National Ideagroups - 23rd of October C - Mapuche

[Johan]

Mapuche

Traditions
National Manpower Modifier: +10.0%
Attrition for Enemies: +1.00

1. Mapuche Pucaras: Fort Defense: +15.0%
2. Clava Clubs: Discipline: +5.0%
3. Mapuche Tactics: Land Leader Shock: +1.00
4. Mapuche Weaving: Trade Steering: +20.0%
5. Ngillatun: National Unrest: -1.00
6. Peace Parliaments: Diplomatic Reputation: +1.00
7. Ruxafe: Yearly Prestige: +1.00
   

Ambition
Diplomats: +1

 

[L_naut]

Nice and ready to kick Spain's ass.

 

[Krajzen]

My dream is here... Mapuche!

Nice and ready to kick Spain's ass.

Some of people here who do not understand neither my enthusiasm nor L_naut enthusiasm towards enigmatic 'Mapuche' - well, Mapuche are the most badass Native Americans ever; guys who were ashamed by hopeless military defeat of Inca and decided to defend American honor in the Arauco War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauco_War

Because screw Incan civilisation, apparently a bunch of clubmen from Chilean deserts is what Spanish needed to suffer o_o



Oh, by the way, their ideas are really cool

 

[Demetrios]

Looks good for a nation that managed to decisively fight off both Spain and Chile for over three centuries before they were finally annexed...

 

[gaius valerius]

Because screw Incan civilisation, apparently a bunch of clubmen from Chilean deserts is what Spanish needed to suffer o_o

Oh, by the way, their ideas are really cool

Little historical correction regarding your enthousiasm: not the bunch of clubmen from the Chilean deserts... but the Chilean desert is what caused them to suffer. If the Mapuche had dwelt in hospitable lands the Arauco wars would have ended differently

 

[LastSalian]

This makes sense. I would add some more to attrition and defensiveness for enemies, though. Mapuches were known for being very tough to get conquered.

 

[Closet Skeleton]

They also had the advantage of desert not being worth conquering. They were finally annexed due to Argentinian-Chilean competition actually giving a meaning to the waste of resources required to get rid of them.

edit: nevermind, the above is probably wrong. They did have some sources of gold now I've actually had a look.

 

[Demetrios]

I'm a bit puzzled over people thinking the Araucanía is a desert. It's all forests and agricultural land!