 relations with Castile
- Event 260998 - Portuguese total victory for Portugal will never fire
Castile — Not random
Conditions
- Control Oporto
- Control Tago
- Control Algarve
Will happen within 15 days of June 2, 1475
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 30, 1479)
unless prevented by
Action A of 142999 - Castilian Civil War for Castile
Description
After her complete victory over Alfonso, Isabel can claim the crown of Portugal. As heir to the Visigothic Kingdom, reborn in the mountains of Asturias after the Arab invasion, she thinks she is entitled to it. However, as the daughter of a Portuguese noblewoman and a firm believer in the diplomacy of royal marriages, she is prepared to be generous with Joao, the son of Alfonso and real ruler of Portugal in the last years of his father.Actions
A. Gain a vassal
- Gain Portugal as vassals
- +200 relations with Portugal
- Gain a royal marriage with Portugal
B. Gain a crown
- Inherit the realms of Portugal
- portuguese will become an accepted culture
- Centralization -1
- Oporto will be considered a national province
- Tago will be considered a national province
- Algarve will be considered a national province
- The Azores will be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Spain exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Cantabria
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The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Cantabria
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Asturias
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Asturias
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Galicia
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Galicia
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Leon
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Leon
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Castilla
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Castilla
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Murcia
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Murcia
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Toledo
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Toledo
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Estramadura
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Estramadura
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Andalusia
-
The following must not occur:
- Castile owns Andalusia
Will happen within 15 days of June 2, 1475
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 30, 1479)
unless prevented by
Action B of 260999 - Defending the rights of Juana of Castilla for Portugal
Description
After their complete victory over Isabel, Juana and João can claim the crown of Castile. While João prefers a bigger Portugal that continues expanding towards the East Indies around Africa, Juana prefers a new entity, Spain, to conquer Granada and explore the Western Ocean. A third path, to spread the Word of God in all the new territories, also is an enticing prospect (receive Spanish leaders and colonial events). We will have a later choice to inherit or fight for Aragon.Actions
A. Become Spain
- Inherit the realms of Castile
- castilian will become an accepted culture
- portuguese will no longer be an accepted culture
- portuguese will become an accepted culture
- Cantabria will be considered a national province
- Asturias will be considered a national province
- Galicia will be considered a national province
- Leon will be considered a national province
- Castilla will be considered a national province
- Murcia will be considered a national province
- Toledo will be considered a national province
- Estramadura will be considered a national province
- Andalusia will be considered a national province
- Granada will be considered a national province
- Gibraltar will be considered a national province
- The Canary Islands will be considered a national province
- Gerona will be considered a national province
- Catalonia will be considered a national province
- Aragon will be considered a national province
- Valencia will be considered a national province
- The Baleares will be considered a national province
- Navarra will be considered a national province
- Flag graphics set to default
- Become Spain
- Centralization -1
- -200 relations with Aragon
- Event 285998 - Portugal becomes Spain for Spain is triggered immediately
- Event 285259 - The Habsburg inheritance for Spain will never fire
- Event 3155 - The Comuneros for Spain will never fire
- Event 3157 - The Abdication of Charles V for Spain will never fire
- Event 3157 - The Abdication of Charles V for Spain will never fire
- Event 12067 - French Encirclement by the Habsburgs for Spain will never fire
- Event 17407 - Charles V's Mercenary Army Sacks Rome for Spain will never fire
- Event 75007 - Cleves inherited Guelders for Spain will never fire
- Event 75008 - Habsburg inherits Guelders for Spain will never fire
- Event 75009 - Habsburg claim on Guelders ignored for Spain will never fire
- Event 285062 - The disentailment of Godoy for Spain will never fire
- Event 285100 - The Burgundian inheritance for Spain will never fire
- Event 285040 - The Burgundian inheritance for Spain will never fire
- Event 285101 - Charles of Burgundy inherits Spain for Spain will never fire
- Event 285300 - Pragmatic Sanction for Spain will never fire
B. Portugal is enough, thanks
- Inherit the realms of Castile
- castilian will become an accepted culture
- Cantabria will be considered a national province
- Asturias will be considered a national province
- Galicia will be considered a national province
- Leon will be considered a national province
- Castilla will be considered a national province
- Murcia will be considered a national province
- Toledo will be considered a national province
- Estramadura will be considered a national province
- Andalusia will be considered a national province
- Granada will be considered a national province
- Gibraltar will be considered a national province
- The Canary Islands will be considered a national province
- Centralization -1
- Event 3274 - Filipe II's Claim to the Throne for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260003 - Treaty of Alcacovas for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260005 - Treaty of Alcacovas for Portugal will never fire
- Event 111025 - Regnum Hispaniorum for Aragon will never fire
- Event 111026 - The Forging of the Spanish Identity for Aragon will never fire
- Event 18015 - Triumph of Aviz for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260097 - Catarina Bragança for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260040 - João II Centralizes Power for Portugal will never fire
- Monarch Filipe I will never rule
- Monarch Filipe II will never rule
- Monarch Filipe III will never rule
- Monarch João IV will never rule
- Monarch Catarina I ° becomes active
- Monarch Teodosio I ° becomes active
- Monarch João IV becomes active
- Leader Count Lippe will never be active
- Leader von Schönberg will never be active
- Leader Duque de Alba becomes active
- Leader Francisco de Orozco becomes active
- Leader Fadrique de Toledo becomes active
- Leader Francisco de Orozco becomes active
- Leader Blas de Lezo becomes active
- Leader José Carrillo becomes active
- Leader Federico Gravina becomes active
- Leader Javier Castaños becomes active
- -200 relations with Aragon
- Flag graphics extension set to "Iberia"
C. Remain as Portugal, but let us spread the Word of God among the infidels!
- Inherit the realms of Castile
- castilian will become an accepted culture
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Cantabria will be considered a national province
- Asturias will be considered a national province
- Galicia will be considered a national province
- Leon will be considered a national province
- Castilla will be considered a national province
- Murcia will be considered a national province
- Toledo will be considered a national province
- Estramadura will be considered a national province
- Andalusia will be considered a national province
- Granada will be considered a national province
- Gibraltar will be considered a national province
- The Canary Islands will be considered a national province
- Centralization -1
- Event 260003 - Treaty of Alcacovas for Portugal will never fire
- Event 111025 - Regnum Hispaniorum for Aragon will never fire
- Event 111026 - The Forging of the Spanish Identity for Aragon will never fire
- Event 18015 - Triumph of Aviz for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260097 - Catarina Bragança for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260040 - João II Centralizes Power for Portugal will never fire
- Monarch Filipe I will never rule
- Monarch Filipe II will never rule
- Monarch Filipe III will never rule
- Monarch João IV will never rule
- Monarch Catarina I ° becomes active
- Monarch Teodosio I ° becomes active
- Monarch João IV becomes active
- -200 relations with Aragon
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Aztec Empire for 720 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Zapotecs for 720 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Mayas for 720 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Chimú for 840 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Inca Empire for 840 months
- Flag graphics extension set to "Iberia"
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285176 - Purchase of Canary Islands rights for Spain has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1478
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1481)
Description
Coming out of the civil war, and seeing that the Canary Islands could not be conquered by the Peraza, Afonso V ordered an expedition in 1478. The Peraza protested that they had all the legal rights. To avoid legal problems, the King bought back the rights to Gran Canaria, La Palma and Tenerife, while the remaining islands continued under feudal status for the Peraza family. In 1580 the King sent Pedro de Vera to conquer the islands, who using all available means, including war dogs, conquered Gran Canaria by 1483.Actions
A. Pay for the islands
- -50
- Natives aggressiveness in The Canary Islands 0
- +3000 infantry in The Canary Islands
- +600 population in The Canary Islands
B. A King does not pay for his lands
- +5 victory points
Spain — Not random
Conditions
- Own Leone
- Control Leone
- Leone has religion catholic
- Event 142998 - Castilian total victory for Castile has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 260998 - Portuguese total victory for Portugal has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 260048 - Settlement of El Mina for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 60 days of January 2, 1482
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1660)
Description
The Castilians had long been jealous of the profits that the Portuguese had extracted from West Africa and were determined to take advantage themselves as soon as they could. In 1481 Isabel and Fernando held a meeting with their council to decide whether or not to build a fort on the Mina coast to secure the trade of gold in this region.Actions
A. Build the fort
- +300 population in Leone
- Leader Diogo da Azambuja becomes active
- -10
- Fortress level in Leone +1
- Trade tech investment: +150
- +20 mine value in Leone
B. We have more pressing issues at the moment
- +6 merchants
- Infrastructure tech investment: +100
- Land tech investment: +100
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Granada exists
- Country is not at war
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 120 days of January 2, 1485
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1488)
Description
The war of Granada started as a frontier war with a Muslim attack on Zahara in December 1481, that was responded by the Marquis of Cadiz in February 1482 with the conquest of Alhama, deep inside Muslim terrritory. The Kings gave orders of holding Alhama at all cost, as the first step in the conquest of the Nasrid emirate. Alhama held thanks to the help of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, personal enemy of the Marquis of Cadiz, a clear demonstration that the war was going to unite the Kingdoms. At the beginning of the war, the Christians were not prepared for the offensive, and suffered several setbacks, but Granada was in a civil war, divided in two factions fighting each other and against the Christians, and after the battle of Lucena, the leader of one faction, Boabdil, was captured. Fernando decided to realease him on terms to keep the Muslims divided. Fernando reorganized the army, introducing artillery in great amounts, as a new weapon to conquer the Muslim strongholds in days instead of months. Through an extraordinary effort during the campaigns of 1484-86 the first phase of the war was concluded with the conquest of the Western part of the emirate of Granada, capturing Boabdil a second time. The pact made with him for his release included his renounciation to the parts of the emirate in the hands of his rival and uncle, Emir Muhammad XIII al-Zagal, and the surrender of Granada once it became under his control in exchange for a title and land states. The second phase of the war of Granada was then directed against the parts controlled by al-Zagal, the coast and the Eastern part of the emirate. After the fall of Baza and Almeria in 1489, Al-Zagal, defeated, abdicated, and Boabdil became in control of Granada. According to the treaty the war was over. But Boabdil refused to comply, forcing a third phase, the siege of Granada, that was stablished in 1491. The artillery was not used to preserve the city, and Granada will finally surrender in January 1492. 780 years of Muslim presence in the peninsula had come to an end.Actions
A. Expell the Muslims from our motherland
- +5000 infantry in a random province
- +2000 cavalry in the same province
- -200 relations with Granada
- Start a war with Granada
- Stability +5
B. Seek a peaceful alliance of civilizations
- +25 relations with Granada
- Stability -1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1488
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1489)
Description
The situation in the lordship islands of the Canaries was specially bad. Their feudal status in Norman style, that did not exist in any other place of Spain, allowed their lords, Hernán de Peraza and his wife Beatriz de Bobadilla to dispossess their subjects, and even sell them if they were not Christians. Knowing that, almost all the Guanches had baptized, yet their lords sometimes sold them anyway despite priests protests. The authority of the Peraza in Gomera had been established through a tribal pact with two of the four tribal groups. When Hernán became the lover of Yballa, a young Guanche, he inadvertently broke a tabu, since she was a member of his adopted tribal group, and intermarriage within a group was not allowed to prevent consanguinity. Hernán de Peraza was killed, and the natives rose in rebellion, besieging his wife, who called for help. Pedro de Vera came from Gran Canaria and conducted a terrible revenge, killing many men and selling many women and children.Actions
A. Kill the men and sell the rest
- The Canary Islands revolts
- +100
- -150 population in The Canary Islands
B. Protect the Guanches
- The Canary Islands revolts
- -50
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
- Control The Canary Islands
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1490
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1520)
Description
Sugar was for a long time a luxury product. In the second half of the XV century, Portugal displaced Venice as the biggest European productor, introducing sugar in the Azores and Madeira. In Spain sugar was cultivated in Granada by the Arabs, but the conditions in the Canary Islands were very good for its cultivation. From the moment of their conquest, sugar was introduced in the islands, specially in Gran Canaria, Gomera, La Palma and Tenerife. Sugar production attracted many inmigrants from Castile, Aragon, Portugal, Genoa and Flanders, as well as black slaves brought to work on the plantations. Soon there were over 30 sugar mills in the Canary Islands. Christopher Columbus will take sugar cane plants from the Canaries to Santo Domingo in his second trip in 1493, introducing sugar production in the Antilles.Actions
A. Build sugar mills
- -500
- +300 population in The Canary Islands
- +1 base tax value in The Canary Islands
- Gain Refinery in The Canary Islands
B. Too expensive
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Granada exists
- Country is not at war
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 120 days of January 2, 1490
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1492)
Description
The war of Granada started as a frontier war with a Muslim attack on Zahara in December 1481, that was responded by the Marquis of Cadiz in February 1482 with the conquest of Alhama, deep inside Muslim terrritory. The Kings gave orders of holding Alhama at all cost, as the first step in the conquest of the Nasrid emirate. Alhama held thanks to the help of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, personal enemy of the Marquis of Cadiz, a clear demonstration that the war was going to unite the Kingdoms. At the beginning of the war, the Christians were not prepared for the offensive, and suffered several setbacks, but Granada was in a civil war, divided in two factions fighting each other and against the Christians, and after the battle of Lucena, the leader of one faction, Boabdil, was captured. Fernando decided to realease him on terms to keep the Muslims divided. Fernando reorganized the army, introducing artillery in great amounts, as a new weapon to conquer the Muslim strongholds in days instead of months. Through an extraordinary effort during the campaigns of 1484-86 the first phase of the war was concluded with the conquest of the Western part of the emirate of Granada, capturing Boabdil a second time. The pact made with him for his release included his renounciation to the parts of the emirate in the hands of his rival and uncle, Emir Muhammad XIII al-Zagal, and the surrender of Granada once it became under his control in exchange for a title and land states. The second phase of the war of Granada was then directed against the parts controlled by al-Zagal, the coast and the Eastern part of the emirate. After the fall of Baza and Almeria in 1489, Al-Zagal, defeated, abdicated, and Boabdil became in control of Granada. According to the treaty the war was over. But Boabdil refused to comply, forcing a third phase, the siege of Granada, that was stablished in 1491. The artillery was not used to preserve the city, and Granada will finally surrender in January 1492. 780 years of Muslim presence in the peninsula had come to an end.Actions
A. Expell the Muslims from our motherland
- +5000 infantry in a random province
- +2000 cavalry in a random province
- -200 relations with Granada
- Start a war with Granada
- Stability +5
B. Seek a peaceful alliance of civilizations
- +25 relations with Granada
- Stability -1
Portugal — Not random
Will happen on July 1, 1491
Description
We now have a choice to find out what might happened if Afonso VI didn't die in a riding accident in July 1491 after marrying the Infanta Isabel of Spain, eldest child and eventual heir of Isabel and Fernando of Spain or not. What is our decision?Actions
A. Leave history alone
- Event 260996 - Inherit Spain for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260979 - Inherit Aragon for Portugal will never fire
B. Long live the King!
- Event 3272 - King Sebastião's Expedition for Portugal will never fire
- Monarch Manuel I will never rule
- Monarch João III will never rule
- Monarch Sebastião I will never rule
- Monarch Henrique o Cardeal-Rei will never rule
- Monarch Filipe II will never rule
- Monarch Filipe III will never rule
- Monarch João IV will never rule
- Monarch Afonso VI will never rule
- Monarch Pedro II will never rule
- Monarch João V will never rule
- Monarch José I will never rule
- Monarch Maria I will never rule
- Monarch João VI will never rule
- Monarch Catarina I ° will never rule
- Monarch Teodosio I ° will never rule
- Monarch João IV will never rule
- Monarch Afonso VI becomes active
- Monarch Fernão I becomes active
- Monarch Afonso VII becomes active
- Monarch Duarte II becomes active
- Monarch Pedro II becomes active
- Monarch João III becomes active
- Monarch Afonso VII becomes active
- Monarch João IV becomes active
- Monarch João V becomes active
- Monarch Fernão II becomes active
- Monarch Pedro III becomes active
- Monarch Fernão III becomes active
- Monarch Afonso VIII becomes active
- Monarch Isabel I/III becomes active
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 50 days of November 2, 1491
Checked again every 50 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1493)
Description
Cristoforo Colombo submitted his plan for finding a Western route to India a second time in 1491. He was made to wait until the fall of Granada, but then the commission failed against his plan for a second time. However Columbus had impressed favourably several counselors of both Isabel and Fernando, and they lobbied in his favor. The main argument was that even if the risk was high, the investment was small and the potential benefits enormous, both in terms of money and in terms of souls that could be saved by Christianity. Isabel was very sensitive to this last argument and agreed to finance the expedition. The monarchs agreed to the exorbitant terms Columbus demanded: he would be knighted if he were to succeed on his first voyage, appointed Admiral of the Seas, made Viceroy of all the new lands, and on top of that awarded 10 percent of any new wealth. After 10 years of pursuing his dream he would accept nothing less, and after all, the enterprise was considered unlikely to produce much. The expedition was not expensive to finance, and the Queen did not need to sell any of her jewels. It is interesting to think that the most important geographical discovery of mankind was serendipitous. It came out of a grant application that was rejected by a scientific commission based on solid evidence that it was flawed and ignored relevant accepted bibliography supporting the opposite rightful theory, that India could not be reached by sailing Westward across an empty sea with available naval technology, but whose decision was overruled due to favoritism by influential politicians. Columbus will always defend against all evidence that he had reached Asia and not a New World. Awful administrator, he was, however, one of the greatest sailors of all times.Actions
A. Send him on his way
- Leader Cristobal Colón becomes active
- Gain 3 warships in a random province
- -30
B. Exile the moron
- Land tech investment: +100
- Land +1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
- Control The Canary Islands
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1492
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1496)
Description
In September 1492, Alonso Fernández de Lugo landed in the island of La Palma with 900 men. Over the next months he subjugated the different tribes, until the last resisting chieftain, Tanausú, was captured by deception. The next year he landed at Tenerife, with over a thousand men, but suffered a great defeat at Acentejo at the hands of the Mencey Bencomo and his brother Tinguaro, losing most of his army. In 1495 he landed again at Tenerife with 1500 men. A plague had weakened the Guanches, and Bencomo made the mistake of presenting battle in the open, at Aguere. Their defeat was complete, and Bencomo and Tinguaro died. By December 1495, all the resistance had ended, and the Canary Islands were finally conquered.Actions
A. Great!
- Stability +1
- +50 population in The Canary Islands
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
-
The following must not occur:
- Granada exists
- It is the year 1510 or later
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The following must not occur:
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of December 29, 1492
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1511)
Description
After the wars of Granada, many veterans chose to enlist for the Italian wars, following Fernando Gonzalez de Cordoba, later named -El Gran Capitan-. But others were atracted by the histories circulating over the Kingdoms about the new land discovered beyond the seas. Columbus had already brought several natives, and as much gold as he had discovered. Not much, indeed, just some personal jewlery from the indians, but enough to excite the imagination of poor hardened soldiers. According to rumors, one just needed a sack, and the indians would fill it with gold, making one's fortune in a day's work. Obviusly not everybody believed those rumors, but there were positions open in the expeditions to the Indias, and one could easily advance his career.Actions
A. A New World awaits us
- Stability +1
- Naval tech investment: +300
- -50
- Gain 1 warships in Andalusia
- Gain 2 transports in Andalusia
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen on May 30, 1493
Description
On his first voyage, Columbus reached the Great Antilles, discovering Cuba and la Hispaniola (divided today in Haiti and Dominican Republic), were the natives were amiables. On December 24, 1492, his biggest ship, la Santa Maria, suffered damages beyond repair in la Hispaniola. Since there was not enough room for everybody to return, they constructed a fort with the ship's wood, called Fort Christmas, and forty men were left behind, with the promise of returning the following year. Columbus took some indians with him, together with fruits, plants, parrots, and gold. But another less innocuous exchange was taking place. The Europeans took with them smallpox and typhus to the New World, and from then on, wherever they went the plagues preceded them. About 50 percent of the natives in the New World died in the following decades, and possibly only 20 percent of the original population levels remained a century later. All the plagues suffered by Europe since the middle ages, concentrated in a single deathly wave that swept the entire continent. In exchange the Europeans brought a new disease to the Old World, syphilis. No women were allowed in the first expedition, and clearly Columbus sailors did not remain idle. Introduced by the Spanish sailors in Seville and Naples, the disease would be spread throughout Italy and the rest of Europe by the French armies of Charles VIII in his failed attempt to conquer Naples, being known in those days as the French disease. Columbus remained ignorant of having changed the history of mankind, and thinking only that he had found a better way to reach India, in his second voyage, he will command a big fleet with enough colonists, farm animals, seeds, and priests to establish a colony in la Hispaniola (Barahona and Tortuga). The first permanent European colony in the New World.Actions
A. Let us colonize all this land
- -500 population in Andalusia
- -500 population in Napoli
- -20
- +3 colonists
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 300 days of January 12, 1495
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1499)
Description
On the recommendation of the powerful Cardinal Mendoza, Franciscan Friar Cisneros was appointed as confessor to King João II after the conquest of Granada. He soon obtained all his confidence, and in 1495, he was appointed bishop of Toledo at the death of Mendoza. The post included a chancellorship of Castile, that he only accepted under orders of the Pope. He soon became one of the most influential men in the Kingdom, with the capacity to influence royal policies. The King had promised the Muslims of Granada that they could keep their religion and opted for a slow conversion process that could take generations. Cisneros had his own ideas about that.Actions
A. Promote him as Chancellor
- Monarch's administrative skill +1 for 24 months
- +50 relations with Papal States
B. He is not suited
- -10 relations with Papal States
- Event 3150 - Forced conversion of the Moors for Spain will never fire
- Event 285117 - The University of Alcalá for Spain will never fire
- Event 260983 - The University of Alcalá for Portugal will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen on April 13, 1499
unless prevented by
Action B of 260985 - Cardinal Gonzalo Jiménez Cisneros for Portugal
Description
On April 13, 1499, Pope Alexander VI granted Cisneros the privilege of founding in Alcalá a college, that would become the University of Alcalá. He soon recruited the best professors available from all over Europe, and started his personal project at his own expense: the creation of the first polyglot Bible, in Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Chaldaic. The work was in six large volumes, the last one made up of dictionaries and grammars for the different languages. Six hundred copies were issued, and found their way to the principal libraries of Europe, where they had considerable influence on subsequent editions of the Bible. Meanwhile, the University and the city around it developed. The University of Alcalá (Complutensis, from the Latin name of Alcalá, Complutum) would soon become one of the main European universities and the main focus of intellectual activity in Spain.Actions
A. Great!
- Innovativeness +1
- Infrastructure tech investment: +50
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Granada
- Country is not at war
- Granada has religion sunni
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260997 - Afonso VI succeeds João II for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 30 days of December 2, 1499
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1530)
Description
With the conquest of Granada, its inhabitants became Mudejars, Muslim subjects of the Crown. By the terms of the peace agreement they were permitted to retain their freedom of worship and their new rulers were permitted to attempt to peaceably convert them. When the King returned to Granada in 1499, he could see that the conversion program was going nowhere, and authorized Cisneros to take charge. He started by confiscating Muslim books and promoting the semi-forced conversion of a subgroup of Muslims, the Helches, descendants of Christians that had been Islamized for generations. By Christmas 1499, the Muslims rebelled in the city and the rebellion quickly spread throughout the province.Actions
A. Expel all those who won't convert
- Granada revolts
- Granada revolts
B. Leave the Mudejars be
- Innovativeness +1
- Centralization -2
- Stability -2
- Event 260982 - Forced conversion of the Mudejars for Portugal will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1501
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1526)
Description
With the discovery of the New World, we face the issue of how to control the trade with the Americas. The Lisbonese merchants have been quick to avow that all trade should be funnelled through Lisbon. However, the Andalusian merchants have financed most of the expeditions to the Americas thus far and are willing to shoulder most of the costs of any subsequent expeditions. Furthermore it might be useful to show an even-handedness to our Spanish subjects by not denying them access to any trade with the Americas.Actions
A. Let Seville Control the Trade with the Americas
- Andalusia becomes a center of trade
- Gain shipyard in Galicia
- +3 merchants
- +200
B. Control All Trade through Lisbon
- Stability -1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285078 - Colonization of Barahona for Spain has already occurred
- Own Barahona
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The following must not occur:
- Barahona has religion pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of March 14, 1501
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 19, 1620)
Description
The colonization of the New World started in the island of La Hispaniola, where Columbus returned in 1493 to discover that the first settlement, Fort Christmas, had been wiped out by natives. But Christopher and his brothers Diego and Bartolome were very bad administrators and were distrusted by the Spaniards for being foreigners. Quarrels and rebellions abounded, and by 1495 everybody in the colony wanted to return to Spain. The colony was a sink for money, and Columbus, aware that his promises of riches to the Kings have not been fulfilled, insisted in slaving natives and sending them to Seville. This was a legitimate trade for a Genoese, but the Kings influenced by the church had given orders that only natives that raised in arms against Spanish rule could be enslaved. Worried by all this problems, the Kings named Francisco Bobadilla new governor of La Hispaniola in 1500, but he went as far as to put Columbus in chains and send him back to Spain. The Kings, horrified, released him, and named Fray Nicolas de Ovando new governor. Ovando ruthlessly suppressed every rebellion from colonists and natives, killing all the indian caciques (chieftains). He then efficiently administrated the colony, reducing the crown tax to 20 percent, stimulating the productivity and attracting new colonists. Soon the colonist population soared and the island became a good source of income for Spain, and the base for the conquest of the neighboring island of Cuba (Havana, Moron and Guantanamo). By contrast the native population, decimated by diseases and having lost the will to live under European oppression, initiated a decline that will end in their extinction. In 1507, Fernando el Catolico will name Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, new governor of La Hispaniola, in substitution of Ovando.Actions
A. Our colonies finally thrive
- +500 population in Barahona
- +50
- +1000 infantry in Barahona
- Gain 1 warships in Barahona
- Gain bailiff in Barahona
- +3 colonists
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285288 - Colonization of Tortuga for Spain has already occurred
- Own Tortuga
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The following must not occur:
- Tortuga has religion pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of March 14, 1501
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 19, 1620)
Description
The colonization of the New World started in the island of La Hispaniola, where Columbus returned in 1493 to discover that the first settlement, Fort Christmas, had been wiped out by natives. But Christopher and his brothers Diego and Bartolome were very bad administrators and were distrusted by the Spaniards for being foreigners. Quarrels and rebellions abounded, and by 1495 everybody in the colony wanted to return to Spain. The colony was a sink for money, and Columbus, aware that his promises of riches to the Kings have not been fulfilled, insisted in slaving natives and sending them to Seville. This was a legitimate trade for a Genoese, but the Kings influenced by the church had given orders that only natives that raised in arms against Spanish rule could be enslaved. Worried by all this problems, the Kings named Francisco Bobadilla new governor of La Hispaniola in 1500, but he went as far as to put Columbus in chains and send him back to Spain. The Kings, horrified, released him, and named Fray Nicolas de Ovando new governor. Ovando ruthlessly suppressed every rebellion from colonists and natives, killing all the indian caciques (chieftains). He then efficiently administrated the colony, reducing the crown tax to 20 percent, stimulating the productivity and attracting new colonists. Soon the colonist population soared and the island became a good source of income for Spain, and the base for the conquest of the neighboring island of Cuba (Havana, Moron and Guantanamo). By contrast the native population, decimated by diseases and having lost the will to live under European oppression, initiated a decline that will end in their extinction. In 1507, Fernando el Catolico will name Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, new governor of La Hispaniola, in substitution of Ovando.Actions
A. Our colonies finally thrive
- +500 population in Tortuga
- +50
- +1000 infantry in Tortuga
- Gain 1 warships in Tortuga
- Gain bailiff in Tortuga
- +3 colonists
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260984 - Forced conversion of the Moors for Portugal has already occurred
- Portugal owns Granada
- Portugal controls Granada
- Country is not at war
- Granada has religion sunni
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260997 - Afonso VI succeeds João II for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 30 days of April 20, 1502
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1560)
unless prevented by
Action B of 260984 - Forced conversion of the Moors for Portugal
Description
When the rebellion was put down in 1501, the Kings had the excuse to break the peace agreements and declared the forced conversion of all the Mudejars in their Kingdom or exile. Most opted to convert, becoming Moriscos or New Christians. They were allowed to preserve their customs and so peace was restored.Actions
A. Expel all those who won't convert
- Innovativeness -1
- -2000 population in Granada
- Religion in Granada changes to catholic
- Religion in Gibraltar changes to catholic
- Stability +1
- Event 332014 - Muslims flee Spain for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Event 3654 - Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus for Sus is triggered immediately
- Event 3652 - Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus for Algiers is triggered immediately
- Event 3657 - Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus for Morocco is triggered immediately
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Puerto Rico
- Control Puerto Rico
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The following must not occur:
- Puerto Rico has religion pagan
Will happen within 360 days of August 9, 1508
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists arrive at Puerto Rico.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Puerto Rico will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Puerto Rico
- Gain bailiff in Puerto Rico
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285290 - Colonization of Guantanamo for Spain has already occurred
- Own Guantanamo
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The following must not occur:
- Guantanamo has religion pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of July 16, 1510
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 23, 1620)
Description
In 1510, Diego Colon, governor of la Hispaniola, gave orders to Diego Velazquez de Cuellar to conquer the island of Cuba. A veteran of the Italian wars, with three hundred men, and accompanied by Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Diego Velazquez soon took possession of the island, founding several cities and becoming the first governor of the island. Under his rule, the island prospered, and would become three hundred years later the richest province of Spain. The prosperity of the colony and its central role in the shipping to Spain, soon will make it the target of the French corsairs. The first settlement in continental America, in 1511 in Darien (Isthmus), would still depart from la Hispaniola, but Cuba quickly took over the central role of exploration and colonization thanks to the capacity and ambition of Diego Velazquez. He ordered the colonization of Puerto Rico, and several exploration expeditions. The most famous of these would be the expedition of Hernando Cortes in 1519 to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. But this expedition soon escaped Velazquez control when Cortes decided to disembark in the coasts of Tlaxcala and going beyond his orders, attack the Tlaxcalans, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs.Actions
A. Our colonies thrive
- +500 population in Guantanamo
- +35
- +1000 infantry in Guantanamo
- Gain 1 warships in Guantanamo
- Gain bailiff in Guantanamo
- +2 colonists
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285079 - Colonization of Havana for Spain has already occurred
- Own Havana
-
The following must not occur:
- Havana has religion pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of July 16, 1510
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 23, 1620)
Description
In 1510, Diego Colon, governor of la Hispaniola, gave orders to Diego Velazquez de Cuellar to conquer the island of Cuba. A veteran of the Italian wars, with three hundred men, and accompanied by Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Diego Velazquez soon took possession of the island, founding several cities and becoming the first governor of the island. Under his rule, the island prospered, and would become three hundred years later the richest province of Spain. The prosperity of the colony and its central role in the shipping to Spain, soon will make it the target of the French corsairs. The first settlement in continental America, in 1511 in Darien (Isthmus), would still depart from la Hispaniola, but Cuba quickly took over the central role of exploration and colonization thanks to the capacity and ambition of Diego Velazquez. He ordered the colonization of Puerto Rico, and several exploration expeditions. The most famous of these would be the expedition of Hernando Cortes in 1519 to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. But this expedition soon escaped Velazquez control when Cortes decided to disembark in the coasts of Tlaxcala and going beyond his orders, attack the Tlaxcalans, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs.Actions
A. Our colonies thrive
- +500 population in Havana
- +500 population in Moron
- +500 population in Guantanamo
- +100
- +1000 infantry in Havana
- +1000 infantry in Moron
- +1000 infantry in Guantanamo
- Gain 1 warships in Havana
- Gain 1 warships in Moron
- Gain 1 warships in Guantanamo
- Gain bailiff in Havana
- Gain bailiff in Moron
- Gain bailiff in Guantanamo
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285289 - Colonization of Moron for Spain has already occurred
- Own Moron
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The following must not occur:
- Moron has religion pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of July 16, 1510
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 23, 1620)
Description
In 1510, Diego Colon, governor of la Hispaniola, gave orders to Diego Velazquez de Cuellar to conquer the island of Cuba. A veteran of the Italian wars, with three hundred men, and accompanied by Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Diego Velazquez soon took possession of the island, founding several cities and becoming the first governor of the island. Under his rule, the island prospered, and would become three hundred years later the richest province of Spain. The prosperity of the colony and its central role in the shipping to Spain, soon will make it the target of the French corsairs. The first settlement in continental America, in 1511 in Darien (Isthmus), would still depart from la Hispaniola, but Cuba quickly took over the central role of exploration and colonization thanks to the capacity and ambition of Diego Velazquez. He ordered the colonization of Puerto Rico, and several exploration expeditions. The most famous of these would be the expedition of Hernando Cortes in 1519 to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. But this expedition soon escaped Velazquez control when Cortes decided to disembark in the coasts of Tlaxcala and going beyond his orders, attack the Tlaxcalans, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs.Actions
A. Our colonies thrive
- +500 population in Moron
- +35
- +1000 infantry in Moron
- Gain 1 warships in Moron
- Gain bailiff in Moron
- +2 colonists
Province of Isthmus — Not random
Conditions
- Own Isthmus
- Control Isthmus
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The following must not occur:
- Isthmus has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of January 9, 1512
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Isthmus will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Isthmus
- Gain bailiff in Isthmus
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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The following must not occur:
- Event 285080 - A difficult life in the Isthmus for Spain has already occurred
- Own Isthmus
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The following must not occur:
- Isthmus has religion pagan
Will happen within 2000 days of April 9, 1513
Checked again every 2000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 21, 1620)
Description
The first attempt at a continental settlement, at the Eastern side of the Gulf of Darien (Cartagena), failed, and Vasco Nuñez de Balboa suggested the Western side (Isthmus). From there he took the expedition that discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Balboa was popular, but run into problems with the authorities for expelling the inefficient Major of the city. A new administrator was sent from Spain, Pedro Arias de Avila, a 70 year old veteran commander in the wars of Granada and Africa. Cruel and unscrupulous, he was jealous of Balboa and although initially forced to declare him innocent, he would later bring him again to trial, and without possibility of defense or appeal, condem him and have him executed. The authorities were displeased and named a new governor, but he died on the same day he arrived. Since the living conditions in the Gulf of Darien region were appalling, and the diseases made prey on the colonists, Pedro Arias founded in 1519 the city of Panama, the first port in the Pacific, and moved there the capital in 1524. The colonists of Isthmus had received tales of a fabulous country towards the South, named Biru, with cities made of gold. Two adventurers, Francisco Pizarro and Diego Almagro made plans for the conquest of such place, sailing South from Panama. Pedro Arias bought a share in the society, but having lost confidence in the expedition, due to the initial failures, he sold his part in 1526. The same year he was finally deposed.Actions
A. This is no place for Christians
- -100 population in Isthmus
- -40
- Gain 1 warships in Isthmus
- -1 colonists
Spain — Not random
Conditions
- Event 111038 - Corsica is now ours for Aragon has already occurred
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The following must not occur:
- Event 111002 - Corsica won't be ours for Aragon has already occurred
- Event 260980 - Spread the Word of God Among the Infidels for Portugal has already occurred
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 260914 - Portuguese total victory for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260979 - Inherit Aragon for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 1 days of January 2, 1516
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
Portugal inherited Aragon's claim on Corsica.Actions
A. Great!
- Corsica will be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260915 - Claiming the Crown of Aragon for Portugal has already occurred
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Gerona
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Gerona
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Catalonia
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Catalonia
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Aragon
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Aragon
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Navarra
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Navarra
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Roussillon
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Roussillon
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control The Baleares
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns The Baleares
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Sardinia
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Sardinia
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Messina
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Messina
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Control Sicily
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The following must not occur:
- Aragon owns Sicily
Will happen within 15 days of January 24, 1516
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1556)
Description
After their complete victory over Enric, Manuel and Maria can dispose of the Kingdom of Aragon as they wish. What shall we do?Actions
A. Gain a crown
- Inherit the realms of Aragon
- italian will become an accepted culture
- maltese will become an accepted culture
- catalan will become an accepted culture
- Centralization -2
- Gerona will be considered a national province
- Catalonia will be considered a national province
- Aragon will be considered a national province
- Valencia will be considered a national province
- The Baleares will be considered a national province
- Navarra will be considered a national province
- Roussillon will be considered a national province
- Napoli will be considered a national province
- Apulia will be considered a national province
- Messina will be considered a national province
- Sicily will be considered a national province
- Sardinia will be considered a national province
B. Be generous and gain a vassal
- Gain Aragon as vassals
- +200 relations with Aragon
- Gain a royal marriage with Aragon
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Aragon exists
- Event 260997 - Afonso VI succeeds João II for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260998 - Portuguese total victory for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen on January 25, 1516
unless prevented by
Action A of 260997 - Afonso VI succeeds João II for Portugal
Description
With the death of Isabel's father Fernando of Aragon, Afonso VI and Isabel now control all of Iberia plus the Kingdom of Naples.Actions
A. Inherit Aragon
- Inherit the realms of Aragon
- italian will become an accepted culture
- maltese will become an accepted culture
- catalan will become an accepted culture
- Event 260915 - Claiming the Crown of Aragon for Portugal will never fire
- Centralization -3
- Gerona will be considered a national province
- Catalonia will be considered a national province
- Aragon will be considered a national province
- Valencia will be considered a national province
- The Baleares will be considered a national province
- Navarra will be considered a national province
- Roussillon will be considered a national province
- Napoli will be considered a national province
- Apulia will be considered a national province
- Messina will be considered a national province
- Sicily will be considered a national province
- Sardinia will be considered a national province
- Malta will be considered a national province
- Leader Prospero Colonna becomes active
- Leader Hugo de Moncada becomes active
- Leader Ramón de Cardona becomes active
- Leader Fernando de Ávalos becomes active
- Leader Alfonso de Ávalos becomes active
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Spain exists
Will happen on January 25, 1516
unless prevented by
Action A of 260997 - Afonso VI succeeds João II for Portugal
Description
With the death of Isabel's father Fernando of Aragon, Afonso VI and Isabel now control all of Iberia plus the Kingdom of Naples.Actions
A. Inherit Spain
- Inherit the realms of Spain
- castilian will become an accepted culture
- italian will become an accepted culture
- catalan will become an accepted culture
- maltese will become an accepted culture
- Event 260915 - Claiming the Crown of Aragon for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260097 - Catarina Bragança for Portugal will never fire
- Napoli will be considered a national province
- Apulia will be considered a national province
- Messina will be considered a national province
- Sicily will be considered a national province
- Sardinia will be considered a national province
- Roussillon will be considered a national province
- Gerona will be considered a national province
- Navarra will be considered a national province
- Catalonia will be considered a national province
- Aragon will be considered a national province
- Cantabria will be considered a national province
- Asturias will be considered a national province
- Galicia will be considered a national province
- Leon will be considered a national province
- Castilla will be considered a national province
- Valencia will be considered a national province
- Murcia will be considered a national province
- Toledo will be considered a national province
- Estramadura will be considered a national province
- Andalusia will be considered a national province
- Granada will be considered a national province
- Gibraltar will be considered a national province
- The Canary Islands will be considered a national province
- The Baleares will be considered a national province
- Malta will be considered a national province
- Stability +1
- Centralization -4
- Leader Prospero Colonna becomes active
- Leader Fadrique de Alba becomes active
- Leader Hugo de Moncada becomes active
- Leader Ramón de Cardona becomes active
- Leader Fernando de Ávalos becomes active
- Leader Antonio de Leiva becomes active
- Leader Alfonso de Ávalos becomes active
- Leader B. de Mendoza becomes active
- Leader Álvaro de Bazán becomes active
- Leader Rodrigo de Bastidas becomes active
- Leader J. Ponce de León becomes active
- Leader Vasco de Balboa becomes active
- Leader Pánfilo de Narváez becomes active
- Leader Hernán Cortés becomes active
- Leader Lucas de Ayllón becomes active
- Leader F. de Córdoba becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Alvarado becomes active
- Leader Francisco Pizarro becomes active
- Leader Diego de Almagro becomes active
- Leader Francisco Montejo becomes active
- Leader A. Cabeza de Vaca becomes active
- Leader Álvaro de Saavedra becomes active
- Leader Nuño Beltrán becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Mendoza becomes active
- Leader S. de Belalcázar becomes active
- Leader Gonzalo de Quesada becomes active
- Leader Hernando de Soto becomes active
- Leader Francisco Coronado becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Valdivia becomes active
- Leader Juan Cabrillo becomes active
- Leader F. Montejo el joven becomes active
- Leader Duque de Alba becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Avilés becomes active
- Leader M. de Santa Cruz becomes active
- Leader Pedro Enríquez becomes active
- Leader Luis Fajardo becomes active
- Leader Antonio de Oquendo becomes active
- Leader Gómez de Figueroa becomes active
- Leader Fadrique de Toledo becomes active
- Leader Francisco de Orozco becomes active
- Leader Blas de Lezo becomes active
- Leader José Carrillo becomes active
- Leader Juan Navarro becomes active
- Leader Luis de Córdoba becomes active
- Leader Antonio Barceló becomes active
- Leader Antonio Ricardos becomes active
- Leader Bernardo de Gálvez becomes active
- Leader Juan de Langara becomes active
- Leader Ventura Caro becomes active
- Leader Federico Gravina becomes active
- Leader Javier Castaños becomes active
- Leader G. de la Cuesta becomes active
- Leader Joaquín Blake becomes active
- Leader Francisco Villagra becomes active
- Leader Miguel Legazpi becomes active
- Leader Juan de Garay becomes active
- Leader Fernandes Queiroz becomes active
- Leader Juan de Oñate becomes active
- Leader Father Kino becomes active
- Leader Friar Serra becomes active
- Leader Gaspar de Portolá becomes active
- Leader Juan de Anza becomes active
- Leader Count Lippe will never be active
- Leader von Schönberg will never be active
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Aztec Empire for 240 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Inca Empire for 360 months
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Aragon exists
Will happen on January 26, 1516
unless prevented by
Action A of 260979 - Inherit Aragon for Portugal
Action A of 260996 - Inherit Spain for Portugal
Description
Both Manuel I and his wife Maria were great-grandchildren of Ferdinand I of Aragon. While Maria was the only third daughter of Isabel and Fernando they felt that they could use their Aragonese blood to legitimate their desire to unite all of Iberia under their sway. Maria's older sister, Juana, commonly called La Loca (The Crazy), wasn't fit to rule, but her child Enric was and had been taught by his grandfather Fernando. When Fernando died on 23 January 1516 the Portuguese rulers made their bid for the throne. They sent emissaries to many Aragonese and Catalan nobles and city councils to persuade them to their side. They emphasized that Enric was young, untried and liable to be easily manipulated by the enemies of whoever they were talking to. They promised to respect the ancient privileges and rights of those who aided them, but made no promises what so ever about those who fought against them. Many preferred Enric, a native-born Catalan, and precisely because they thought they could easily manipulate him, but the sheer power of Portugal and Castile persuaded many to try and sit on the fence.Actions
A. It is our chance to gain Aragon
- Start a war with Aragon
- Event 111999 - Aragonese Civil War for Aragon is triggered immediately
- +5000 infantry in Cantabria
- +5000 infantry in Castilla
- +5000 infantry in Murcia
B. Aragon is not our business
- Stability +1
- +200 relations with Aragon
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
-
The following must not occur:
- Navarre exists
- Own Navarra
- Control Navarra
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 60 days of January 2, 1517
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
We have inherited Fernando's claim to Navarre.Actions
A. Great!
- basque will become an accepted culture
Portugal — Not random
Will happen within 20 days of February 21, 1518
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 11, 1519)
Description
In 1519 the King commissioned the Portuguese-born Magellan to reach the Spice Islands by sailing west around South America. After many hardships he succeeded in reaching and then sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Soon thereafter he was killed while trying to subdue the natives on what is now the island of Mactan in the Philippines. After still more hardships, one of his original five ships, Victoria, commanded by J. Sebastián Elcano eventually made it back to Spain. Only 18 out of initial approximatively 260 crew members made return to Spain after 3 years of navigation. Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe definitively proving the roundness of the earth and the first to navigate the strait in South America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Antonio Pigafetta, a wealthy tourist who paid to be on the voyage, kept an accurate journal of the trip and provided the only extant eyewitness account of the events culminating in Magellan's death.Actions
A. The world is round
- Leader Juan Elcano becomes active
- Leader Fernão de Magalhães becomes active
- -50
B. The world is flat
- -10 victory points
- Land tech investment: +100
- Event 326032 - Pigafetta's Report for Venice will never fire
- Event 285066 - Pigafetta's Report for Spain will never fire
- Event 260994 - Pigafetta's Report for Portugal will never fire
Aztec Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Own Tlaxcala
- Portugal controls Tlaxcala
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The following must not occur:
- Event 82000 - The Tlaxcalan Revolt for Aztec Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 15 days of April 2, 1519
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 21, 1600)
Description
The people of Tlaxcala have gone over to the strangers from the sea! Others of our subjects are willing to side with them as well. (Perhaps we shouldn't have sacrificed and eaten so many of them).Actions
A. Damn!
- Cede Tlaxcala to Portugal
- Stability -6
- Event 260970 - Tlaxcala Goes Over to Portugal for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 82000 - The Tlaxcalan Revolt for Aztec Empire will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Havana
- Own Moron
- Own Guantanamo
- Own Barahona
Will happen within 2000 days of October 13, 1519
Checked again every 2000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 16, 1527)
Description
With the discovery of the New World, the Spanish had to decide what to do with their new subjects. Unlike the Muslims, that could be enslaved, pagans were seen as not having rejected Christianity, and hence entitled to freedom and religious education. To educate and indoctrinate the indians, a feudal institution was transplanted from Spain to the New World in 1493: the encomienda. Within this system, a group of indians were entrusted to the encomendero, who theoretically had no jurisdiction over them, and had to provide for their instruction and indoctrination and could not mistreat them. In exchange the encomendero was to receive tributes from his indians, in the form of indian products or labor. The system could not work with an ocean between the rulers and the colonists, and soon the encomenderos were taking the land from the indians in their encomienda, and exploiting them cruelly, often to death. Although the production and trade of the colonies increased on the slave work of the indians, soon voices raised against the inhumane treatment of the indians and their likely consequences. Between them, the most ardent advocate of the indians was Fray Bartolome de las Casas, a Dominican priest, that had been an encomendero himself. But the encomenderos were the political force in the colonies, and they were not willing to renounce to the source of their wealth. They claimed that without indian labor the economy of the colonies would collapse. At the same time, the encomiendas served as a great incentive for the conquests of the continent, as the conquistadors granted the conquered land and indians as encomiendas to their soldiers.Actions
A. We must further investigate the issue
- +1 badboy
- -200 population in Havana
- -200 population in Moron
- -200 population in Guantanamo
- -200 population in Les Cayes
- -200 population in Barahona
B. Set the indians free
- -1 badboy
- -1 base tax value in Moron
- -1 base tax value in Guantanamo
- -1 base tax value in Havana
- -1 base tax value in Les Cayes
- -1 base tax value in Barahona
- Guantanamo revolts
- Havana revolts
- Barahona revolts
- Event 260943 - The New Laws for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260942 - The Rebellion of the Encomenderos for Portugal will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Caribe
- Control Caribe
-
The following must not occur:
- Caribe has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of January 9, 1522
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Caribe will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Caribe
- Gain bailiff in Caribe
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Tehuacan
- Control Tehuacan
-
The following must not occur:
- Tehuacan has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of January 9, 1522
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Tehuacan will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Tehuacan
- Gain bailiff in Tehuacan
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Order of St. John and Ottoman Empire are at war
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The following must not occur:
- Order of St. John and Portugal are at war
-
The following must not occur:
- Malta is a national (core) province
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1523
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1640)
Description
It was just a matter of time before the Ottomans attacked Malta. In May 1565, a powerful fleet from the Ottomans and their allies the Barbary pirates, arrived to the island and landed an army of 40,000. Against them were 540 knights, 400 Spaniards and 4,000 Maltese. Fort St. Elmo lasted 5 weeks of furious fights until almost all its defenders were killed. By then 600 Spaniards from Sicily had arrived to the city. The fighting continued all summer taking the lives of 5000 defenders with the Turkish loses three times higher, including the famous pirate Dragut. In early September, when the defenders were at their last resistance, help from Spain finally arrived under command of Álvaro de Bazán and García de Toledo. The Turks, low on morale, panicked and abandoned the island.Actions
A. Help the Knights
- Event 201999 - The great siege of Malta for Order of St. John is triggered immediately
- Event 260912 - Tercios del mar for Portugal is triggered immediately
- -100
B. They should solve their own problems
- Event 201998 - Spain refuses to help for Order of St. John is triggered immediately
- -50 relations with Order of St. John
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Guatemala
- Control Guatemala
-
The following must not occur:
- Guatemala has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of July 25, 1524
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Guatemala will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Guatemala
- Gain bailiff in Guatemala
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Costa Rica
- Control Costa Rica
-
The following must not occur:
- Costa Rica has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of December 9, 1524
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Costa Rica will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Costa Rica
- Gain bailiff in Costa Rica
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Maracaibo
- Control Maracaibo
-
The following must not occur:
- Maracaibo has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of July 29, 1525
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Maracaibo will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Maracaibo
- Gain bailiff in Maracaibo
Portugal — Not random
Will happen within 120 days of October 21, 1525
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 11, 1534)
unless prevented by
Action B of 260995 - Magellan's Expedition for Portugal
Description
Antonio Pigafetta belonged to a rich family of Vicenza. In his youth he studied astronomy, geography and cartography. He served on board the galleys of the order of St. John at the beginning of 16th century. In 1519 he accompanied the Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Chieregati, to Portual where he was presented to the Kings. There he heard of the trip of Magellan, and negotiated to be admitted as a paying passenger, a supernumerary. In spite of initial difficulties with Magellan, he managed to gain his confidence and served as a chronicler and cartographer for him. During the trip, Pigafetta collected information about geography, the climate, the flora, the fauna and the inhabitants of the visited places. His meticulous notes were to serve as invaluable documents to future explorers and cartographers, mainly due to their focus on nautical and linguistic data. In the battle at Mactan, Philippines, in which Magellan was killed, Pigafetta also was hurt. Nevertheless, he managed to recover and was among the 18 on board the Victoria who accompanied Juan Sebastián Elcano in his return to Spain. After reaching port in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz) in September of 1522, three years after his departure, he recollected his experiences in 'Relations of the First Round-the-world Trip', composed in Italian and published in Venice. After that voyage Pigafetta returned to Italy where he died in his native city in 1534.Actions
A. A very interesting report
- Naval tech investment: +200
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260911 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Portugal has already occurred
- Ottoman Empire owns Tunisia
- Own Orania
-
The following must not occur:
- Tunisia exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Portugal is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire is a vassal of Portugal
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1527
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1572)
unless prevented by
Action B of 260911 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Portugal
Description
After the fall of Tunis, a huge fleet was assembled in Barcelona, It then proceed to Cagliari. It was composed of 74 galleys and over 300 sail ships. Command of the fleet was given to Andrea Doria, while Álvaro de Bazán, commanded the Spanish squadron. The 50,000 troops were under command of the Duke of Alba, while supreme command of the operation was reserved for the emperor. After taking La Goulette, near Carthage, they proceeded to Tunis. The army of Barbarossa presented battle in the open and was routed by the Tercios. Once Tunis was under siege, several thousands of Christian slaves rebelled and took control of the armoury, helping during the final assault. Barbarossa, however, was able to escape.Actions
A. We shall recover it
- Tunisia will be considered a national province
- Start a war with Ottoman Empire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260911 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Portugal has already occurred
- Algiers owns Tunisia
-
The following must not occur:
- Tunisia exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Portugal is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire is a vassal of Portugal
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1527
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1572)
unless prevented by
Action B of 260911 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Portugal
Description
After the fall of Tunis, a huge fleet was assembled in Barcelona, It then proceed to Cagliari. It was composed of 74 galleys and over 300 sail ships. Command of the fleet was given to Andrea Doria, while Álvaro de Bazán, commanded the Spanish squadron. The 50,000 troops were under command of the Duke of Alba, while supreme command of the operation was reserved for the emperor. After taking La Goulette, near Carthage, they proceeded to Tunis. The army of Barbarossa presented battle in the open and was routed by the Tercios. Once Tunis was under siege, several thousands of Christian slaves rebelled and took control of the armoury, helping during the final assault. Barbarossa, however, was able to escape.Actions
A. We shall recover it
- Tunisia will be considered a national province
- Start a war with Algiers
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260911 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Portugal has already occurred
- Own Tunisia
- Tunisia is a national (core) province
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1527
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1574)
Description
After the conquest of Tunis in 1535, the Portuguese reinstated al-Hassa Ibn Muhammad as Pasha of Tunis. A garrison of Portuguese soldiers was left to help him keep control and ensure his loyalty. Tunis continued as a vassal of Portugal until 1574, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.Actions
A. We fulfill our promises
- Tunisia will no longer be considered a national province
- Grant independence to Tunisia
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Tocuvo
- Control Tocuvo
-
The following must not occur:
- Tocuvo has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of July 25, 1527
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Tocuvo will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Tocuvo
- Gain bailiff in Tocuvo
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Valparaiso
- Own Cupica
- Own Bogota
- Own Isthmus
- Own Mosquitos
Will happen within 50 days of July 27, 1529
Checked again every 50 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 2, 1532)
Description
Having found the Inca empire, Francisco Pizarro had to guarantee his right to conquer it, as he was opposed by the new governor of Panama. He agreed with Diego de Almagro to divide the rights and titles equally, and travelled to the court with the royal fifth of all the riches they had already found. Impressed with the gold, the King granted the right of conquest of Peru to him. But Pizarro did not keep his word to Almagro and kept all the important titles and rights for himself. Accompanied by his brothers Gonzalo, Juan and Hernando he returned to Panama.Actions
A. Name Pizarro Adelantado of New Castile
- +1000 cavalry in Isthmus
- +5000 infantry in Isthmus
- +200 population in Isthmus
- Leader Francisco Pizarro becomes active
- +100
B. Deny Pizarro's request
- Event 191000 - Date with destiny for Inca Empire will never fire
Inca Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Portugal controls Cuzco
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 191005 - The loss of Cuzco for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 7 days of July 27, 1529
Checked again every 7 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 30, 1680)
Description
The army of general Apu Kizkiz was also easily routed, and the capital Cuzco was taken without resistance and plundered, but everything of value that could be removed had already been taken and hidden. Many indians were tortured to no avail. Those treasures would never be found. To gain control of the vast masses of indians, the Pizarros installed a puppet monarch. One of the many sons of Huayna Capac, Manco Inca.Actions
A. We have lost our capital!
- +400 relations with Spain
- Move capital to Manu
- +5000 population in Manu
- Fortress level in Cuzco -3
- Fortress level in Cuzco +1
- Cede Cali to Portugal
- Cede Guayaquil to Portugal
- Cede Azuay to Portugal
- Cede Cajamarca to Portugal
- Cede Montana to Portugal
- Cede Huanuco to Portugal
- Cede Atalaya to Portugal
- Cede Ayacucho to Portugal
- Cede Lima to Portugal
- Cede Cuzco to Portugal
- Cede Arequipa to Portugal
- Cede Moquega to Portugal
- Cede Arica to Portugal
- Cede Tucuman to Portugal
- Cede Atacama to Portugal
- Cede Coquimbo to Portugal
- Cede Potosi to Portugal
- Event 260940 - The capture of Cuzco for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Monarch Manco becomes active
- Event 191005 - The loss of Cuzco for Inca Empire will never fire
Inca Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Leader Francisco Pizarro is active
Will happen on November 16, 1532
Description
Pizarro first encountered the Inca army, 80,000 men strong, at Cajamarca. He realized that he was outmatched and devised a scheme to kidnap the emperor. He sent forth an embassy of twenty riders under the command of Hernando de Soto, to impress the Emperor Atahuallpa and to invite him to an interview at Cajamarca. Will the emperor accept his invitation?Actions
A. Accept the invitation
- Monarch's diplomatic skill -2 for 12 months
- Event 260939 - Santiago! Y a ellos! for Portugal is triggered immediately
B. Meet under our own terms
- Monarch's diplomatic skill +1 for 12 months
- Event 191997 - The Emperor's escort for Inca Empire is triggered immediately
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Cartagena
- Control Cartagena
-
The following must not occur:
- Cartagena has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of January 9, 1533
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Cartagena will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Cartagena
- Gain bailiff in Cartagena
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 191996 - Atahuallpa's ransom for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen on July 27, 1533
Description
Pizarro had become a prisoner of his prisoner. Releasing him was out of the question, as he would immediately order the attack by massive armies, and keeping him was becoming more and more dangerous. Atahuallpa had ordered the execution of his brother from his prison, and the Portuguese feared that he could sooner or later order an attack despite the risk to his life. Two sides were split in Pizarro's band of men: while most wanted to kill Atahuallpa, some saw it as dishonorable and unlawful, as Atahuallpa had complied with all their requests. Finally Pizarro took the decision and a mock trial was set up. Atahuallpa was accused of repeatedly rejecting conversion, an incestuous relationship with his sister and killing his brother, all of them true, and sentenced to death. Since he was going to burn at the stake he accepted conversion to avoid a death that would prevent his eternal life, as the one he had given his brother. He was therefore strangled. The King of Portugal was highly displeased with the killing of a fellow monarch but it was too late to do anything about it. The decision, however, proved to be strategically correct, as without its Emperor the Inca Empire collapsed into the hands of the Portuguese.Actions
A. Kill Atahuallpa
- +1 badboy
- Event 191994 - Death of Atahuallpa for Inca Empire is triggered immediately
- Start a war with Inca Empire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Portugal and Inca Empire are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Guayaquil
- Own Cajamarca
- Own Huanuco
Will happen within 20 days of August 2, 1533
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1700)
Description
The Northern part of the Inca domains still carried the scars from its recent incorporation into the Tahuantinsuyo (Inca Empire), followed by its devastating civil war. The Cañaris Indians after being defeated and annexed by Huayna Capac, had taken the side of Huascar, and had suffered almost extermination at the hands of Atahuallpa. The Chachapoyas, Cajamarcas, Chimor, Chancas and Huancas also hated the Inca, and they approached Pizarro, together with some of the defeated Huascar Cuzcans. They were all grateful for the killing of the hated Atahuallpa, and their Curacas (noble leaders) offered their alliance to Pizarro. In the way to Cuzco, more Chachapoyas and Cañaris that had been forcefully relocated there also joined him. The local help would be instrumental in the quick demise of the Inca.Actions
A. Use Indians against Indians
- +5500 infantry in Guayaquil
- +5500 infantry in Cajamarca
- +5500 infantry in Huanuco
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Leader Khayr-ad-Din is active
- Portugal and France are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Algiers exists
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1534
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1540)
Description
The alliance against the Portuguese, signed by the Most Christian King François Ier of France and the Sultan Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in attacks by the Turks every time France fought against Aragon. The most destructive raid was the one produced after the invasion of Milan by France in 1542. Barbarossa, on command of a huge Ottoman and Barbary fleet, raided the coasts of Italy, joining later a French fleet under command of the Duke of Enghien at Marseilles and both proceeded to attack Nice. At the arrival of Andrea Doria and Alfonso de Avalos, they retreated to Toulon for winter, where the churches were prohibited from ringing their bells, and Christian slaves were openly sold between Turks and pirates. While at Toulon, a fleet was dispatched to sack the coasts of Portugal. After the peace of Crépy between France and Portugal, Barbarossa returned to Istanbul, pillaging the coasts of Tuscany and Naples in the way.Actions
A. He is the devil
- Stability -1
- -50
- -1000 population in Sicily
- -1000 population in Gerona
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Cali
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1534
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1560)
Description
The great riches of the Aztecs and Inca excited the imagination of the Spanish conquistadors, that dreamed of finding another of such treasures. Sebastián de Benalcázar was one of the captains of Pizarro, in charge of conquering Quito, but when he arrived he found the place burnt to the ground by the Inca general Rumiñavi, and no hint of the supposed riches. Rumiñavi died without saying a word, but one of the captives spoke of a region towards the North, where a very rich chieftain used to cover himself in gold powder before bathing in a sacred lake to which gold offerings were also thrown. The name of the chieftain was El Dorado, or the gilded one. Soon the name was applied to his supposedly fabulously rich Kingdom, and Benalcázar started to prepare his expedition in search of El Dorado.Actions
A. We shall find it
- -100
B. It is just a myth
- +20 victory points
- Event 285197 - Chibcha treasure for Spain will never fire
- Event 260972 - Chibcha treasure for Portugal will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Jamaica
- Control Jamaica
-
The following must not occur:
- Jamaica has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of August 7, 1534
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Jamaica will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Jamaica
- Gain bailiff in Jamaica
Tlemcen — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260907 - Portuguese Hegemony in North Africa for Portugal has already occurred
- Ottoman Empire exists
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 332998 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen has already occurred
-
None of the following must occur:
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Portugal
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1535
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1557)
unless prevented by
Action A, B of 332998 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen
Action B of 260907 - Portuguese Hegemony in North Africa for Portugal
Description
The confrontation between the Portuguese and the Sultan of the Ottomans reached Tlemcen at a delicate point, when dynastic fights were shaking the Zayyanids. The Conde de Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, joined in 1535 with tribal chief Ibn Radwan to help Zayyanid prince Abdallah overthrow his older brother Muhammad V. The expedition, including 600 Portuguese soldiers, was almost completely wiped out by the Banu Rashid tribe. However, probably because the Portuguese had taken Tunis, Sultan Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Oran in exchange for Portuguese protection. The Zayyanid dynasty, weakened by the emergence of Al-Djazaúr, and the loss of Oran, and neighbour to a strong Morocco, was too weak to survive alone.Actions
A. The Portuguese are the strongest
- Stability -1
- +400 relations with Portugal
- Event 260906 - The first expedition of Alcaudete and the failure at Algiers for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 332998 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
B. The Ottomans are the strongest
- Stability -1
- +400 relations with Ottoman Empire
- Event 301042 - Tlemcen submits to the Ottoman Empire for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately
- Event 332998 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
Tlemcen — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260907 - Portuguese Hegemony in North Africa for Portugal has already occurred
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Portugal
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 332999 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1535
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1557)
unless prevented by
Action A, B of 332999 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen
Action B of 260907 - Portuguese Hegemony in North Africa for Portugal
Description
The confrontation between the Portuguese and the Sultan of the Ottomans reached Tlemcen at a delicate point, when dynastic fights were shaking the Zayyanids. The Conde de Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, joined in 1535 with tribal chief Ibn Radwan to help Zayyanid prince Abdallah overthrow his older brother Muhammad V. The expedition, including 600 Portuguese soldiers, was almost completely wiped out by the Banu Rashid tribe. However, probably because the Portuguese had taken Tunis, Sultan Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Oran in exchange for Portuguese protection. The Zayyanid dynasty, weakened by the emergence of Al-Djazaúr, and the loss of Oran, and neighbour to a strong Morocco, was too weak to survive alone.Actions
A. The Portuguese are the strongest
- Stability -1
- +400 relations with Portugal
- Event 260905 - The first expedition of Alcaudete and the failure at Algiers for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 332999 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
B. The Ottomans are the strongest
- Break vassalization with Portugal
- +400 relations with Ottoman Empire
- Event 301042 - Tlemcen submits to the Ottoman Empire for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately
- Event 332999 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Tlemcen exists
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Own Orania
- Event 260911 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1535
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1557)
Description
After the pact between François Ier of France and the Ottoman Sultan in 1527, the Portuguese found their empire in a difficult situation. The Turks usally sent their fleets to ravage their coasts, coinciding and even coordinating with French attacks. To avoid complete Ottoman control of the Mediterranean, they took Tunis in 1535. The new Governor of Oran, Martín Alonso de Cordoba, the Conde de Alcaudete, was ordered to lead an expedition against Tlemcen which was shifting towards the Ottoman side. At Prevesa, in the Albanian coast, the combined fleets of Portugal, Venice, Genoa and Papal States, under command of Andrea Doria, were defeated by the Ottoman-Barbary fleet under Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa. Although losses were small and mostly Venetian, since Doria refused to fight, its effect was to give supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean to the Ottomans. Besides the expedition of Alcaudete, something needed to be done to maintain Portuguese supremacy, at least in the Western Mediterranean, and so a naval expedition against Al-Djazaúr (Algiers) was prepared.Actions
A. Maintain supremacy
- -100
- Offensive Doctrine +1
- +50 relations with Genoa
- +50 relations with Papal States
- +100 relations with Order of St. John
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
B. Leave the Mediterranean to the Ottomans
- -10 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Order of St. John
- Break vassalization with Tlemcen
- Event 301040 - Komnenos provokes the Sultan for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately
- Event 332999 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332998 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Lima
Will happen within 100 days of January 19, 1535
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 30, 1680)
Description
Historically, after returning from Spain, on January 18, 1535, Pizarro set about building a capital for the new viceroyalty of Peru. Pizarro built a city where none previously existed, the new city, called Lima, came to be known as the 'City Of Kings'. Here is where gold and silver began it's journey to Spain. The wealth of the city caused a massive influx of Spanish colonists, who eventually came to outnumber the natives in the area.Actions
A. Establish A Capital For Our Viceroyalty
- -3 colonists
- Fortress level in Lima +1
- +2000 population in Lima
- Culture in Lima changes to castilian
- Lima converts to the state religion
- +5000 infantry in Lima
- +2000 cavalry in Lima
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Bogota has been discovered by Europeans
- Event 260973 - The legend of El Dorado for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1536
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1560)
unless prevented by
Action B of 260973 - The legend of El Dorado for Portugal
Description
The legend of El Dorado became the personal obsession of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, a lawyer turned into conquistador, that in 1536 departed Santa Marta in the Northern coast of Colombia with 900 men towards the interior. The expedition was epic due to the difficulties found, and finally 178 men under his command reached the valleys inhabited by the Muisca, also called the Chibcha. They were one of the most advanced cultures in América, and extremely rich due to their mining of emeralds, copper and salt, that traded for gold to other tribes. In one year Quesada and his band had conquered the estimated one million Muiscas using the tipical conquistador tactics of using internal divisions and seizing the zipa (ruler) and using him as a puppet before putting him to trial and executing him. The treasure seized was amazing, and third only to the Aztec and Inca treasures. The royal fifth amounted to 70 kg of gold and 576 emeralds. However Quesada, now inmensely rich but with troubles with the authorities due to his mistreatment of the Indians, was convinced that this treasure was only a small part of what he could get if he was capable of finding El Dorado.Actions
A. This is not El Dorado
- +800
Inca Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Event 191994 - Death of Atahuallpa for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 7 days of March 22, 1536
Checked again every 7 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 30, 1580)
Description
The new Emperor, Manco Inca, was in fact a prisoner in his own palace, humiliated by the Portuguese. As the atrocities against his people became known to Manco Inca, he began to develop a hatred for them. Hernando Pizarro eventually restored Manco Inca's freedom and dignity, but it was too late. Villac Umu counseled Manco Inca to send out secret orders to gather weapons and plant a lot of crops in preparation for war with the Portuguese. He made his move around Easter 1536. Having won the trust of Hernando, he was granted permission to attend a ceremony northwest of Cuzco, instead he and Villac Umu convened a war council in the mountains. Ultimately, however, hatred of the Incas among the natives was stronger than that of the Portuguese and many natives rallied to the Portuguese cause. But during this period, the Portuguese were very nearly driven into the sea...Actions
A. Reclaim What Is Ours
- Break vassalization with Portugal
- Start a war with Portugal
- +20000 infantry in Manu
B. The Portuguese And The Traitors Are Too Powerful
- -20 victory points
- +100 relations with Portugal
- Event 260935 - Appeal for help for Portugal will never fire
- Event 191990 - Cuzco Is Ours Once Again for Inca Empire will never fire
- Event 191992 - Reclaim Lima for Inca Empire will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 191993 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 30 days of March 22, 1536
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1580)
unless prevented by
Action B of 191993 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire
Description
The new Emperor Manco Inca, was in fact a prisoner in his own palace, humiliated by the Portuguese. As the atrocities against his people became known to Manco Inca, he began to develop a hatred for his captors. Hernando Pizarro finally restored Manco Inca's freedom and dignity, but it was too late. Villac Umu counseled Manco Inca to send out secret orders to gather weapons and large crop plantings in preparation for war with the Portuguese. He made his move around Easter 1536. Having won the trust of Hernando, he was granted permission to attend a ceremony northwest of Cuzco, instead he and Villac Umu convened a war council in the mountains. When Manco Inca did not return, Hernando Pizarro realized the mistake he made by letting him go and an Inca counterattack seemed imminent. Soon an army numbering in the tens of thousands was besieging the Portuguese-held city of Cuzco, and another Inca army was sighted heading towards the Portuguese stronghold of Lima. Manco's warriors annihilated every relief column sent from Lima to Cuzco. An alarmed Francisco Pizarro sent frantic letters to every Portuguese possession in the New World asking for reinforcements, and hoping that he could hold back the Inca armies until help arrived...Actions
A. Ask for reinforcements
- Cajamarca revolts
- Montana revolts
- Huanuco revolts
- Atalaya revolts
- Ayacucho revolts
- Cuzco revolts
- Arequipa revolts
- Moquega revolts
- Arica revolts
- Tucuman revolts
- Atacama revolts
- Coquimbo revolts
- Potosi revolts
- Manu revolts
- Revolt risk value in Cajamarca +3
- Revolt risk value in Montana +3
- Revolt risk value in Huanuco +3
- Revolt risk value in Atalaya +3
- Revolt risk value in Ayacucho +3
- Revolt risk value in Cuzco +3
- Revolt risk value in Arequipa +3
- Revolt risk value in Moquega +3
- Revolt risk value in Arica +3
- Revolt risk value in Tucuman +3
- Revolt risk value in Atacama +3
- Revolt risk value in Coquimbo +3
- Revolt risk value in Potosi +3
- Revolt risk value in Manu +3
Inca Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Inca Empire owns Lima
- Event 191993 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 10 days of March 22, 1536
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
unless prevented by
Action B of 191993 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire
Description
After recapturing Lima, the question was raised about what to do with the Portuguese foreigners who remained in Lima. Resentment of the Portuguese, and their atrocities against our people, makes simply killing them off a popular choice. But perhaps if we allow them to live, we can learn the secret of their advanced weaponry...Actions
A. Kill The White Invaders!
- -2000 population in Lima
- Culture in Lima changes to andean
- Religion in Lima changes to pagan
- Lima revolts
- -50 relations with Portugal
- Stability +1
B. They Can Stay, If They Adopt Our Ways
- Culture in Lima changes to andean
- Religion in Lima changes to pagan
- +1 base tax value in Lima
- Land tech investment: +500
- Infrastructure tech investment: +500
- Stability -2
C. We Can Learn Much From Them If We Let Them Be
- Change technology group to Asian
- Innovativeness +2
- +50 relations with Portugal
- Revolt risk value in Lima -1
- +4 base tax value in Lima
- Land tech investment: +500
- Infrastructure tech investment: +500
- Stability -10
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260935 - Appeal for help for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of July 18, 1536
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 30, 1580)
Description
It took many months, but finally help arrived in the form of reinforcements from Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean. Cortez sent supplies from Mexico, even from Spain the Queen sent 50 arquebusiers and 50 crossbowmen. And from the south, an angry Almagro was returning from his adventure in Chile, upon learning that his share of the Inca empire consisted of deserts and wasteland. This signaled the collapse of Manco's rebellion, who then fled with his followers deeper and deeper into the Amazon rainforest, and waged a low level guerilla war against the Spanish that would continue for decades.Actions
A. Hooray!
- Revolt risk value in Cajamarca -3
- Revolt risk value in Montana -3
- Revolt risk value in Huanuco -3
- Revolt risk value in Atalaya -3
- Revolt risk value in Ayacucho -3
- Revolt risk value in Cuzco -3
- Revolt risk value in Arequipa -3
- Revolt risk value in Moquega -3
- Revolt risk value in Arica -3
- Revolt risk value in Tucuman -3
- Revolt risk value in Atacama -3
- Revolt risk value in Coquimbo -3
- Revolt risk value in Potosi -3
- Revolt risk value in Manu -3
- +6000 infantry in Cali
- +10000 infantry in Lima
- +500 cavalry in Lima
- +7000 infantry in Arequipa
- +500 cavalry in Arequipa
- -200
Inca Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260935 - Appeal for help for Portugal has already occurred
- Portugal controls Taqari
Will happen within 10 days of July 18, 1536
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 30, 1580)
Description
Manco Inca was killed by two Portuguese deserters who had decided to change sides again and return with the honor of having killed him. The fight still continued until the last of his successors, Tupac Amaru, lost his capital Vilcabamba (Manu) and was captured and executed in 1572. With his death the resistance became ineffective and the Inca Empire was completely absorbed by Portugal.Actions
A. We surrender (End Game)
- -5 victory points
- Event 260933 - The Viceroyalty of Peru for Portugal is triggered immediately
B. We fight until the bitter end
- Stability -3
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Honduras
- Control Honduras
-
The following must not occur:
- Honduras has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of December 9, 1537
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Honduras will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Honduras
- Gain bailiff in Honduras
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Bogota
- Control Bogota
-
The following must not occur:
- Bogota has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of August 7, 1538
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Bogota will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Bogota
- Gain bailiff in Bogota
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Valparaiso
- Control Valparaiso
-
The following must not occur:
- Valparaiso has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of August 7, 1538
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Valparaiso will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Valparaiso
- Gain bailiff in Valparaiso
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Leader Khayr-ad-Din is active
- Portugal and France are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Algiers exists
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1540
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1546)
Description
The alliance against the Portuguese, signed by the Most Christian King François Ier of France and the Sultan Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in attacks by the Turks every time France fought against Aragon. The most destructive raid was the one produced after the invasion of Milan by France in 1542. Barbarossa, on command of a huge Ottoman and Barbary fleet, raided the coasts of Italy, joining later a French fleet under command of the Duke of Enghien at Marseilles and both proceeded to attack Nice. At the arrival of Andrea Doria and Alfonso de Avalos, they retreated to Toulon for winter, where the churches were prohibited from ringing their bells, and Christian slaves were openly sold between Turks and pirates. While at Toulon, a fleet was dispatched to sack the coasts of Portugal. After the peace of Crépy between France and Portugal, Barbarossa returned to Istanbul, pillaging the coasts of Tuscany and Naples in the way.Actions
A. He is the devil
- Stability -1
- -50
- -1000 population in Messina
- -1000 population in The Baleares
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Campeche
- Control Campeche
-
The following must not occur:
- Campeche has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of January 9, 1540
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Campeche will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Campeche
- Gain bailiff in Campeche
Inca Empire — Not random
Conditions
- Inca Empire owns Cuzco
- Inca Empire controls Cuzco
- Event 191993 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 10 days of April 2, 1540
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
unless prevented by
Action B of 191993 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire
Description
The siege of Sacsahuaman was difficult, so let us be certain that we won't lose this great city ever again.Actions
A. Reclaim The Capital
- Move capital to Cuzco
- Stability +2
B. I Prefer Vitcos As Capital
- Stability +1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Yucatan
- Control Yucatan
-
The following must not occur:
- Yucatan has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of January 9, 1542
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Yucatan will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Yucatan
- Gain bailiff in Yucatan
Portugal — Not random
Will happen on November 21, 1542
unless prevented by
Action B of 260944 - The Encomiendas for Portugal
Description
Fray Bartolome de las Casas was not alone in his defense of Indian rights. Many other priests and some officials in the colonies denounced the abuses and atrocities. The King and his court were displeased in the bloody way that the conquest of New Spain (the Incas) had been conducted by Pizarro and decided to regulate the treatment and rights of the Indians through legislation, according to the advice of Las Casas. The New Laws enacted in 1542 forbade any kind of slavery and forced labor, allowed ownership of land by the Indians, and stated that the Church had no authority over non-Christian natives. They also forbade the establishment of new encomiendas and reduced the size of existing ones. The New Laws caused quite a stir in the colonies and it was predicted that they would bring ruin to the colonists.Actions
A. We must protect the Indians or there will be no one left to baptize
- Stability -1
- Global revolt risk +2 for 24 months
B. Who cares about the Indians
- -500 population in Cajamarca
- -500 population in Huanuco
- -500 population in Ayacucho
- -500 population in Lima
- -500 population in Cuzco
- -500 population in Arequipa
- -500 population in Moquega
- -500 population in Arica
- Event 260942 - The Rebellion of the Encomenderos for Portugal will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Will happen on May 16, 1544
unless prevented by
Action B of 260944 - The Encomiendas for Portugal
Action B of 260943 - The New Laws for Portugal
Description
With the New Laws that changed the system of encomiendas, the conquistadors believed that the King was depriving them of the just reward for their efforts and suffering. When the intransigent Viceroy Blasco Nuñez de Vela arrived to Lima to enforce the New Laws, a rebellion of encomenderos started in Peru, leaded by Gonzalo Pizarro, brother of Francisco. After killing the Viceroy, part of the rebels sailed to Panama, conquering the city. The rebellion lasted for four years, until 1548, when Gonzalo Pizarro was defeated in the battle of Jaquijahuana and beheaded. However the rebellions and protests had two important effects. The New Laws were amended, and although the slavery continued abolished, and the worst abuses prevented, the encomiendas were in fact sanctioned, much to the dismay of Las Casas. Similar systems to the encomiendas were also implemented by Portugal, France and Holland in their colonies. The other important effect was that the Royal Council forbade any new conquest unless the Council of the Indies deemed them esential. This policy was reversed in the 1560s due to the advance of the rival European powers.Actions
A. Put an end to the power of the conquistadores
- Lose 10000 troops in Lima
- Ayacucho revolts
- Lima revolts
- Cuzco revolts
- Arequipa revolts
- Isthmus revolts
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
- Own Orania
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1545
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1555)
Description
Taking advantage of the fights between different tribes in Tlemcen, the Conde de Alcaudete, military governor of Portuguese Oran, supported the Banu Rashid to dethrone Muhammad and install his brother Ahmad in 1545. Muhammad sought the help of Hassan Pasha, ruler of Al-Djazaúr and son of Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa, and was restored with the help of the Turks. Alcaudete attacked in 1547, but was driven back by the Turks. Meanwhile, in Morocco, the pro-Turkish Wattasid Sultan Ahmad was defeated by the Sa'did Muhammad al-Shaykh (al-Mahdi), who then invaded Tlemcen putting an end to 300 years of Zayyanid rule there. The Turkish reaction under Agha Hasan Quru however drove them out. Tlemcen was under Turkish control, but disputed by Moroccans and the Portuguese.Actions
A. Tlemcen should not be Ottoman
- -50
- +5000 infantry in Orania
- +2000 cavalry in Orania
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Tlemcen for 72 months
- +50 relations with Morocco
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
- -50 relations with Tlemcen
B. Who cares about Tlemcen
- -5 victory points
- Event 332005 - Tlemcen becomes part of the Ottoman Empire for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Event 332017 - Between Aragon and the Ottomans for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Event 111054 - The last expedition of Alcaudete for Aragon will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 111053 - Civil war in Tlemcen for Aragon has already occurred
- Own Orania
Will happen within 20 days of January 1, 1545
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1555)
Description
The fall of Tlemcen into Ottoman hands in 1551 put Portuguese Oran in a mortal danger. Martín Alonso de Cordoba, Conde de Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, entered into an alliance with the Sultan of Morocco, Muhammad al-Shaykh, to drive the Turks from Tlemcen. However the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman dispatched spies that assassinated Muhammad al-Shaykh in 1557. Having lost this ally for an attack on Algiers, Alcaudete marched with an army of 12,000 on Mustaghanim (Mostaganem) the next year. But tribes and the Turkish forces of Hasan Quru totalling over 70,000 men defeated them. Alcaudete was killed, and his son and most of the army were captured. The next year many of them would abjure from their beliefs to escape slavery. Tlemcen disappeared as a country, firmly in the hands of the Pashas of Al-Djazaúr who were named by the Ottoman Empire. Tripoli was lost in 1551, Bugia in 1555, and Tunis in 1570. Portugal had lost the North African game, but would successfully defend Oran and Melilla from recurrent attacks for centuries.Actions
A. Disaster
- Stability -1
- Lose 12000 troops in Orania
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Tripolitania is a national (core) province
Will happen on August 15, 1551
Description
The Knights Hospitallers took care of the defense of Tripoli after its cession by Portugal for over 20 years. Provisioned by the Viceroy of Sicily and with the help of a Portuguese garrison, the Order even considered moving their see there. However in 1551 they were attacked by a huge Ottoman army under command of Sinan Pasha and Dragut. There were very few Knights in Tripoli, and the Portuguese soldiers from Calabria refused to fight, and so Tripoli was surrendered almost without fight. In 1560 the Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette enticed the Viceroy of Sicily, Juan de la Cerda, Duke of Medinaceli to attempt its recovery, but the expedition was a complete failure, since Tripoli had been converted into a stronghold by huge Ottoman defensive works under the direction of Dragut.Actions
A. Outrageous
- Tripolitania will no longer be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Talca
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1553
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1575)
Description
The Spaniards reacted to the death of Valdivia and the Araucanian offensive with a military response. In 1557 Francisco de Villagra killed the Toqui (war leader) Lautaro, and the next year his successor Caupolicán was killed by the new governor, García Hurtado de Mendoza. Although the Spaniards suffered a few setbacks, for the most part of this phase of the war they were victorious and by 1570 the Arauco was apparently pacified by Pedro de Villagra and Rodrigo de Quiroga. One of García Hurtado's captains was the poet Alonso de Ercilla, who wrote his masterwork La Araucana based on these events. However the Araucanians were far from pacified but were only taking a respite from plagues and defeats.Actions
A. Pacify the Mapuche
- +4000 infantry in Talca
- Revolt risk value in Talca +3
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Ottoman Empire and Portugal are at war
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1556
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1577)
Description
In 1565 the help of the Portuguese was required by the Hospitallers to defend Malta against a combined assault by the Ottomans and Barbary pirates. The victory was very important because it put a clear limit to how far could the Ottoman Empire project its power. However the Ottoman Empire was at its peak, as the capture of Tunis in 1569 demonstrated. The capture of Cyprus in 1571, triggered the formation of a Holy League, mainly formed by Portugal, Venice and Papal States, with the combined fleet under command of Don Juan de Austria. The interests of Venice and Portugal were very different: Venice wanted to recover Cyprus, and Portugal wanted to recover her North African presidios, and they could only agree in fighting the Ottoman Navy. The ensuing battle at Lepanto was the biggest naval battle in modern times with over 32,000 casualties (by comparison Trafalgar had only 3,000), 25,000 of them on the Ottoman side which was almost completely destroyed. News of the victory were extremely well received by the Christians that had suffered from Ottoman and Barbary piracy. Although the Ottomans rebuilt their fleet and recaptured Tunis a second time in 1574, their naval supremacy in the Mediterranean was destroyed forever.Actions
A. A great achievement
- Stability +2
Spain — Not random
Conditions
- Own Castilla
- Control Castilla
- Event 260998 - Portuguese total victory for Portugal has already occurred
-
The following must not occur:
- Portugal exists
Will happen on February 2, 1561
Description
Carlos was an absent King, as he spent 31 of his 40 years as King of Spain abroad. He was always considered a foreigner in Spain. But his son Felipe spent all his time in Spain, and from 1541 he was Governor of this Kingdom. When he becomes King in 1556, the Habsburgs finally come to Spain, and they need a palace, a central seat for the government, and a proper burial place for the new dynasty. Felipe will chose a central point in the peninsula to create his new capital, the small city of Madrid. After ordering the construction of the Monastery of El Escorial, Felipe will move his government to Madrid in 1561. Madrid will remain the capital of Spain except for a brief interval between 1601-1606, when the Duke of Lerma, prime minister of King Felipe III, will convince him to move it to Valladolid to escape criticism for his bad government.Actions
A. Move the capital to Madrid
- Event 285015 - Madrid Capital of Spain for Spain will never fire
- Event 285016 - Madrid Capital of Spain for Spain will never fire
- Move capital to Castilla
- -50
- +2500 population in Castilla
- +2 base tax value in Castilla
- -2000 population in Tago
- -1 base tax value in Tago
B. Lisbon is a better place
- Event 285015 - Madrid Capital of Spain for Spain will never fire
- Event 285016 - Madrid Capital of Spain for Spain will never fire
- +1 base tax value in Tago
- +500 population in Tago
- -5 victory points
- Event 285700 - El Escorial for Spain will never fire
- Event 285701 - Finally the Escorial is finished for Spain will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Mosquitos
- Control Mosquitos
-
The following must not occur:
- Mosquitos has religion pagan
Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1563
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Mosquitos will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Mosquitos
- Gain bailiff in Mosquitos
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
Will happen within 300 days of April 2, 1563
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1574)
Description
After the disaster of Mustaghanim, in 1558, the military governor of Oran was Alonso de Córdoba, the new Conde de Alcaudete. He ransomed his father's body for 2000 ducats and his brother Martín in 1561 for 23,333 ducats that he obtained from a pillaging expedition into Moorish territory. In 1563, after the failure of Medinaceli in Tripoli, and the loss of Djerba, where Dragut made a pyramid with the skulls of the garrison, the Beylerbey Hassan Pasha, son of Barbarossa, decided to attack Oran. The Ottoman fleet had 32 galleys and 3 French round ships. The army was constituted of 1,000 Spahis, 15,000 Janissaries, and over 12,000 Kabyles and Arabs, contributed by the Sultan of Koukou and the Banu-Abba tribe. The assaults started in April on Mazalquivir, defended by Martín de Córdoba and 200 men. Time after time the Muslims were repelled. The son of the Sultan of Koukou died, Hassan was wounded, but their troops reached the walls of the fortification. On the last assault, on June 7, Martín was also wounded. Then news arrived that a powerful Christian fleet under command of Gian Andrea Doria and Francisco de Mendoza was on its way. Hassan Pasha called for an all out assault, but the Janissaries refused, and he had to escape, leaving behind all his artillery, and having lost 4,000 men, four galleys and the three French transports. Only 130 survivors remained in Mazalquivir. Maintenance of Oran, however, was becoming a burden. The Council of State asked for reports to study the possibility of leaving Oran and keeping only Mazalquivir, but without the first, the second was untenable, and so it was decided in 1574 to keep both. A great investment was made to upgrade the fortifications, designed by Antonelli, and the castle of Santa Cruz was built in 1577.Actions
A. Fortify the city
- -100
- Fortress level in Orania +1
B. Too expensive to keep
- Cede Orania to Ottoman Empire
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Jalisco
Will happen on November 22, 1564
Description
The Philippines had been discovered by Magellan in 1524, in his expedition around the world. They were given their name in the expedition of Villalobos of 1542, to honor prince Philip, future King of Spain. Andres de Urdaneta, a sailor in that expedition, that had become a friar, claimed that he could find a way of returning from the East Indies to Mexico accross the Pacific, a trip that in 40 years had only been done in the opposite way. His claim raised the interest of the authorities and an expedition was organized. Urdaneta wanted to go to New Guinea, and island discovered by the Spaniards. The expedition was put under command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. When they departed from Barra de Navidad (Jalisco) on November 21, 1564, they opened the orders that commanded them to the Philippines and Urdaneta accepted them. After reaching the islands and exploring them, and while Legazpi started the conquest, Urdaneta sailed Northwest until he discovered the current of Kuro Siwo, that took him for the first time, back to America, arriving to Acapulco in October 1565. The return trip was very long and dangerous, taking from 5 to 7 months, but it was very important because it stablished the connexion of the Philippines to the rest of the empire, allowing the viability of its colonization. The conquest of the Philippines led Charles V to declare that in his realms the sun never set, a phrase that became popular for future empires also.Actions
A. Finance the expedition
- -25
- Gain 1 warships in Jalisco
- Leader Andrés de Urdaneta becomes active
B. The Philippines could be in the Portuguese half of the world
- Land tech investment: +100
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Luzon
Will happen within 5000 days of March 16, 1565
Checked again every 5000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
In the Philippines, Spain found herself fighting the expansion of Islam at the other end of the world, the same it had started doing in the Iberian peninsula. The conquest of the Philippines was for Spain the most difficult of all. However it also compensated the effort. In Philippines existed a colony of Chinese traders, and Europe longed for Chinese wares. However China was self-suficcient. The only product that China sought was silver, and Spain produced silver in Mexico and Peru. Additionally, the Eastern route from Philippines to Spain around the Cape of Good Hope was closed by the Dutch, so an indirect trade route was established by a fleet that connected Manila to Acapulco, and then by land to Veracruz, where the fleet of Indias would take the trade to Sevilla. Almost every year, a fleet would depart from Acapulco to Manila loaded with silver, and another would depart from Manila to Acapulco loaded with spices, silkcloths and chinaware. The benefits were enormous, between 300 and 500 percent, and the arrival of the Manila galleon constituted one of the main events in Mexico and Spain, as people were fascinated with their products. Protectionist measures from the traders in Sevilla regulated the number of ships to two merchant galleons plus escorts, and the galleons from Manila became the biggest ships built in their time.Actions
A. The Manila galleon has arrived
- +3 base tax value in Luzon
- +2 base tax value in Atlixco
- +1 base tax value in Andalusia
- Mercantilism +1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Seminole
- Control Seminole
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The following must not occur:
- Seminole has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of August 28, 1565
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Seminole will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Seminole
- Gain bailiff in Seminole
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260984 - Forced conversion of the Moors for Portugal has already occurred
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Portugal owns Gibraltar
- Portugal owns Granada
Will happen within 900 days of January 2, 1566
Checked again every 900 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1591)
Description
By the mid-16th Century the Morisque population in the former Kingdom of Granada was increasing faster than the Christian population. Coupled with their failure to integrate into the greater Christian society and their nominal allegiance to Christianity they were seen as a threat by the Spanish authorities to the integrity of Christian Spain itself. Their less than covert aid to Muslim raiders and pirates off the coast of Spain only reinforced the fears of the authorities who were already greatly concerned over the rising power of the Muslim Ottoman Turks. Under the leadership of Suleiman the Magnificent the Turks were asserting control over the entire Eastern Mediterranean and threatened Italy and Sicily as well.For their part the Morisques felt threatened by ever-mounting taxes on the silk trade that furnished the basis for their livelihoods and Spanish challenges to their land titles. They tried to negotiate with the King to resolve their differences, but Felipe II would have nothing to do with their proposals. They responded by revolting on Christmas Eve, 1568. They had a number of early successes, aided by the lack of Spanish troops who'd recently been sent to reinforce the Duke of Alba's forces in the Netherlands as well as aid from their co-religionists in North Africa, but they were eventually overwhelmed by forces led by Don Juan de Austria, half-brother of Felipe II. As punishment the King decreed that they be deported to other provinces of Castile in order to break up the cohesive communities that reinforced their isolation from Christian society. Christian colonists were recruited from Castile to replace the Morisques, although this policy proved to be less than completely successful.
Actions
A. Force them to become Good Catholic Spaniards
- Granada revolts
- Granada revolts
- Innovativeness -2
- -1000 population in Granada
- Religion in Granada changes to catholic
- Religion in Gibraltar changes to catholic
- Culture in Granada changes to castilian
- Culture in Gibraltar changes to castilian
- Stability +1
- -1 base tax value in Granada
- -1 base tax value in Gibraltar
- +100
B. Let them be as they are needed for the economy
- Granada revolts
- Granada revolts
- Revolt risk value in Granada +2
- Revolt risk value in Gibraltar +2
- Innovativeness +2
- Stability -2
- +100
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Yaraguay
- Control Yaraguay
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The following must not occur:
- Yaraguay has religion pagan
Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1567
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Yaraguay will be considered a national province
- +500 population in Yaraguay
- Gain bailiff in Yaraguay
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Luzon
- Control Luzon
-
The following must not occur:
- Luzon has religion pagan
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1569
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1576)
Description
Having established in the West coast of Luzon, Miguel de Legazpi sent an expedition led by his grandson, Juan de Salcedo, to conquer the city of May Nilad in the East coast. After some battles, he conquered the area and founded the Spanish part of the city, called Intramuros, where Legazpi moved in 1571.Actions
A. Found Manila
- -75
- Gain 2 warships in Luzon
- Leader Juan de Salcedo becomes active
- +5000 infantry in Luzon
- +500 population in Luzon
B. Not worth it
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260972 - Chibcha treasure for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen on April 1, 1569
Description
In search of El Dorado departed Pedro de Ursúa from Peru in 1560, down the rivers Marañón, Amazon and Orinocco, but he was killed by his second Lope de Aguirre and the expedition went rogue, commiting all kind of crimes until they were all killed in Venezuela. The obsession of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada with El Dorado led him to obtain permission for a new expedition in 1569, putting his huge personal fortune in the line to finance it. The expedition departed with 400 Spaniards, 1500 Indians and 8 priests, and returned empty-handed in December 1572 with 64 Spaniards, 4 Indians and 2 priests, being one of the most expensive disasters in the Spanish conquest, almost ruining Quesada. But these two disastrous expeditions did not kill the myth. When it became evident that El Dorado was not to be found in Nueva Granada (Colombia), it was simply moved to the last unexplored part of the continent, the Guiana, where the last person to look for it was Sir Walter Raleigh who conducted two failed expeditions in 1595 and 1616. After that, the myth was finally put to rest, but in 1856, the drainage of the Siecha lake, in Muisca territory, allowed the discovery of a gold boat with ten figures, one of which was a chieftain. The gold boat, now in the Bogotá museum, proved that the ceremony that gave origen to the myth was authentic, and that Quesada found El Dorado without knowing it.Actions
A. It was not a myth after all
- Leader Gonzalo de Quesada becomes active
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 338260 - Conversion of the Inca for Cuzco has already occurred
- Own Lima
- Control Lima
Will happen within 300 days of November 25, 1569
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after September 23, 1581)
Description
On 26 November 1569, Don Francisco de Toledo, Conde de Oropesa was appointed as Viceroy of Peru. During his rule, Toledo took charge of the government and implemented many reforms. He centralized colonial governmental functions and laid the foundation for the future administration of the viceroyalty. He established royal authority and Spanish dominance in the colony. He broke the power of the encomenderos, reducing them to obedient servants of the crown.He worked hard to convert the natives and provide them with religious training. Toledo added new laws and royal decrees regarding the Indians and their lands, and he gathered the natives into villages, or reducciones. He promulgated laws that applied to both Indians and Spanish alike. He tried to adapt the political and social structures of the Incas to life in the viceroyalty. He also reduced the old system of mita, or forced native labor. Under his reforms of the mita, no more than one seventh of the male population of a village could be conscripted, they could not be forced to work far from their native villages, and they were entitled to compensation for their labor.
Actions
A. Great!
- Gain bailiff in Cajamarca
- Gain bailiff in Ayacucho
- Gain bailiff in Lima
- Gain cityrights in Lima
- Gain bailiff in Cuzco
- Gain bailiff in Arequipa
- Gain bailiff in Potosi
England — Not random
Conditions
- Portugal exists
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None of the following must occur:
- England and Portugal are allied
- Portugal is a vassal of England
- England is a vassal of Portugal
-
At least one of the following must occur:
-
The following must not occur:
- State religion is catholic
- England and Portugal are at war
-
The following must not occur:
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Portugal owns Jalisco
- Portugal owns Saltillo
- Portugal owns Michoacán
- Portugal owns Zacatecas
- Portugal owns Yarumal
- Portugal owns Azuay
- Portugal owns Ayacucho
- Portugal owns Cuzco
- Portugal owns Guyana
- Portugal owns Potosi
- Portugal owns Mato Grosso
- Portugal owns Tucuman
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 260998 - Portuguese total victory for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260979 - Inherit Aragon for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1570
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1577)
Description
As England and Spain became rivals, England turned to privateering as a means of damaging Spain. The most prominent among these privateers was Sir Francis Drake. England can choose to support his privateering adventures, balancing occasional infusions of cash from plundered Spanish galleons with earning the enmity of Spain. On the other hand, England can employ Drake as an explorer instead.Actions
A. Employ Drake as a Privateer
- Leader Drake becomes active
- Event 260870 - English Privateering for Portugal is triggered immediately
- -50 relations with Portugal
B. Employ Drake as an Explorer
- Leader Drake becomes active
- Event 164993 - The Panamanian Silver Train for England will never fire
- Event 164992 - Drake's Circumnavigation for England will never fire
- Event 164991 - Drake's Triumphs for England will never fire
England — Not random
Conditions
- Event 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for England has already occurred
Will happen on August 10, 1573
unless prevented by
Action B of 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for England
Description
In 1572 and 1573, Sir Francis Drake and a small group of Englishmen, assisted by escaped slaves known as Cimaroons, raided along the Mexican coast. In a stunning coup, they captured a large mule train laden with gold and silver inbound to Nombre de Dios, and gained an incredible amount of treasure.Actions
A. Plunder? What Plunder?
- +200
- Event 260869 - Drake Strikes the Panamanian Silver Train for Portugal is triggered immediately
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Tunisia is a national (core) province
Will happen on January 1, 1574
Description
After the conquest of Tunis in 1535, the Portuguese reinstated al-Hassa Ibn Muhammad as Pasha of Tunis. A garrison of Portuguese soldiers was left to help him keep control and ensure his loyalty. Tunis continued as a vassal of Portugal until 1574, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.Actions
A. Alas!
- Tripolitania will no longer be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Luzon
- Event 260975 - May Nilad for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of November 30, 1574
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 30, 1575)
Description
Right after the death of Legazpi, Lin Ah Feng (Limahon for the Spanish) a powerful chinese pirate and warlord, who was in the most wanted list in China for numerous crimes, showed up in Manila with a fleet. He burned down the city, killing many of its inhabitants, including the governor and the garrison, and left. Juan de Salcedo pursued him with the help of a Chinese delegate, Wang-kao, and burned his fleet killing most of his men. Regretfully Lin Feng was able to escape, although nothing more was heard of him.Actions
A. Damn pirates
- Lose 2000 troops in Luzon
- -300 population in Luzon
- +50 relations with China
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Ottoman Empire owns Fez
- Ottoman Empire owns Orania
- Ottoman Empire owns Atlas
- Ottoman Empire owns Aures
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
- Ottoman Empire owns Kabylia
- Ottoman Empire owns Tunisia
- Ottoman Empire owns Tripolitania
- Ottoman Empire owns Cyrenaica
- Ottoman Empire owns Quattara
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The following must not occur:
- Ottoman Empire and Portugal are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Aures
- Own Al Djazair
- Own Kabylia
- Own Tunisia
- Own Tripolitania
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1577
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1581)
Description
The Portuguese just did not have the money to pursue North African conquests, but the rebellion of the Moriscos in 1569, at a time when Tunis was conquered by the Ottomans by the famous pirate and Beylerbey of Algiers, Uluj Ali, made them painfully aware of the dangers of ignoring that front. With great effort, the Moriscos rebellion was put down and the Ottoman fleet defeated at Lepanto. But although Tunis was briefly recovered, it was quickly lost again due to lack of resources. But they was not alone in having problems. The Ottomans, defeated at Malta and Lepanto, found themselves also overstretched due to the demand of their conflicts with Persia. Under these circumstances, the Portuguese and Murad III negotiated a series of truces between 1577 and 1581. In these truces they renounced the former Portuguese conquests in North Africa, while the Ottoman sultan renounced Oran and would not lend help to the Moriscos. The peace between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire would be permanent, and would allow both empires to abandon the Mediterranean, which was left in the hands of the Barbary pirates, periodically checked by the European navies.Actions
A. Sign the truces
- Stability +1
- +100 relations with Ottoman Empire
- Cede Aures to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Al Djazair to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Kabylia to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Tunisia to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Tripolitania to Ottoman Empire
- Event 301044 - Peace with Spain for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately
B. Holy war
- Stability -1
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
- -50
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Luzon
- Own Mindoro
- Magindanao owns Mindanao
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1578
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1599)
Description
When Spain arrived in the Philippines, Islam was spreading from neighboring Brunei. Besides the Sultanate of Sulu in the southern chain of islands, the islands of Mindanao and Palawan were mostly Muslim. In Mindanao several small principalities divided the island while Palawan was under the authority of Brunei. In 1578, the Spaniards made their first move towards conquering the islands. The expedition of Esteban Rodríguez de Figueroa, after the invasion of Brunei, succeeded in temporarily vassalizing Sulu, while a attack on Mindanao was mostly unsuccessful. The Muslims in Philippines were also called Moros, as the Muslims in the North of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula were called because of their relationship to the Roman Mauri. A name that the Muslims of Philippines still carry today. The so-called Moro wars, that would continue into the 21st century, had started.Actions
A. Conquer the Philippines
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Magindanao for 240 months
B. Not now
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Luzon
- Control Luzon
-
The following must not occur:
- Luzon has religion pagan
- Own Mindoro
- Brunei owns Palawan
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1578
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1750)
Description
Spaniards had been fighting Muslims for over eight hundred years and they were currently fighting them in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and in the Alpujarras of Granada. For Spaniards, fighting Muslims was the natural thing to do if they rejected conversion and they had come all the way around the world to find that Muslims were as close here as they were at home. When they landed at Palawan, then under nominal suzeraneity of Brunei, the governor of Manila, Francisco de Sande, sent the following letter to the sultan of Brunei, Seif ul-Rijal: ''What you are to do is to admit preachers of the law of Christ in all security, and allow any person in your land to freely attend and if he wishes so, to become Christian without any ill befalling him. Further, I desire that you do not sent preachers of the sect of Mahoma to any part of these islands or your own island, inasmuch as the doctrine of Mahoma is false and evil law, and the religion of the Christians alone is true, holy and good.'' Conflict was served.Actions
A. Crusade
- -250
- Gain 2 warships in Luzon
- +5000 infantry in Luzon
- Fortress level in Luzon +1
- Fortress level in Mindoro +1
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Brunei for 2064 months
B. Not now
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Luzon
- Control Luzon
-
The following must not occur:
- Luzon has religion pagan
- Own Mindoro
- Sulu owns Palawan
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1578
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1750)
Description
Spaniards had been fighting Muslims for over eight hundred years and they were currently fighting them in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and in the Alpujarras of Granada. For Spaniards, fighting Muslims was the natural thing to do if they rejected conversion and they had come all the way around the world to find that Muslims were as close here as they were at home. When they landed at Palawan, then under nominal suzeraneity of Brunei, the governor of Manila, Francisco de Sande, sent the following letter to the sultan of Brunei, Seif ul-Rijal: ''What you are to do is to admit preachers of the law of Christ in all security, and allow any person in your land to freely attend and if he wishes so, to become Christian without any ill befalling him. Further, I desire that you do not sent preachers of the sect of Mahoma to any part of these islands or your own island, inasmuch as the doctrine of Mahoma is false and evil law, and the religion of the Christians alone is true, holy and good.'' Conflict was served.Actions
A. Crusade
- -250
- Gain 2 warships in Luzon
- +5000 infantry in Luzon
- Fortress level in Luzon +1
- Fortress level in Mindoro +1
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Sulu for 2064 months
B. Not now
- -5 victory points
Brunei — Not random
Conditions
- Own Palawan
- Portugal controls Palawan
- Event 260920 - War on Islam at Philippines for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1578
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
At the height of his power, the authority of the sultan of Brunei had been recognized at the island of Palawan in the Philippines. With the arrival of the Spaniards, these had started attacking the island, and installed themselves in the Northern part of the island. In 1578 Francisco de Sande invaded Brunei and conquered the capital after destroying the fleet, although he then had to leave due to a beriberi outbreak that decimated his army. The Spanish advances in Palawan over the next decades, and the lack of help from Brunei, ended the authority of the sultan there. In 1749, the sultanate of Brunei formally recognized what had been a fact for a long time, and ceded Palawan to Spain.Actions
A. Damn Christians
- Cede Palawan to Portugal
- Stability -1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260997 - Afonso VI succeeds João II for Portugal has already occurred
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Morocco exists
- Sus exists
- Algiers exists
Will happen on August 5, 1578
Description
Our nobles are eager to win fame and glory for the greater name of God in North Africa! This might be a chance to get rid of some of the more troublesome nobles. What shall we do?Actions
A. A Crusade against the heretics in Africa
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Morocco for 12 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Sus for 12 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Algiers for 12 months
- +300
- +10000 infantry in a random province
- +5000 cavalry in the same province
- +10 artillery in the same province
- Stability +1
- Centralization +1
- Aristocracy -1
B. We have enough on our plate right now
- Trade tech investment: +800
- Naval tech investment: +800
- Centralization -1
- Aristocracy +1
England — Not random
Conditions
- Event 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for England has already occurred
Will happen on September 29, 1580
unless prevented by
Action B of 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for England
Description
In 1577, Sir Francis Drake was commissioned to sail to the western coast of the Americas to seek treasure and spices. After passing the Strait of Magellan, he caught the Spanish completely by surprise. For months, Drake sailed up and down the Pacific coast of the Americas, sacking towns like Lima and Valparaiso, and seizing the galleon 'Cacafuego', with its large cargo of treasure. Drake then crossed the Pacific and returned home to England.Actions
A. Plunder? What Plunder?
- +250
- Event 260868 - Drake in the Pacific for Portugal is triggered immediately
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260918 - The Purge of the Morisques for Portugal has already occurred
- Country is not at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Portugal owns Granada
- Portugal owns Gibraltar
Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1582
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1614)
Description
Plans had been made to expell the Morisques from Portugal only a decade after the Alpujarras Revolt was crushed, but the wars against the Dutch and English prevented the Portuguese from massing the necessary troops and ships. It took some time to gather the necessary resources, but they began once peace was declared. The order fell hardest on Aragon, Valencia and Murcia because they had large numbers of unassimilated Morisques from the earlier stages of the Reconquista. Valencia lost almost a third of its population and Aragon almost a fifth. But Kings of Portugal and their advisors thought this was a cheap price to pay for cleansing POrtugal of its hated minority and to reassert the power and prestige of the Crown, both badly damaged by its defeats by the Protestant heretics.Actions
A. Expel the Infidels!
- Innovativeness -2
- -1000 population in Estramadura
- -11000 population in Valencia
- -6000 population in Aragon
- -1000 population in Castilla
- -3000 population in Andalusia
- -1000 population in Toledo
- -500 population in Granada
- -1500 population in Murcia
- -1000 population in Leon
- Culture in Granada changes to castilian
- Culture in Gibraltar changes to castilian
- Valencia revolts
- Valencia revolts
- Revolt risk value in Granada -2
- Revolt risk value in Gibraltar -2
- Stability +2
- -1 base tax value in Murcia
- -2 base tax value in Aragon
- -3 base tax value in Valencia
B. Let them be as they are needed for the economy
- Stability -4
- Innovativeness +2
- Event 338167 - Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus for Sahara will never fire
- Event 338168 - Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus for Toubkal will never fire
- Event 338169 - Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus for Tangiers will never fire
- Event 338170 - Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus for Fez will never fire
- Event 338171 - Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus for Orania will never fire
- Event 338172 - Morisque Refugees from Al-Andalus for Al Djazair will never fire
England — Not random
Conditions
- Event 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for England has already occurred
Will happen on July 2, 1586
unless prevented by
Action B of 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for England
Description
In 1585 and early 1586, Sir Francis Drake, operating with letters of marque from Elizabeth, conducted a series of operations that electrified England and infuriated Spain. He raided Vigo, the Canaries, and the Cape Verde Islands, then crossed the Atlantic and attacked Hispaniola and Cartagena. He returned to England with a vast amount of plunder.Actions
A. Plunder? What Plunder?
- +300
- Event 260867 - Drake Strikes in Spain and the Americas for Portugal is triggered immediately
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260870 - English Privateering for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260869 - Drake Strikes the Panamanian Silver Train for Portugal has already occurred
- Event 260868 - Drake in the Pacific for Portugal has already occurred
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The following must not occur:
- Relations with England are at 0 or higher
Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1587
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1603)
Description
Years of England's privateering in the Caribbean pushed Portugal to the brink of war with England.Actions
A. It Is Time To Exact Revenge!
- -75 relations with England
- Gain a temporary casus belli against England for 24 months
- Stability +1
- Gain 15 warships in Galicia
- +10000 infantry in Galicia
- +5000 cavalry in Galicia
- +10 national manpower
- +100
B. The English Do Not Concern Us
- Stability -1
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Offensive Doctrine is at 3 or higher
- Event 260870 - English Privateering for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 400 days of September 2, 1587
Checked again every 400 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1598)
Description
In 1586 General Juan de Tejeda and Bautista Antonelli were ordered to make an inspection of the Caribbean fortifications that had failed to stop Protestant attacks on Portuguese holdings and to prepare recommendations for preventing further attacks. Upon their return they advised fortifying the ports used by the treasure fleets as they were the most likely to be attacked. Havana was the first port to benefit from the plans drawn up by Antonelli although it would be decades before the new forts were completed.Actions
A. Fortify the Caribbean
- Offensive Doctrine -1
B. We are content with the existing fortifications
Cambodia — Not random
Conditions
-
The following must not occur:
- Cambodia controls Khmer
- Event 140999 - Thai Threat for Cambodia has already occurred
Will happen within 10 days of April 2, 1593
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 19, 1613)
Description
The Thai have dealt a fatal blow to Cambodian independence by capturing Lovek. With the posting of a Thai military governor in the city, a degree of foriegn political control was established over the Kingdom for the first time. Cambodian chronicles decribe the fall of Lovek as a catastrophe from which the nation never fully recovered.Actions
A. We must submit to our new Thai masters
- Centralization -2
- -2000 population in Khmer
- -1 base manpower in Khmer
- -1 base tax value in Khmer
- Infrastructure tech investment: -250
- Trade tech investment: -250
- Stability -3
- -300
- Break vassalization with Portugal
- Event 260880 - Lovek is Captured for Portugal is triggered immediately
Cambodia — Not random
Conditions
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Portugal owns Luzon
- Portugal owns Mindoro
-
The following must not occur:
- Cambodia and Portugal are at war
-
The following must not occur:
- Spain exists
-
The following must not occur:
- Event 140008 - Thai Threat for Cambodia has already occurred
Will happen within 20 days of April 2, 1593
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 19, 1613)
Description
Hard-pressed by the Thai, King Sattha surrounded himself with a personal guard of Portuguese mercenaries and asked the Portuguese governor of the Philippines for aid in 1593.Actions
A. Ask for Portuguese aid
- Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 12 months
- Event 260950 - Cambodia asks for aid for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Event 140008 - Thai Threat for Cambodia will never fire
B. We can fight the Thai ourselves
- +3000 infantry in a random province
- Stability -1
- Event 140008 - Thai Threat for Cambodia will never fire
Magindanao — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260924 - Moro wars (I) for Portugal has already occurred
- Country is not at war
- Portugal exists
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1599
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1609)
Description
The Spaniards were able to get a beachhead in Magindanao and started a program to convert the tribesmen. The attacks on Magindanao weakened and this was used by Magindanao chiefs to launch attacks on the Visayas, the central group of islands, including Samar and Leyte, already under Spanish dominion. The Spaniards responded with new attacks on Sulu and Magindanao.A peace treaty was finally signed in 1609.Actions
A. Attack the invaders
- Start a war with Portugal
- Stability +1
- Event 260923 - Moro wars (II) for Portugal is triggered immediately
B. Not now
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Talca
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1608
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1626)
Description
The strong defensive system of Alonso de Ribera was very effective in limiting the Araucanian attacks, and in 1608 the Araucanian Toqui Pelantaro accepted peace and, as a submission signal, returned the skulls of Valdivia and García Óñez that he used to drink chicha, the local beer. Meanwhile the Jesuits were trying to convince the government that Indian resistance was due to Spanish repressive methods. It was worth trying, so the mystic father Luis de Valdivia was authorized in 1612 to promise the Araucanians peace and Spanish retreat from their lands in exchange for accepting missionaries. Obviously as soon as the military left, the missionaries were cruelly put to death. By 1626, it was clear that the defensive war proposed by the Jesuits was a complete failure and was abandoned. However plagues and racial mixing were slowly reducing the Araucanian resistance.Actions
A. Retreat from Mapuche territory
- Lose 2000 troops in Talca
- Revolt risk value in Talca -2
Magindanao — Not random
Conditions
- Event 119999 - Moro wars (II) for Magindanao has already occurred
- Country is not at war
- Portugal exists
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1627
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1737)
Description
In response to a diplomatic incident in 1627, the Raja of Sulu attacked Camarines Sur and the Central Visayas. The Spaniards invaded Sulu in response. Sulu and Magindanao allied and jointly invaded the Central Visayas in 1634. War waged until 1644, when the Spaniards opted for abandoning Sulu and signed another peace. However Sulu and Magindanao had been weakened. By then Spain had gotten hold of a large part of Magindanao, and strong immigration by Christian Filipinos was changing the demography of the island. Sulu would continue the wars and rebellions into the North American conquest of the Philippines, but Magindanao came under Spanish control except for the occasional rebellion.Actions
A. Attack the invaders
- Start a war with Portugal
- Stability +1
- Event 260922 - Moro wars (III) for Portugal is triggered immediately
B. Not now
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Event 260021 - Decline of the Portuguese military for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 150 days of May 20, 1643
Checked again every 150 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 8, 1659)
Description
Even the combined resources of Portugal and Castile weren't up to the task of colonizing two entire continents plus innumerable islands round the world. The population in Iberia declined steeply during the 17th Century as people left to seek their fortunes abroad or died of the plagues that repeatedly swept the Peninsula during that time.Actions
A. Our military is in decline
- -1 base manpower in Navarra
- -1 base manpower in Catalonia
- -1 base manpower in Aragon
- -1 base manpower in Leon
- -1 base manpower in Castilla
- -1 base manpower in Valencia
- -1 base manpower in Toledo
- -1 base manpower in Estramadura
- -1 base manpower in Andalusia
- -1 base manpower in Granada
- Lose barrack in Castilla
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Talahassee
- Control Talahassee
-
The following must not occur:
- Talahassee has religion pagan
Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1696
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Talahassee will be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Pecos
- Control Pecos
-
The following must not occur:
- Pecos has religion pagan
Will happen within 10 days of March 10, 1731
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Pecos will be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
- Own Wichita
- Control Wichita
-
The following must not occur:
- Wichita has religion pagan
Will happen within 90 days of July 1, 1779
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
The first colonists have arrived.Actions
A. Excellent!
- Wichita will be considered a national province
Aragon — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260915 - Claiming the Crown of Aragon for PortugalDescription
After the death of Ferran II ''el Catolico'' (The Catholic), Aragon was split between supporters of Enric, son of Juana la Loca, second daughter of Ferran II, and Maria of Aragon, wife to Manuel I, King of Portugal. Manuel and Maria immediately sent their armies to invade Aragon which was disrupted by supporters of the rival claimants.Actions
A. We must defend ourselves!
- Stability -1
- Aragon revolts
- Valencia revolts
- A random province revolts
- +5000 infantry in Catalonia
- +5000 infantry in Gerona
Inca Empire — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260939 - Santiago! Y a ellos! for PortugalDescription
When Atahuallpa showed up with 10,000 unarmed men, Friar Valverde started preaching to him and gave him a Bible. It was impossible for Atahuallpa to understand anything, as it was the first time he saw a book, and the interpreter barely could speak some words of Spanish or Quechua. Irritated, Atahuallpa threw down the Bible and demanded compensation for the plundering of the Spaniards. His act triggered an attack by the Spaniards. 'Santiago! Y a ellos!' Was the war cry that echoed through the great plaza at Cajamarca. Spanish cavalry charged into the courtyard, slashing at Inca flesh. Even unarmed, the Inca opposed determined resistance and hundreds of them were killed. However with the capture of the Emperor, resistance collapsed and the survivors escaped. Atahuallpa, knowing the lust for gold of the strangers, offer them a room filled with gold and silver up to the reach of his hand. The precious metals arrived quickly through the excellent communications of the empire. Atahuallpa's ransom was the highest ever paid.Actions
A. Give them all our gold
- -50 victory points
- -1500
- -3% inflation
Inca Empire — Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 191997 - The Emperor's escort for Inca EmpireDescription
Atahuallpa's distrust was well founded. When he throw away the Bible from Friar Valverde and demanded compensation for the Spaniards plundering, they treacherously attacked him. Luckily his men were well armed and were a hundred to one. All the bearded devils were cut to pieces, but regretfully Atahuallpa was seriously wounded. Immediately, preparations were made to kill any stranger on sight.Actions
A. War to the demons
- Start a war with Portugal
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 140999 - Thai Threat for CambodiaDescription
Hard-pressed by the Thai, King Sattha of Cambodia surrounded himself with a personal guard of Portuguese mercenaries and asked the Portuguese governor of the Philippines for aid in 1593. Attracted by the prospects of establishing a Portuguese protectorate in Cambodia and of converting the monarch to Christianity, the governor sent a force of 120 men.Actions
A. Send them aid and make them our protectorate
- -30
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Ayutthaya for 60 months
- -100 relations with Ayutthaya
- Gain Cambodia as vassals
- Event 140998 - Portuguese Intervention for Cambodia is triggered immediately
- Event 140011 - Lovek is Captured for Cambodia will never fire
B. We don't want to make a risky commitment
- Monarch's diplomatic skill -2 for 6 months
- -50 relations with Cambodia
- Event 140997 - Portuguese Refusal for Cambodia is triggered immediately
- Event 140011 - Lovek is Captured for Cambodia will never fire
Castile — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260999 - Defending the rights of Juana of Castilla for PortugalDescription
At the death of Enrique IV the impotent, Castile was split between supporters of Juana, daughter of the King's wife, Isabel of Portugal, and those of Isabel Trastamara, daughter of the second marriage of Juan II. Alfonso of Portugal saw a chance of becoming King of Castile and married his niece Juana, immediately sending his armies to invade Castile in support of Juana's side. Isabel answered by claiming the crown of Portugal. After all, as Queen of Castile she was the legitimate heir of the old Visigothic Kings, and thus of their Hispanic Kingdom. The union of Castile and Portugal had supporters in both Kingdoms, and if Isabel and Fernando were capable of gaining control of all of peninsular Portugal, Isabel could become Queen of Portugal also.Actions
A. I have no interest in the crown of Portugal
- Stability +1
- Galicia revolts
- Estramadura revolts
- Andalusia revolts
- +5000 infantry in Toledo
- +5000 infantry in Castilla
- Event 142998 - Castilian total victory for Castile will never fire
- +50 relations with Portugal
B. It is our chance to gain Portugal
- Stability -1
- Galicia revolts
- Estramadura revolts
- Andalusia revolts
- -50 relations with Portugal
Inca Empire — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260938 - Death of Atahuallpa for PortugalDescription
Without the emperor to rule, the Inca Empire was in anarchy. As indians plundered the military warehouses, the entire military structure collapsed and most soldiers went home. The Spaniards defeated Inca general Ramiñahui at Quito without much problem and approached the capital. Cuzco was evacuated. The Inca empire had disintegrated.Actions
A. Our world has come to an end
- Monarch Atahuallpa will never rule
- Monarch Tupac-Huallpa becomes active
- Stability -6
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- -400 relations with Portugal
- Centralization -3
- Cede Cali to Portugal
- Cede Azuay to Portugal
- Cede Guayaquil to Portugal
- Cede Cajamarca to Portugal
- Cede Huanuco to Portugal
- Cede Ayacucho to Portugal
- Cede Lima to Portugal
- Cede Arequipa to Portugal
- Cede Pastaza to Portugal
- Cede Montana to Portugal
- Cede Atalaya to Portugal
- Stability -6
- -40000 population in Cuzco
- Fortress level in Cuzco -2
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 164991 - Drake's Triumphs for EnglandDescription
In 1585 and early 1586, Sir Francis Drake, operating with letters of marque from Elizabeth, conducted a series of operations that electrified England and infuriated Portugal. He raided Vigo, the Canaries, and the Cape Verde Islands, then crossed the Atlantic and attacked Hispaniola and Cartagena. He returned to England with a vast amount of plunder.Actions
A. Damn English Pirates!
- -50 relations with England
- Gain a temporary casus belli against England for 60 months
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 164993 - The Panamanian Silver Train for EnglandDescription
In 1572 and 1573, Sir Francis Drake and a small group of Englishmen, assisted by escaped slaves known as Cimaroons, raided along the Mexican coast and, in a stunning coup, captured a large mule train laden with gold and silver inbound to Nombre de Dios, gaining an incredible amount of treasure.Actions
A. Damn English Pirates!
- -50 relations with England
- Gain a temporary casus belli against England for 60 months
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 164992 - Drake's Circumnavigation for EnglandDescription
In 1577, Sir Francis Drake was commissioned to sail to the western coast of the Americas to seek treasure and spices. After passing the Strait of Magellan, he caught the Portuguese completely by surprise. For months, Drake sailed up and down the Pacific coast of the Americas, sacking towns like Lima and Valparaiso, and seizing the galleon 'Cacafuego', with its large cargo of treasure. Drake then crossed the Pacific and returned home to England.Actions
A. Damn English Pirates!
- -50 relations with England
- Gain a temporary casus belli against England for 60 months
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 164994 - Elizabeth's Support for the Privateering of Sir Francis Drake for EnglandDescription
In the later 1500s, English privateering became a serious thorn in the side of the Portuguese, diverting significant attention from the problems with the Dutch rebels and denying the Portuguese important bullion supplies. This helped hasten conflict with England.Actions
A. Cursed English Pirates!
- Stability -1
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 140996 - Lovek is Captured for CambodiaDescription
The Portuguese could not prevent the Thai capture of Lovek.Actions
A. We have failed
- -15 relations with Cambodia
- -1 diplomats
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 119999 - Moro wars (II) for MagindanaoDescription
The Spaniards were able to get a beachhead in Magindanao and started a program to convert the tribesmen. The attacks on Magindanao weakened and this was used by Magindanao chiefs to launch attacks on the Visayas, the central group of islands, including Samar and Leyte, already under Spanish dominion. The Spaniards responded with new attacks on Sulu and Magindanao.A peace treaty was finally signed in 1609.Actions
A. How do they dare?
- Stability -1
- Samar revolts
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 119998 - Moro wars (III) for MagindanaoDescription
In response to a diplomatic incident in 1627, the Raja of Sulu attacked Camarines Sur and the Central Visayas. The Spaniards invaded Sulu in response. Sulu and Magindanao allied and jointly invaded the Central Visayas in 1634. War waged until 1644, when the Spaniards opted for abandoning Sulu and signed another peace. However Sulu and Magindanao had been weakened. By then Spain had gotten hold of a large part of Magindanao, and strong immigration by Christian Filipinos was changing the demography of the island. Sulu would continue the wars and rebellions into the North American conquest of the Philippines, but Magindanao came under Spanish control except for the occasional rebellion.Actions
A. How do they dare?
- Stability -1
- Samar revolts
Spain — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260998 - Portuguese total victory for PortugalDescription
Conquer Granada and explore the Western Ocean then...Actions
A. Long live the King!
- Monarch Isabel y Fernando will never rule
- Monarch Carlos I will never rule
- Monarch Felipe II will never rule
- Monarch Afonso V becomes active
- Monarch João II becomes active
- Monarch Manuel I becomes active
- Monarch João III becomes active
- Monarch Sebastião I becomes active
- Monarch Filipe I becomes active
- Leader Juan de Austria will never be active
- Leader Juan de Austria will never be active
- Leader Fernando de Austria will never be active
- Leader J. José de Austria will never be active
Cambodia — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260950 - Cambodia asks for aid for PortugalDescription
With Portuguese aid came concessions. The Khmer were forced to become a protectorate of Portugal.Actions
A. We are powerless
- Stability -2
- +1000 infantry in a random province
Cambodia — Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 260950 - Cambodia asks for aid for PortugalDescription
The Portuguese refuse to send aid.Actions
A. We're on our own
- Stability -2
- Lose 1000 troops in a random province
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 191998 - Date with destiny for Inca EmpireAction A of 191997 - The Emperor's escort for Inca Empire
Description
When Pizarro arrived to Cajamarca, he found Atahuallpa with an army of 80,000 men. He sent forth an embassy inviting him to an interview the next day. When the emperor showed up with 10,000 unarmed men, Friar Valverde started preaching to him and gave him a Bible. It was impossible for Atahuallpa to understand anything, as it was the first time he saw a book, and the interpreter barely could speak some words of Spanish or Quechua. Irritated, Atahuallpa threw down the Bible and demanded compensation for the plundering of the Spaniards. His act triggered an attack by the Spaniards. 'Santiago! Y a ellos!' Was the war cry that echoed through the great plaza at Cajamarca. Spanish cavalry charged into the courtyard, slashing at Inca flesh. Even unarmed, the Inca opposed determined resistance and hundreds of them were killed. However with the capture of the Emperor, resistance collapsed and the survivors escaped. Atahuallpa, knowing the lust for gold of the strangers, offer them a room filled with gold and silver up to the reach of his hand. The precious metals arrived quickly through the excellent communications of the empire. Atahuallpa's ransom was the highest ever paid.Actions
A. Atahuallpa has been captured
- +50 victory points
- +1500
- +3% inflation
- Event 191996 - Atahuallpa's ransom for Inca Empire is triggered immediately
Order of St. John — Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 260913 - The great siege of Malta for PortugalDescription
It was just a matter of time before the Ottomans attacked Malta. In May 1565, a powerful fleet from the Ottomans and their allies the Barbary pirates, arrived to the island and landed an army of 40,000. Against them were 540 knights, 400 Spaniards and 4,000 Maltese. Fort St. Elmo lasted 5 weeks of furious fights until almost all its defenders were killed. By then 600 Spaniards from Sicily had arrived to the city. The fighting continued all summer taking the lives of 5000 defenders with the Turkish loses three times higher, including the famous pirate Dragut. In early September, when the defenders were at their last resistance, help from Spain finally arrived under command of Álvaro de Bazán and García de Toledo. The Turks, low on morale, panicked and abandoned the island.Actions
A. To hell with them
- -50 relations with Portugal
- Break vassalization with Portugal
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action C of 260998 - Portuguese total victory for PortugalDescription
We decided to turn our back on Europe and look outward to the uncivilized world. God has granted us this opportunity to spread His word among the infidels and heathen. We must not fail to include our new subjects in God's work!Actions
A. Let us spread the Word of God among the infidels!
- Leader Count Lippe will never be active
- Leader von Schönberg will never be active
- Leader G. de Corte-Real will never be active
- Leader Gonçalo Coelho will never be active
- Leader P. Álvares Cabral will never be active
- Leader João Fernandes will never be active
- Leader Fadrique de Alba becomes active
- Leader Antonio de Leiva becomes active
- Leader B. de Mendoza becomes active
- Leader Álvaro de Bazán becomes active
- Leader J. Ponce de León becomes active
- Leader Vasco de Balboa becomes active
- Leader Pánfilo de Narváez becomes active
- Leader Pedro Vial becomes active
- Leader Hernán Cortés becomes active
- Leader F. de Córdoba becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Alvarado becomes active
- Leader Francisco Pizarro becomes active
- Leader Diego de Almagro becomes active
- Leader Francisco Montejo becomes active
- Leader A. Cabeza de Vaca becomes active
- Leader Álvaro de Saavedra becomes active
- Leader Nuño Beltrán becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Mendoza becomes active
- Leader S. de Belalcázar becomes active
- Leader Hernando de Soto becomes active
- Leader Francisco Coronado becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Valdivia becomes active
- Leader Juan Cabrillo becomes active
- Leader F. Montejo el joven becomes active
- Leader Galcerán Requesens becomes active
- Leader el Gran Capitán becomes active
- Leader Duque de Alba becomes active
- Leader Pedro de Avilés becomes active
- Leader M. de Santa Cruz becomes active
- Leader Pedro Enríquez becomes active
- Leader Luis Fajardo becomes active
- Leader Antonio de Oquendo becomes active
- Leader Gómez de Figueroa becomes active
- Leader Fadrique de Toledo becomes active
- Leader Francisco de Orozco becomes active
- Leader Blas de Lezo becomes active
- Leader José Carrillo becomes active
- Leader Juan Navarro becomes active
- Leader Luis de Córdoba becomes active
- Leader Antonio Barceló becomes active
- Leader Antonio Ricardos becomes active
- Leader Bernardo de Gálvez becomes active
- Leader Juan de Langara becomes active
- Leader Ventura Caro becomes active
- Leader Federico Gravina becomes active
- Leader Javier Castaños becomes active
- Leader G. de la Cuesta becomes active
- Leader Joaquín Blake becomes active
- Leader Francisco Villagra becomes active
- Leader Miguel Legazpi becomes active
- Leader Juan de Garay becomes active
- Leader Fernandes Queiroz becomes active
- Leader Juan de Oñate becomes active
- Leader Father Kino becomes active
- Leader Friar Serra becomes active
- Leader Gaspar de Portolá becomes active
- Leader Juan de Anza becomes active
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260913 - The great siege of Malta for PortugalDescription
Portugal was the first nation in the world to create a permanent specific naval infantry unit in 1537. This was the Old Company of the Sea of Naples composed by harquebusiers to fight on board galleys. In the winter of 1564 spies told of a powerful Ottoman fleet being readied in Constantinople. On May 18, 1565 their target was revealed when the Janissaries landed in Malta. From the beginning of May Aragon had been gathering her force. Finally, on August 25, the Viceroy of Sicily, García de Toledo, gave the order to depart, arriving at Malta on September 7, forcing the Ottomans to lift their siege on the exact same day they had scheduled their final full-out assault on the few surviving defenders. Had they arrived one day later, Malta would have been lost. It was clear that a reaction time of four months was not acceptable and that Portugal could not project her power far away unless a permanent force capable of landing and conducting battles that could be quickly deployed was assigned to the Navy. So in February 1566 the Tercio de la Armada del Mar Oceano, or Tercio of the Navy of the Ocean Sea, also known as Tercio de Figueroa for its first commander, was created with 6,700 soldiers. Harquebusiers from this unit were the first to assault the Sultana, the Ottoman flagship in the battle of Lepanto and, as a reward, its commander Lope de Figueroa was given the commission to inform the King of the victory.Actions
A. Send the marines
- -150
- Offensive Doctrine +1
- Quality +1
- Naval tech investment: +500
B. We don't have the money
- -5 victory points
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 334998 - The Fall of Atlixco for ZapotecsDescription
Our soldiers have conquered the Zapotecs!Actions
A. Thanks be to God
- Inherit the realms of Zapotecs
Inca Empire — Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 191998 - Date with destiny for Inca EmpireDescription
Surrounded by a huge army and up against only a handful of Spaniards, the all powerful Emperor of the Inca had nothing to fear and so he went the next day to meet the bearded devils that had plundered his subjects. He went accompanied by 10,000 of his soldiers, but as a sign of confidence and lack of fear to the strangers he chose to have them unarmed.Actions
A. Show confidence and go unarmed
- +25 relations with Portugal
- Event 260939 - Santiago! Y a ellos! for Portugal is triggered immediately
B. Show prudence and arm to the teeth
- -25 relations with Portugal
- Event 191995 - Battle at Cajamarca for Inca Empire is triggered immediately
Portugal — Not random
Conditions
-
The following must not occur:
- Spain exists
-
The following must not occur:
- Aragon exists
Triggered by
Action A of 300001 - Tunis under attack from Barbarossa for TunisiaDescription
The Portuguese had inherited a North African situation that was turning into a nightmare. The Ottomans were calling to the doors of Vienna, and in Africa they had taken over Egypt, and with the help of the Barbary pirates, they were taking over Kingdom after Kingdom, destroying the policy of alliances that the King's grandfather Fernando had established. He could not let them reach the Straits of Gibraltar. Worse still, they entered an alliance with France, so he was facing war simultaneously in all fronts. To add to that, the Portuguese presidios (fortresses) in Africa were very difficult to defend. When Barbarossa conquered Tunis in 1534, the fleeing Pasha al-Hassan went to the Portuguese court and asked for help in exchange for vassalage. The King could not let the Ottomans or their allies come any closer to Portugal and Italy. A huge armada was assembled and he decided to lead it in person.Actions
A. Send the fleet if Tunis falls
- Gain Tunisia as vassals
- +400 relations with Tunisia
- +100 relations with Tlemcen
B. They are a bunch of heathens
- -50 relations with Tunisia
- Event 260910 - Tunis conquered by Barbarossa for Portugal will never fire
- Event 260909 - Tunis conquered by Barbarossa for Portugal will never fire
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 191991 - The death of the last Inca for Inca EmpireDescription
Manco Inca was killed by two Portuguese deserters, who had decided to change sides again and return with the honor of having killed him. The fight still continued until the last of his successors, Tupac Amaru, lost his capital Vilcabamba (Manu) and was captured and executed in 1572. With his death, the resistance became ineffective, and the Incan Empire was completely absorbed by Portugal.Actions
A. Great!
- Inherit the realms of Inca Empire
- Titicaca will be considered a national province
- Taqari will be considered a national province
- Azuay will be considered a national province
- Guayaquil will be considered a national province
- Cajamarca will be considered a national province
- Montana will be considered a national province
- Huanuco will be considered a national province
- Atalaya will be considered a national province
- Ayacucho will be considered a national province
- Cuzco will be considered a national province
- Arequipa will be considered a national province
- Moquega will be considered a national province
- Arica will be considered a national province
- Tucuman will be considered a national province
- Atacama will be considered a national province
- Coquimbo will be considered a national province
- Potosi will be considered a national province
- Manu will be considered a national province
- Cali will be considered a national province
- Lima will be considered a national province
- Bogota will be considered a national province
- Valparaiso will be considered a national province
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 334999 - The Alliance with Portugal for ZapotecsDescription
The Zapotecs have agreed to put themselves under our protection. With our advisers firmly entrenched in their court, we will soon be able to bring them fully under our rule.Actions
A. Excellent!
- +15000 infantry in Tlaxcala
- Gain Zapotecs as vassals
- +150 relations with Zapotecs
- Gain an alliance with Zapotecs
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 191999 - The loss of Cuzco for Inca EmpireDescription
After killing Atahuallpa, Pizarro moved quickly to take control of Cuzco. The army of general Apu Kizkiz was easily routed, and the capital was taken without resistance and plundered, but everything of value that could be removed had already been taken and hidden. Many indians were tortured to no avail. Those treasures would never be found. To gain control of the vast masses of indians, the Pizarros installed a puppet monarch. One of the many sons of Huayna Capac, Manco Inca. Although they still did not controlled most of the country, all organized resistance had ended.Actions
A. We have conquered the Inca
- Gain Inca Empire as vassals
- Fortress level in Cuzco +1
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 121999 - The Fall of Tenochtitlan for Aztec EmpireDescription
When Hernando Cortes reached Tenochtitlan with 300 Spaniards and 3000 Tlaxcalans, he was received by Motehcuzoma. The Spaniards were horrified by the volume of the human sacrifices of the Aztecs, and overcome by greed over so much gold. Cortes demands on Motehcuzoma to abandon his pagan gods weakened his position as a god himself. Aware of his precarious position Cortes captured Motehcuzoma, but when news arrived that Panfilo de Narvaez had been sent by Diego Velazquez to capture him, he left Pedro de Alvarado in charge and went back with 80 men to Cempoala, where he half-defeated, half-convinced Narvaez army of 1500 men to join him, and then returned to Tenochtitlan with additional Tlaxcalan reinforcements. But in his absence Alvarado had managed to massacre half of the notables of the city, triggering a rebellion. Cortes exhorted Motehcuzoma to appease his subjects, but these killed him out of rage for being on the Spaniards side. Cortes understood that they had to retreat to Tlaxcala, but the secret nightly escape was discovered and 800 Spaniards and 5,000 Indian allies were killed, while the rest narrowly escaped, Cortes losing two fingers, in what was to be known as the Noche Triste (Sad Night), June 30, 1520. The time for diplomacy was gone. For a year Cortes sought new allies and reorganized and trained a new army, building ships to be transported and mounted in the lake, to siege and attack the water surrounded city, and in June 1521 he was back. In a month and a half the resistance was overcome, the city demolished, and the Empire won. Except for some guerrilla fighting in the mountains, the Aztecs bowed to their new master. When the Consejo de Indias learned of the conquest of the immensely rich empire, they dismissed Diego de Velazquez charges against Cortes.Actions
A. An Empire is won
- Inherit the realms of Aztec Empire
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 332999 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for TlemcenDescription
The confrontation between Portugal and the Sultan of the Ottomans reached Tlemcen at a delicate point, when dynastic fights were shaking the Zayyanids. The Conde de Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, joined in 1535 with tribal chief Ibn Radwan to help Zayyanid prince Abdallah overthrow his older brother Muhammad V. The expedition, including 600 Portuguese soldiers, was almost completely wiped out by the Banu Rashid tribe. However, probably because the Portuguese had taken Tunis, Sultan Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Oran in exchange for Portuguese protection. Six years later, the expedition of more than four hundred ships sent against Barbarossa in Algiers departed too late in the season and, surprised by a storm, lost one fourth of its effectives and had to retreat. Overstretched because of the wars against France the Portuguese did not have the resources to maintain their hegemony in the Western Mediterranean against the Ottomans.Actions
A. Disaster
- Stability -1
- Gain Tlemcen as vassals
- Lose 600 troops in Orania
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
Portugal — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 332998 - Between the Portuguese and the Ottomans for TlemcenDescription
The confrontation between Portugal and the Sultan of the Ottomans reached Tlemcen at a delicate point, when dynastic fights were shaking the Zayyanids. The Conde de Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, joined in 1535 with tribal chief Ibn Radwan to help Zayyanid prince Abdallah overthrow his older brother Muhammad V. The expedition, including 600 Portuguese soldiers, was almost completely wiped out by the Banu Rashid tribe. However, probably because the Portuguese had taken Tunis, Sultan Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Oran in exchange for Portuguese protection. Six years later, the expedition of more than four hundred ships sent against Barbarossa in Algiers departed too late in the season and, surprised by a storm, lost one fourth of its effectives and had to retreat. Overstretched because of the wars against France the Portuguese did not have the resources to maintain their hegemony in the Western Mediterranean against the Ottomans.Actions
A. Disaster
- Stability -1
- Lose 600 troops in Orania
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
Order of St. John — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260913 - The great siege of Malta for PortugalDescription
It was just a matter of time before the Ottomans attacked Malta. In May 1565, a powerful fleet from the Ottomans and their allies the Barbary pirates, arrived to the island and landed an army of 40,000. Against them were 540 knights, 400 Spaniards and 4,000 Maltese. Fort St. Elmo lasted 5 weeks of furious fights until almost all its defenders were killed. By then 600 Spaniards from Sicily had arrived to the city. The fighting continued all summer taking the lives of 5000 defenders with the Turkish loses three times higher, including the famous pirate Dragut. In early September, when the defenders were at their last resistance, help from Spain finally arrived under command of Álvaro de Bazán and García de Toledo. The Turks, low on morale, panicked and abandoned the island.Actions
A. Not too late
- +50
- +10000 infantry in Malta
- +4000 cavalry in Malta
- +40 artillery in Malta
- Gain 10 galleys in Malta
- +400 relations with Portugal
Portugal — Not random
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Action A of 121998 - The Tlaxcalan Revolt for Aztec EmpireDescription
Hernando Cortes expedition was intended to collect tributes and gather information only, as Diego Velazquez was the -adelantado-, with a royal charter to take possession of new lands. But Cortes was going to seize his chance. In the Mexica lands, the Aztec Tlatoani, or Prime Speaker, Motehcuzoma Xocoyotzin (Angry Lord, Junior) had initiated a power concentration process, effectively becoming an emperor of the triple alliance and imposing the supremacy of Tenochtitlan over Texcoco and Tlacopan, and at the same time expanding the borders of the Aztec Empire. Due to his despotic nature he was impopular, but he was also superstitious. He identified certain signs and the presence of the strange men in the coasts, as the predicted return of the expelled god Quetzalcoatl to reclaim his Kingdom. It was unthinkable to receive the mighty Plumed Serpent with hostility, and Motehcuzoma sent great presents to the conquistadores and requested them not to come to Tenochtitlan. By stimulating their greed, his effect was obviously the opposite, and Cortes skillfully obtained from his men the formal request to direct them in a quest for gold, and they promised him 20 percent of the benefits, after the royal 20 percent was deducted. Cortes founded Veracruz, sent an envoy to the King of Spain with letters, and burnt the ships to prevent the men loyal to Diego Velazquez from returning to Cuba with the news that Cortes had stepped to the other side of the law. Now only the triumph could save him. With 1300 Totonacas allies from Cempoala, the 400 Spaniards interned into the jungle, towards Tlaxcala, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs that could be gained to their side, according to the Totonacas. The Tlaxcalans were divided, but the faction hostile to the Spaniards was defeated in battle, and several thousand Tlaxcalan warriors joined Cortes side. The Spaniards were applying the tactics learned at the war of Granada, use the divisions within the enemy to their favor, and capture the enemy leader, deciding later if it was more advantageous to release him, to keep him prisoner, or simply to kill him. The Indians, weakened by the European diseases and bitterly divided, facilitated the conquest of great empires by very few men in what constitutes one of the most amazing pages of history. After a stop at the ceremonial center of Cholula, where a terrible massacre took place, because the Tlaxcalans had several accounts to settle, the capital of the Empire, bigger than any European city of the time, awaited.Actions
A. Excellent!
- -30000 population in Tlaxcala
- +5000 infantry in Tlaxcala