Achievments as Spain with Portuguese Vassal

[LordFlash]

I've started an Ironman Castile game with the intention to knock off a few achievements and need a little advice. It is early 1460's and I've managed to vassalize Portugal without any coalitions forming. I have fed them back their provinces to core for me. I am undecided about diplo-annexing them at first opportunity, or should I let them colonize for a century or two? The main reason I ask is one of the achievements I'm going for is 'No Pirates In My Caribbean.' Will Portugal forming a colonial nation in the Caribbean affect the achievement? What happens to Colonial nations if their overlord is diplo-annexed?

Also, is there any way to speed up the Iberian Wedding event? Is it guaranteed to happen at some point or is it just pot luck that either Aragon or myself rolls a female ruler? Also, my relations with them is very poor after giving Portugal a bollocking. Can the event still fire if they rival me and relations are in the negative & with no royal marriage?

 

[Schmoekoeksklok]

I'm pretty sure you won't get the No Pirates achievement while they have a colonial nation in the Caribbean, as it wants every province there to be owned by you or a subject of yours. That colonial nation would be a subject of a subject of yours and then likely wouldn't count.
I haven't actually tried that though, so I could be wrong. For all I know "country_or_vassal_holds = ROOT" actually does include subjects of subjects, there's really no way of knowing without trying it in game.

Either way, if you annex Portugal, their colonial nations would transfer to you now, so that would certainly allow you to get the achievement.

As for Iberian wedding, there isn't really anything you can do about that. Your relations with them have no influence on it whatsoever, it's just having a different sex ruler or them having a regency. Though a marriage wouldn't be a bad idea if you can somehow still get one, since then you'll also be able to claim their throne and get a PU the normal way if the opportunity arises.

 

[blaidd]

I can confirm that I was able to get No Pirates In My Caribbean in 1.5 when I integrated Portugal as Spain (after having a PU with them for a long time), but you probably will have to annex them eventually to get it, as Schmoekoeksklok said.

 

[LordFlash]

Ok thanks guys. I think I'll let Portugal colonize for a while before integrating them, and cross my fingers for the Iberian Wedding.

 

[mupppetshow]

Basically it happens if one country has a female and one has a male or aragon has a regency and the year is between 1450 and 1500. If you are lucky you also get naples (often in union with aragon).
# The Iberian Wedding
country_event = {
trigger = {
NOT = { has_country_flag = SPA_had_event_3716 }
is_year = 1450
NOT = { is_year = 1500 }
AND = {
tag = CAS
NOT = { exists = SPA }
}
is_subject = no
ARA = {
exists = yes
ai = yes
is_subject = no
is_neighbor_of = ROOT
}
NOT = { war_with = ARA }
OR = {
AND = {
is_female = yes
ARA = { is_female = no }
}
AND = {
is_female = no
ARA = { is_female = yes }
}
ARA = {
has_regency = yes
}
}
}

 

[Viperswhip]

Hopefully Aragon hasn't lost Naples by the time the wedding fires, that happened to me both times I've played Castille so far.