The Age of Discovery - Portugal

Austrian Conquest of Böhmerwald and French Conquest of Corsica

This was the wars that the King didn’t ask, but the Wars that he got it.

The APA (Austria Portuguese Alliance) had an army 3x bigger comparing with the English alliance and the navy was 2x bigger.

Against the French alliance, the APA had 25.000 more men and they had 7.000 more cannons.
The Navy was 2,5x bigger.

England is no danger, but the French alliance has an army more or less equal, and already had conquered Corsica.




With war, the first thing that D. Sebastião I did, was raising the taxes because the country were losing 7,10 ducats.

Kongo, seeing Portugal in two wars, mark Portugal as a Rival.

Melilla was finally in Aragon’s hands again. Some noble believes that Melilla should be Portuguese and defy the King to take it.
Castile that was still at war with the Ottomans has 4 provinces in the rebels’ hands.


Europe War (what a mess)


At least 3 French big armies (26, 29, 30 regiments) and 1 big Austrian (42 regiments).

Portugal asked Castile for military access that was accepted.
24 regiments would go to Navarra.

The Portuguese, who arrogantly took their navy to Danish waters, looking for conflict with the English, lost many of their ships.
The English even without a leader were much better.


A humiliating defeat for the Portuguese Navy that was worst by losing one ship in their return home.
After the arriving of Portuguese Army at Navarra, the King decided to support Hainautian Nationalist, to entertain the French with national revolts.

It seems as if serfs are moving out of the provinces and aim to earn a living in the Lisboa (Capital of Portugal). This is creating turmoil in the country, but Lisboa (Capital) may benefit in the long run. The King had to accepted, if not, morale of armies would decrease (-10%).
Of course stability of the country take a hit (-1 tax), but base taxes in Lisboa grow at the expense of the island of Azores (-1 tax).

Prestige and Papal influence grow (+25) after converting Kongo to Christianity.

Portugal invades France in 06-10-1546.


At 21 of October, the Portuguese win their first battle against the French.
Well, it can’t be really be call a battle… 21.000 Portuguese against 2.000 French cannons… was more of a massacre.

Hungary intervened, and in strong. Austrian troops are trying to save Naples men, but they want come in time.


Ferdinand I von Habsburgs died. Johann Leopold II de Avis of Austria becomes the Holy Roman Emperor at the age of 20 (6-6-3).

The Noble Rebels are taking over Castile and Algiers still at war with them, make them rivals.


Béan siege is over and Portugal took the province and split to other two provinces.
The objectives were to siege one province and to annihilate small military French armies, starting to help the Navarra army that were losing against Thuringia, saving them.
Seeing that 17.000 French troops were heading to Labourd, and the siege was almost in the end, Toulouse army raise their men and head Labourd to regroup.
24 Portuguese regiments fought 14 French.
King Henri III was leading their troops.
Although outnumbered, the French troops were better, imposing the first defeat on the Portuguese. This defeat made rethink the whole war.
They being the best, what to do?


Abroad, Castile Royal wedding were celebrate with Portugal.
A new Settlement in Little Karoo (near Cape) was endorsed by the King, gaining more taxes (+1) instead of prestige (+10). The prestige of the King was not high (+29), but still, he preferred to help the Kingdom. Soon after, a secret family, made the King lose prestige (-5).
30 ducats were spend to send 200 people to Benguela (Angola) and 50 Diplomatic power to save a colonial disaster that would took the life of 200 persons.
The Viceroy of Brazil, José Coutinho was reappointed by the King, making an excellent diplomat (3-6-3) but making some more desire of liberty (+5%).

Johann Leopold II de Avis lose is life in a battle. Maria Theresia I ascend to the throne and his elected as the new Empress.


Sadly, the Teutonic Order makes peace with England, but Austria makes white peace with Hungary, freeing his army to deal with the French.
Béan siege was taken by the French.

26-08-1548, the King is sick. To rule the country in conditions, more power goes to the Nobles raising production efficiency in 5%.

Portugal were trying to retreat the Portuguese soldiers that were in Navarra (conquer by French) to avoid fighting the French who were on their reach.
Big mistake, the English entrap the Portuguese navy, and the French the Portuguese Army.


With the terrain and river, the French won by a small margin.
Their victory cost 9.000 men roughly, and 8.000 to the Portuguese, and the English also won, but lost 7 ships and Portugal 6. Wasn’t entire bad… the navy behaved good.


Branderburg make peace with Austria at the expensive of 35 ducats.
Portuguese spies report that England has already a colony. The English West Indies.


After long years of war, Castile makes peace with the Ottomans, at the expensive of one of Algiers province in Castile and one of them to create the Kingdom of Granada.


Portugal economy was not doing well. Had 11 ducats in the vault, and were losing 0,86 without any expense in the Navy.
Taxes had to be raised.

The 2nd battle for Navarra, were not doing well again.

Peace

Fortunately peace comes, but what a price.
Austria negotiates Navarra and another province to Bavaira.
France announces that Portugal is his new rival.
Austria also makes peace with England (cost them 684 ducats).


Portugal abandons the idea of naval supremacy, making diplomatic costs -10% and Heavy and Light ships +10% for the next 10 years.
The King believes that is more important to reduce costs in the diplomacy and then, build ships.

The appointment to the council, of Colonial Governor Gonçalo de Sousa (+1), brings 10% more of Global tariffs to help bringing balance to the economy.
Portugal was losing 0,22 ducats and had 4 and people were finding lots of ways of getting around paying taxes and fees on moving goods. This was cutting into Portugal income, but stopping it would cost quite a lot in the short-term.
Stopping would bring a hit in stability (-1) and 103,31 ducats. Money that Portugal didn’t had.
Their for, it continue to lose trade efficiency (-10%) and national tax (-10%).
The Kind had to sack Filipe Vasconcelos (2), a man that was bringing more man to the National Manpower (+10%) but cost 8,5 ducats.
At least, Portugal improves in the Administrative technology (level 8).


D. Sebastião approves the Act of Uniformity, bringing more strength to missionaries (+1%).

In the World, Aragon was at war with Algiers and winning.


The King decided to marriage a member of his family with a member of Granada’s family.
Is prestige was low (+6), but the people love him and he order the construction of Beira’s temple.

Gold was found in Benguela (Angola). A rush of colonist increasing settles change (+5%) and global settles increase (+25) happens.

The King decided, after the vaults being with some money (111 ducats), to support Navarra Nationalists with 0,78 ducats.


The economy, after 2 years, finally become on track.
The Kings decision to grant a concession to a merchant company has proven to be wise. Portugal earning has been greatly enhanced, and this money can be beneficial for other things.
34,67 ducats were gain.

Little Karoo become a town, and the construction of a fort there and Cape Town starts.
South Africa Company (SAC) was controlling 91% of the trade power there.


2 years later, Aragon conquers and subjugated Algiers.
Of course that rebels appear there.


Finally, at 31-12-1553, Portugal is ahead in Diplomatic Technology (12).

Now Administrative Technology (8) is the focus.

Inca’s War

After 21 year, the viceroy José Coutinho died.
D. Sebastião appointed Damião de Correia (4-1-1) to the job.
The King, believing that a second colony would be good to improve the competition decided to settle colonists in Banda Oriental and Rio de la Plata (both in Uruguay).


In the year of 1554, 12 Aka Patriots Regiments appear in Anziku (Angola) and in 181 days they take the fort.
D. Sebastião I decided not to take the same steps like his mother, accept local autonomy for them.
His prestige took a hit, but he said “Call me a fool, call me silly, but I’m forming an Empire and with me as King”.


D. Sebastião I, after his decision not to improve the navy, decided to build 6 Caravel and 1 Carracks

Patos, south of Brazil, start to be colonize and 1% was raise in tariff over Tobacco.

The House of Avis is shaken with a rumour about his mother. The King denied fervently (-5 Legitimy).

Little Karoo (South Africa) was given to the SAC.

In an unexpected act, the King claimed the throne of Granada, causing lowered his prestige (-8).
In fact, the King never cared about his prestige. His mother had it too low and maybe he was used to it.

On the 01-08-1555 the expedition entrust by the King to Fernão de Magalhães, depart from Rio de la Plata (Uruguay), cross the continent until finding sea.
The Portuguese explorer, named the sea “Pacific Ocean” (in Portuguese, meaning "peaceful sea").
There, heading north, the Portuguese discover the Inca tribe.


The expedition, that was peaceful, gone wrong. Some miss understanding, or bright yellow metal that they carry in their chest, triggered the battle and then the war.


The King raises taxes to support the War.

On the 10-11-1555 Rafael Nunes Barreto discover Zanzibar Strait, were there are rebels.


1556 was a year of much changes.

On 13 of April, Rafael Nunes Barreto discovered the maritime route to India.


On 24 of July Austria asks for Portugal’s help in the war against France.
At the age of 37, D. Sebastião, was not the young boy, eager for war, and to prove is value, he was now a grown man, ruling for almost 20 years.
The King took a great hit in is prestige (-25), but keep Portugal out of the war.


On 31 of August the King, defending one of is adviser lose influence with the Pope.



The battle of Puto, two year after the conflict started, resulted in a defeat for the Portuguese.
3.000 Portuguese’s against 13.000 Inca’s.
Even with such a huge difference, Uriel de Mendonça could save 1,700 of his men.
One and half year later, this time with 13.000 Portuguese’s against 14.000 Inca’s has won, letting 7.000 Inca’s death.

The King did not forget the naval battles that they lost against England.
7 Carracks start to be built in mainland, to help in some future war against a naval a foreign power.

Administrative technology was starting to keep up with other countries, and Portuguese military technology remains in the cutting edge.



Castile, recognizing that, proposes an alliance with Portugal, but the King prefers not to accept.
He prefers Aragon as is main ally.

The war was ruining the finances again, and when D. Sebastião I, in the long tradition of the Kingdom, decided to help 200 people to go to Rio de la Plata, costing 30 ducats, forces the country to borrow 121 ducats.
But in the 1st of June of 1558, Rio de la Plata and Banda Oriental become towns easing the expenses with the new future colony.
Nevertheless, the King order to start the colonization of Uruguay, the 3rd province.


Lesser Namaqualand, left of Cape Town, start to be colonized as well and Benguela (Angola) becomes a town. To defend, a fort starts to be built.

Much gold arrive at Lisboa.

After 141 days of siege, Punto is Portuguese.

In the end of 1558, Castile declares war on Granada.
Granada asks for military accesses that are accepted.
The King wouldn’t make it easy on Castile.

Arequipa siege is over, is now Portuguese (12-04-1559).
Cuzco (30-01-1560).

Patos become a Town (02-03-1560).
Great Karoo and Roggeveld starts to be colonizing in South Africa.

Some sort of propaganda text is circulating in the court about how D.S ebastão I is a ruthless powermonger. This might impact our relations with other countries.

It took some diplomatic sacrifice not to hurt stability

Again, the country’s progress is doing very good, managing to reduce the disadvantage, compared to other nations


Military Techonology, Portugal is still number 1.

With this, the King decided to take the Trade Idea to get more and better access to trade.


Gold is found in Lesser Namaqualand (South Africa).

January 1561, the King institutes the Societas Jesu bringing more capacity to convert infidels.

The Declaration of Indulgence and the Conventicle act are also approved.
Unlike hir mother, he was not a fervent religious.
D. Sebastião I enjoyed reading and had read the Bible.
He took his own interpretation of the Bible, and if, at first in the early years of his reign, he wanted war with Muslims, with age, he took a more tolerant position.


Upon that, Ceuta starts to be Christianise.
6 Flyte (transports) were order to be built.

After 5 years and 6 months of war with the Incas, Portugal finally put a stop.
They agree to give the provinces of Punto and Arequipa (to gain sea access) and 50% of their trade.
Portugal had lost 7.524 men against 31.468 of them.
Never a war started by Portugal took these years (and the 2nd of all).

Missionaries are sent to Puno to convert them and few after that Religious fanatic (6 regiments) appear, trying to prevent the conversion to Catholicism.
One month later, they conquer Puno. In October, they are slaughtered.

In May, 1561 Portugal takes knowledge that Castile has a colony in America. They call it Hispaniola.

With new threats by America’s lands, Damião de Correia did not contine in office, been replaced by a military viceroy.

Portugal found the El Dorado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado)

Gold floods the Kingdom.
With that, 128,26 ducats (plus 7,26 in interests) are paid in loans.
Also with that money, one fort are start to be built in Arequipa (Peru), Ovimbundu and Loango (Angola).
And then, Portugal ally, Aragon, call to arms against Tunisia.

Tunisia’s War

Portugal stood by his ally.

The largest shipbuilding enterprise ever launched in the history of the kingdom began with D. Sebastião I.
11 Flyte were built to help carrying more troops to Africa, 6 Caravels for trade and 1 Carracks for bigger guns.
Never a King built so many ships, 36 so far.

The good governance of D. Sebastião, sometimes prompt the nobility and the businessmen of the realm to donate cash to the treasury, mostly out of pure patriotism, some, in exchange for the sales or transfer of honorary titles and positions.
97,93 Ducats join the finances (97,93+185=282,93₯)

The King was not happy with the loss of Navarra and decided to spend 3 ducats a month to support the Navarran Nationalists.


Uruguay becomes Towns in 1563 and Parana, west border, started to be colonized.
Great Karoo and Lesser Namaqualand (South Africa) becomes towns in 1564.
They were assigning to the SAC (South Africa Company)

After dealing with some nationalist rebels in Arequipa (Peru), some missionaries were sent there.
Animist Zealots appear in Punto but the army was expecting them and slaughtered the 7.000 men.

Spies in England’s court told the King that they start a war with Creek.
That’s also America, but north, that the King has no knowledge.

Royal Absolutism is implemented, bringing costs -25% more cheaply and trade ideas are implemented bringing more 10% of trade power.


After 2 years of war, without any real fighting, the economic was losing money, -2,82 ducats.
The King decided to raise taxes to balance it.

Political crises occur with that, and the King in sake of stability, took a hit in is legitimacy of government (-25%).

Ceuta was almost Christian and missionaries were sent to Tangier, Safi and then Cayor.
Former Morocco coast would be Christian.

Kanara’s War

After 3 year of war with Tunisia (the help to Aragon was only in paper, no real confrontation happen), the King decided to take the Army and Navy and set foot in India.
Kanara was the target.
After disembarking 20.000 men, the ships, heavily damage by the voyage retreat to safe haven.


In August 1565 a great year for Porto Wine that delighted the King.


After 4 years of war, without doing nothing, Aragon annex all Tunisia, becoming the new neighbour of Portugal in Africa, taking a strong revenge on the loss of Mellina.


Sebastian showed up little worried at the time.
The stability of the Iberian Peninsula has always been something that the Kingdom has always managed to keep balanced. With the conquest of Tunisia by Aragon, stability could be into question.

Kanara falls after 1 year of siege.

Roggeveld becomes a town and is assigned to the SAC.
Xhosa (right of Little Karoo in South Africa) starts to be colonized.

5 of May of 1566 the King decided to start again a war against the Incas, the second.
His reign, for the time being has more war time (14 years and 8 months) than peace time (14 years and 3 months).
From the beginning this King wanted war, and he had it, and not simple ones, but against France and England.

In the summer, 3 battles are fought, 2 in Peru, another in India, all won.


Tariffs on sugar are raise 1% in Brazil.

5 more carracks and 1 caravel are order to be built.

D. Sebastião I again, to improve the relations, this time with Aragon (+20) and gain 40 Military Power, imported iron from Aragon at the cost of -1 Mercantilism.


The King reach is prestige where his mother never reach.


After Safi people turn Christians, the missionaries went to Gabu, the last one without being Christianized

A pioneer colony is very much a man's place, but as a colony develops we look to switch growth from emigration to new births. The colonial company responsible for one of our colonies has arranged a number of marriageable women, mostly widows, to travel to the colony to see that families are started.


With the naval construction in is best moment, navy tradition is on the rise.


After conquering 5 provinces in India, with only one battle, the second one, did not went well.
Without a leader and facing a river and bad terrain, the Portuguese lost.


19 days after, the second Portuguese Army with Uriel Mendonça as leader, defeat them.

After Cayor become Christian, Sunni Zealots rebels appear (11 regiments).

News from the New World arrived. The colony of French Canada is found at the north of America.

In 14-08-1569 peace is achieved with Kanara, with the conquer of 3 provinces and establishing a base in India.


Alexandre da Cunha is re-elected Viceroy in Brazil.

The Kingdom finances were good (530 ducats), but with the foundation of the East India Trading Company, more 200 ducats arrive to the coffers.


With that, 3 more Caravel was order, a forts (leve1)all over the world.
Madeira, Azores, Namaqualand (South Africa), Banda Oriental and the neighbouring province (Uruguay) and in Ceuta.

Sunni Zealots conquer the fort of Cayor. They are dealt in Rio de Oro.
Tariffs on Naval Supplies rise 1% in Brazil.

In the world, France is at war with Castile and Aragon is with a rebel problem in North Africa.


7 January of 1570 England win the war against the Creek and conquer 5 provinces.
The Thirteen Colonies are formed. What odd name to give to 5 provinces.


Administrative technology is behind the others, but step by step is reaching good port.


To continue the progress, Teodósio de Sá (D+3) and Lourenço Eanes (A+1) are invited to the court.

319,08 Ducats were spend in Advisers.

volksmarschall said:

Because of your great playing with Portugal, the Iberia is a political mess!

Already in the Subcontinent I see, well done there sir!

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Portugal's main policy is to level the strength in the Iberian.
The King is a little worried about the increasing power of Aragon in northern Africa, but believes they are not accustomed to maintain these lands and may balance again the power.

Goa is Portuguese.
Long live the King

Kongo’s War

In November 1570, D. Sebastião I declares war to Kongo. This is the 3rd Portuguese War against Kongo.
2 wars were been engage, one against Inca, another against Kongo. This is the 7th wars in D. Sebastião reign. No other King fought so many wars.

Inca Patriots rise in Puno (6+6 Regiments).
To deal with that, after conquer 5 provinces in 4 years and 10 months, peace is offer to the Inca nation. They cede 2 provinces, 50% of Trade Power


Overextension was 104%.


Castile had reached the island of Bermuda.

In Europe, a bunch of provinces, north of France, declares their independence from Austria, calling them self, Netherlands.



Lourenço Eanes leaves the court because he enters in conflict with the King.


In Galicia, National Sentiments flourish.

Peace at last, problems last.

In 9 months, losing 601 men against 6.204 enemies, peace is achieved and Kongo is Portuguese.

D. Sebastião I consideres Mamluks (in Egypt) and Vijayanagar (in India) as Rivals.

From 28-01-1562 to 05-08-1571 (9 years and 7 months), Portugal did not know peace.

21.186 Portuguese died, against 66.907 enemies.

With D. Pedro, there was a war with the Ottomans (Castilian Reconquest of Granada) that Portugal endures for 13 years (the war long 31 years), but not engaging against the Ottomans (except one time), and mostly against Morocco.

Portugal overextension was 144%.


But peace did not solve intern problems that erupted.


Punto was conquered by the rebels but 2 months later, they are defeated and sieged.

Finally at peace, the King, sends 3 ducats per month to Navarra Nationalists.
He hopes that they rebel France.


Religion Unity is also an objective. The converting of Lima and Cayor started.
In Military Technology, Portugal is once again at the lead.


Peace brings other benefits.


Not all has well; in Peru 11 Animist Zealots regiments appear in Lima.


In Cape of Good Hope the commercial struggle became stained with blood.


The good King was getting older and staying more religious and didn’t tolerate Heresy.
To enforce the religion he passes the Blasphemy Act.


More missionaries were sent to provinces without Christianity.

Punto, in west South America is conquer by Marathas rebels, which desire a free nation.
Compromise is reach and autonomy is agree at the expensive of prestige (-25).


In Africa, Ndongo rebels start to spread their desire to get a free nation, increasing the risk of revolt. Colonist starts to colonize the west South Africa (Greater Namaqualand).
The army cleans (kills) the natives in Greater Namaqualand (8.000 men) and Xhosa (14.000 men) to the colonist do their job with no concern.

In 1 of August of 1573, France imposes a defeat to Castille and Burgos become French.


Galician Nationalist revolt, 15.000 men star to fighting to free Galicia from Portugal, that had only 5.000 in Lisbon.
It would take a year to win, in a battle with the Castile help (4.000 Castile + 13.000 Portuguese).

The class of 1462 brings more prestige to the King (that is now on 99) and in the same year, more Administrative power.

North America has European colonies.
One province is Castile and at least five provinces belong to France. “Nouvelle-France” colony they say.


Portugal reduce is over extend to 84%.
The priority was to core 3 of the 4 new provinces.

Free trade ideas are implemented to increase revenues and 1% of Grain taxes were rise in Brazil.

With the non-tolerance police of the King, on the 21 October of 1575, in India, 15.000 Shia Zealots rebel against the Vice-King.

With no troops there, it would be a difficult task for the King, and taking advantage of that, the neighbour province of Desh rise another 15.000 nationalist.
On year later, the two provinces are conquered by them.
In December, the army “Guarda Real” (Royal Guard) face the Ahmednagari Nationalits.
The Portuguese were too cocky. The enemy lost 2.970 against 2.686 Portuguese men, but nevertheless, they won.

With that, the King had to take a loan of 166 ducats.


Taking advantage of the loss of the battle and the vaults more empty, 23.000 Loangoni Nationalists raise in Kongo.

10 months later, more 8.000 men join the rebels.

In India, the army retreat to Desh province. They were corner between the two rebel armies and praying that they do not combine forces and attack.

At 2 November 1577, North Konkan is conquered by the rebels, fortunately, 6 days later, Desh falls in Portuguese hands.

After 16 years, the Vice-King of Brazil is relieved by a Bureaucrat.

The battle of Desh… was won.


But the Loangoni Nationalist took Kongo.

Lisbon Army of 13.000 men arrives at Angola.
They hope to do something about the 31.000 rebels.
Lucky for them, that the rebels divide and Portuguese army defeats 8.000.

But the 23.000 in Ndongo conquer the city and were free to engage the Portuguese.
Fortunately, they decide to siege Loango, freeing Portuguese troops to siege the 2 province under rebels’ control.
The 2 provinces are release at the expensive of losing Loango.
1 October 1579, India is release from the rebels.
In 21 of December, in Luanda (Africa), the battle against the rebels is lost.


Noble Family request help, 262,18 ducats.
It’s deny (-50 Administrative Power)


In Europe, Austria ally with Castille.
Portugal requests another 166 ducats.

To help improving income, merchants adventures are encouraged.


Six months later, rebels in North Konkan (India) appear again.
16.000 Indians. Portugal had only 8.000 there.

After months of war, in 28 of May, 1580, the King cedes local autonomy to the rebels in Africa.

Last years

With a little peace, the King starts the colonization or Tucujulandia (North of Brazil) and Arica (South of Peru).

Finally in 28 February of 1581 India revolt is put down.
As reprisals, harsh treatment is applied to the 3 provinces.



Economically the country was losing 1.59 ducats per month.

Brazil was bringing, 6.13 ducats at a rate of 29.4% tax.
With an increase of 2.5%, 0.73 ducats were brought.



Suspicious in did…

The new King of Aragon belongs to the House of Trastámara. With only 18 years, still have no heirs.
If something happens to him, the House of Avis (Portuguese) rises to the throne.

Great Namaqualand (South Africa) becomes a town and it’s delivered to SAC (South Africa Company) along with Xhosa (South Africa).


Tyrone declares war to England….
Are they insane?


Tensions between nobles and clergy.
In feudal kingdoms two castes within society held great power. The nobility and the clergy. Now it turns out a baron and the local monastery of his fief are bickering about who owns a rather large piece of land. These days the royal court is swamped with people yammering about divine right. The nobles claiming their divine right to rule the land and the clergy asserting their position as the representatives of God on Earth. The whole situation is growing rather unstable, the baron in question is inciting the other nobles against the clergy and questioning their right to hold any sort of temporal property. The prior of the monastery has brought in the archbishop on his side, who in turn threatens to go straight to Rome should you decide to side with the nobles.
The King decided to not face 8 regiments in the island of Azores and reply:
“Jesus lived among beggars and fishermen, why don't you?” (-100 Papal opinion).

To try to favour again in Pope Gregory XIII grace, the King introduced the Gregorian calendar.
This new calendar was implemented on the Thursday, 4 October 1582 (Julian calendar), being followed by Gregorian calendar, Friday, 15 October 1582.

Two countries in India ask for military access, the King accepts.

Not forgetting the rebels in Peru, 10 years ago, and Kongo 4 years ago, the King takes harsh treatment with them, so that nothing similar would happen again.


After this, only Ahmednagari Nationalist have some desire for revolt (4,3%).

The settlement of Arica (South Peru) was abandon.
It was too expensive to try to maintain and would took 15 years.

In Tucujulandia diseases spread. The King, in his infinite mercifulness preferred to help them, then let them die (in the long tradition of the Kingdom merciful).
-40 ducats which forced the King to ask for another loan of 166 ducats.
An agricultural revolution brings 50 ducats to the vaults, but unhappiness among the Peasantry, make the King to decide to strong his rule, gaining 10 prestige but 1 hit in stability.
The alternative was to try to improve their conditions at the expensive of 135,72 ducats.

21 of October 1584, Ahmednagari Nationalist rebel in North Konkand (India).
India was becoming a burden.

That was too much.
The Kind died on 19 of December at the age of 65, after 47 years in Power.
The longest that a King ever rule. He brought 16 new provinces, more than half of the provinces that the early Kings brought, and built 45 new ships.

D. João III

The King is dead, long live the King.


The new King, felt the weight of the crown upon him, after his father died.
A great legacy, a great responsibility
Royal marriage with England, Castille and Aragon was the first move that the King made.
Some say that he was aiming for a personal union in Iberia.

With England, that won the war against Tyrone and forces them to release Connaucht, an alliance was made.

Portugal advance in efficiency.


Castile asks of military access and the new King accepted.
Carlos Gomes was reappointed has viceroy from Brazil.

Fine Arts Academy (12 Administrative Technology) was founded in Florence 1563. Portugal is just 23 years behind.

12 Administrative Technologies (6% behind)
12 Diplomacy Technologies (6% behind)
14 Military Technologies (2% behind)
Portugal is no longer the power in technology that it was.

In 10 September of 1586, Castille asks for Portugal help against the French aggression.


Although not an easy task, Portugal decides to keep his word and accept help.
War taxes were raised.
A long way lies ahead

Declare Statute in Restraint of Appeals was declared. Castille and Aragon was in good terms with Portugal (+200), so, did not affect much.

Revolt risk goes down, stability costs go down, and Prestige intent to goes higher.


Teodósio de Sá (+3) that was giving 10% more in global tariffs is sack (saves 23 ducats).
All money must go to war.

All ships (54 vessels) are order to return to the Capital (Lisbon).
On their way back 16 Carracks and 22 Flytes found 4 French Carracks.
They lost 4, Portugal lost 3 Carracks.
37 years after the last naval battle, and 62 after the last victory, Portugal achieve a Naval victory.
Nicolas d’ Usson, the French captain was arrested.

The ABC alliance (Austria, Brittany, Castille and Portugal), had more soldiers and vessels then the French with their alliances (Hungary, Poland and Thuringia).
The problem was that Austria would have to deal with them all, and France would only had to deal with Castille and Portugal.


Even so, with the war, a loan of 166 ducats was paid.

In Brazil, Essequibo was conquered by Brazilian forces.

The second naval battle, in Mauretanian Coast, with 12 Portuguese Carracks and 22 Flytes facing 11 French Carracks and 20 Caravels ended in defeat to the Portuguese with the loss of 2 Carracks.

In the end of the first year of war, Portugal achieved the leadership in Military technology.
15 Military Technologies (10% ahead).

But that didn’t mean anything in the war.
France was finishing is conquer of Britanny, conquer 3 provinces in Spain, sieging another 3 and Savoy, was force to make peace with France.

Portugal Issue an Embargo to France and ships blockade the ports near Navarra.
Truth be told, Portugal didn’t commit troops to the War.
To get even worse, Bohemia declared war on Austria.

In Brazil, taxes were lower 5%, bringing the freedom desire down by 10%.

No news is good news

In South America, the war was going well.
The Portuguese army conquer 3 provinces and were going to another two.

In Caracas 48 French vessel were in the harbour.
The “Armada Real” (Royal Navy) that was heading for there, detach is 22 Flytes (Transporters).
This is a major risk, because the French fleet is bigger than the Portuguese, but, hopping to surprise them leaving the harbour.

Even with war, another loan was paid (166 Ducats).
But the nobles, try to took advantage of that demanding recompensation, creating instability (-1) at even then, un expensive of 248,35 Ducats.
Damn them all.

At home, Portugal lost 2 provinces, Beira and Bragança.
Castille falls like a deck of cards.


In Southern Guiana, the Portuguese fleet find and sunk all 4 French Carracks.

In April, Coimbra falls in French hands, and Castille will face of losing the rest of the country, the Royal family prepares them self to leave Lisbon and embark to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.


French Particularists rise in Barinas (Guiana) but face the Brazilian Army. Meantime the Portuguese forces siege Carracas that falls.
Without anything that can be done at home, the King support with money, the Castilian Rebels.

Lisbon falls, the Royal Family head to Rio de Janeiro.
The Armada Real, to prevent the French navy to go in search of the ships carrying the royal family, suffers a resounding defeat.


At 13 February of 1590, only Galicia is under siege. All other provinces are under French hands.
Peace had to be done. No loss for Portugal.


France decided that Portugal is a Rival.

Saxon125 said:

While I have not have had the chance to read through this in detail, I find it to be a very good read so far. I am also playing as Portugal at the moment in my first Game of EUIV, wish me luck and carry on with the good work.

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Thank you.
I am not a writer nor English is my native language, making it all more difficult, so I try to add more images (1 picture is worth a thousand words).

Playing for Portugal is not too difficult, since they can contain right-Spain, forgiveness, Castile.
Later, at least in this game, France becomes a problem.

Good Luck.

Peace

King D. João III began his reign with a war and lost.
He lost nothing in concrete as D. Sebastião, who lost Navarra at the beginning of his reign.
But after a reign of 47 years, which grew 16 provinces and only losing one, there is some pressure.

Stability was on 2, and with no chances of getting higher.
Colonial Government Rogério Rebelo was wired, by the sum of 164,95 ducats, and with a monthly expense of 10,44 to bring more 10% in tariffs.
Caetano Eanes, a Philosopher, at the expense of 34,97 ducats and 2,61 monthly to bring more prestige to the King (+1).
Colonizers that were sent to Damaraland, South Africa were call back.

In South America, England made them self between Portugal and France.


Trade Ideas were improved to bring one more merchant to Reign.

On January 1592, the last loan of 166 ducats were paid.
A Drydock in Lisbon, a Temple in Tangier were order to be built.

Missionaries were sent to Kanara and Desk, two Indian provinces.

Santee, a province in North America, was colonize and abandoned.
No historical records why that had happen.


15 days later, Mosquito, a province in Central America start to be colonized.

1,50 ducats were given in a monthly base to Navarran Nationalists.

In two events, 50 diplomatic and 25 military power had to be spend to help the colonies.

With the English starting to colonize south America also, colonists were sent to Choco, the strait the connect South and Central America, to stop them to spread to much.


In Brazil, Viceroy Carlos Gomes weren’t reappointed, and instead a diplomatic was.
With the national manpower to low (1.089 man), Alexandro Coutinho, was recruited to bring 10% more.

5 new temples were built in Africa.

As the kingdom was in financial trouble (-11) the King decided to sell titles, bringing 133,81 ducats.

At 8 April of 1595 the Kind died.

D. António I

D. António was not really ready. D. Sebastião rule for many years (47 to be precise), and D. João III only 10. There for D. António I was only been equal prepare in military as is ancestors (the two previews rulers).


Castile asks for an Alliance and the Thirteen Colonies ask for military access.
Both are denied. The fist, because the last war didn’t bring anything except debts and to the Thirteen Colonies, Portugal don’t want any English Colony through is territory.
Serranos, near Rio de la Plata, in Argentina started to be colonized.

In February 1596, a decision comes to the King, “To War or not to War”.
France was at war with England with 23 thousand troops there.
It could be the time for Revenge.

But with only 8 thousand men in the Reign, prepare to be called; the King decided that would be a good policy.

Trade Ideas improved.


7 temples started to be built in Angola.

An uncooperative Philosopher made troubles to the King.
D. António I, to not destabilize the country, took a hit in is prestige (-33), bringing to leaves never before in a King (-8)

After the King discover that Cuba was under English rule, a war started, but against Maya, to expand the borders, and to make new a colony.

The truth about the war was no other, then Money.
The country was losing money, and there for, the Kind had to try to take money from the lesser countries.
But then, a miracle appears.

815,56 Ducats to by granting a monopoly.

But the fact that the country was losing money, didn’t change.
War taxes were raised, and from losing 1,45 ducats, to winning 3,37 ducats, it was an instant.

After two years of war (December 1597 to December 1599), Portugal siege and conquer, Belize, Petén, Honduras, Pipi, Campeche and Guatemala, start the colonization of Pampas (Argentina) and built two forts in South America, one in Suriname and the other in Choco.

Fernando Vaz lost is life.

At 1 December 1599 England, accept that loss the war and had to give two provinces in their island.
A major hit for national pride.


Try to get “allies”, they ask for a Royal Marriage with Portugal that is accepted.

Maya war progress.


With the conquer of Zapotec and Mixtec, the war ended at September 1600.

Colonization of Panama started.
6 September of 1600 peace arrives.

Portugal lost 237 men, and Maya 5.667.
Almost immediately, the King orders the conversion of the tribes of Central America.
3 missionaries start to work in 3 provinces.

Saxon125 said:

France moving into England... the world is going to hell in a handcart.

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And I can't stop it...

Peace and Colonies

At December 1600, the colony of “Rio da Prata” was formed.

Alexandre Nunes Barreto, a Diplomat was appointed (A2, D4, M0).

Caqueta, south of Bogota, start to be colonized by Portuguese to try to prevent the expansive of the English Colony.

10 Star Forts were built by the King.
D. Sebastião built in is time, 10, this King was going with 12.
4 Marketplace were built in Africa.Cape (South Africa), Gold Coast, Rio de Oro and Luanda.


France, in the last war with England, conquers Cornwall. To help England and to try to damage France, 2,25 ducats were send in a monthly base to English Patriots.


Francisco Vasconcelos was only 4 years in “office”. Diogo Botelho, a Bureaucrat was sent from Portugal, to reduce their desire for freedom.

In November, Aragon King asks for Portugal help in the war against Castile.
Castile allies were Brittany and Austria.


War began with a naval loss in Morocco coast.
It was hardly a fair fight. One Portuguese Caravel against ten from Castille and then with a military defeat in Cadiz, (15.000 Portuguese against 20.000 Castilians).

Religion conversion started in Central America.


AP (Aragon and Portugal) forces are superior to ABC (Austria, Brittany and Castille).


Losing 4,74 ducats per month, the King had to raise the taxes.
With that, one fort started to be built in Cayenne, and colonist sent to Mosquito (Central America).

In Central America, a naval battle is won, and one battle was lost to Castille (that then lost against rebels), and then five battles against rebels in Jamaica and Mexico were won.


At 7 March of 1603, the larger battle ever fought so far by Portuguese happen.
Almost 60.000 against 38.000, left 25.000 men perish in that field (12.551 man from AP, and 12.399 from ABC).


After almost 8 years, 11 provinces added to Portugal (the 2nd most so far) and letting 7 new temples and 13 new forts, the King past away.