Here are my suggestions for additions and the reasons why I'm in favour of their addition. Obviously it's a matter of personal choice in between several possible leaders. If anyone disagrees just say it.
In order of preference:
historicalleader = {
id = { type = 6 id = 096000 }
name = "Nuno da Cunha"
category = conquistador
rank = 2
fire = 2
shock = 3
movement = 4
siege = 1
startdate = { year = 1529 month = december day = 0 }
deathdate = { year = 1539 month = february day = 30 }
remark = "Governor of India."
}
In his way to India he destroyed Mombaça as its ruler was attacking the Portuguese allies. He failed to conquer Diu in 1523 (as a general) and 1531, but in 1535 he was rewarded with it for having helped Cambaia (in Gujarat region) against the Mughals. Cambaia tried to retake it in 1538 but was defeated and had Bahdur, its king, killed. In 1529 he conquered Baçaim (now Vasai, India). In 1534 (according to some sources, 1529) he sent a successful expedition (commanded by António Silveira) that sacked Damão and destroyed its shipyard, the major one in that area, resulting in an even stronger Portuguese sea control. He successfully supported Bhuvanaikabhu in the dynastic conflict in Ceylon. He established the fortresses of Diu, Baçaim, and Chale, and some settlements in the east coast of India. IMHO there are really good historical reasons for his inclusion. Some Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_da_Cunha;
http://www.arqnet.pt/dicionario/cunha_nuno1.html;
http://www.sergiosakall.com.br/asiatico/india-portuguesa.htm;
http://www.aquimaria.com/html/forum-Ceilao.html;
http://www.san.beck.org/2-9-MughalEmpire1526-1707.html#7;
historicalleader = {
id = { type = 6 id = 096001 }
name = "Matias de Albuquerque"
category = general
rank = 1
fire = 3
shock = 3
movement = 3
startdate = { year = 1639 }
deathdate = { year = 1644 }
remark = "Fought the Spanish in the Portuguese independence war."
}
Was made Governor of Brazil after the Dutch seized Salvador (the capital city) in 1624, organized the military expedition which recovered the city one year later. He was then left in charge of organizing the defences of Pernambuco, but his limited resources weren’t enough to prevent its conquest by the Dutch when they came with full force in 1630. He fled to the countryside were he organized a guerrilla very successful in the beginning but later forced to retreat by superior Dutch forces. Victim of intrigues in the court, he was summoned to return to Portugal where he was charged for loosing Pernambuco. With the Restauração (restoration of Portuguese independence) movement he was freed and made commander of the Portuguese troops. He led the Portuguese in the major victory at Montijo (in 1644) and some minor battles. Here is a link with a description of Montijo Battle
http://www.arqnet.pt/portal/historiografia/ericeira_montijo.html ; .
If you don’t understand Portuguese, it says that the battle was fought in a terrain suitable for cavalry, the Portuguese had 6k infantry, 1.1k cavalry, and 6 pieces of artillery; the Spanish had 6k infantry, 2.5k cavalry, and 2 pieces of artillery. The Spanish marched towards the Portuguese, the Portuguese made good use of their artillery alternating between canister and regular ammunition, the Spanish couldn’t cause many damage with their artillery, the Spanish cavalry routed the entire Portuguese army, most of the Portuguese cavalry retreated. Matias de Albuquerque managed to regroup a small cavalry force (60) and most of the infantry, recharged while the Spanish were distracted with pillage, retook the artillery and won the battle. The Portuguese lost 900 men and the Spanish more than 3k. A very peculiar battle. :wacko: He was later made Count da Ericeira
Apart from the historic reasons, it would be nice Portugal having a leader to help secure its independence at this time, just reminding, this is the time Spain gets the National Revolt in Portugal Event. With this lifetime and stats he shouldn’t damage the balance.
historicalleader = {
id = { type = 6 id = 096002 }
name = "António Raposo Tavares"
category = conquistador
rank = 6
fire = 2
shock = 2
movement = 4
siege = 0
startdate = { year = 1628 }
deathdate = { year = 1651 }
remark = "Conquered most of the Guairá missions and explored Western Brazil."
}
Raposo Tavares was a bandeirante. For the ones not familiar with Portuguese&Brazilian history, the bandeirantes led the bandeiras which were private military expeditions originally from São Vicente/São Paulo province, but later spread all over Brazil. Obviously their purpose was profit. There were three types of bandeiras: the ones which captured natives to be enslaved or forest goods to be sold, the ones which searched for minerals and precious stones, and the ones contracted to attack particular targets, like missions, quilombos (fugitive slave’s communities), or foreign forces, pretty much like mercenaries. As a result of their action, minerals and precious stones were discovered, most of the Spanish/Guarani missions east of Paraná River were destroyed or abandoned, leaving the land empty and ready for Portuguese settlement, landowners had no lack of cheap manpower in a time where some of the Portuguese slave centers in Africa were in Dutch hands, the Portuguese settlement moved westwards, ignoring Tordesillas Treaty and giving Brazil its current shape, and the interaction in between the Brazilian Provinces increased. Currently there is no Bandeirante in the Portuguese file.
Raposo Tavares led several bandeiras against the Guairá (modern Paraná Estate in Brazil), the Tape (modern Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay), and Itatim missions (modern Mato Grosso do Sul). Before 1628 there were more than ten missions in the Guairá, after 1631 there were only two. In 1648/51 he led an impressive expedition where one of his objectives was to reach Potosi from the east. He started in São Paulo, passed through Mato Grossso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Rondonia, Amazonas, followed the Amazon River up to Belém (obviously he had already given up on Potosi), and returned by sea to São Paulo Province. This expedition linked the Paraná/Plate with the Amazon Region. Exaggerating a little, that’s the Brazilian equivalent to Magellan’s voyage.
It’s necessary to have at least one bandeirante, and Raposo Tavares is IMHO the most significant, and with these stats, almost equivalent to a random conquistador, he shouldn’t damage the balance. Some links:
http://www.geocities.com/bandeiras99/missoes.html;
http://www.geocities.com/bandeiras99/preacao.htm;
http://www.cartoes.net/historia/missoes3b.htm (this link has a continuation into others);
http://www.multirio.rj.gov.br/historia/modulo01/band_apres.html;
http://www.bvp.org.py/biblio_htm/boccia/capitulo_4.htm;
http://www.bvp.org.py/biblio_htm/rivarola/riv_iv_vi.htm;
EDIT:added leader ids
