It's not my fault,... Castile started.. (lie coff coff)
I am a peacemaker, it's not my fault that Aragon started....
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It's not my fault,... Castile started.. (lie coff coff)
I am a peacemaker, it's not my fault that Aragon started....
Brazil Colony
Pedro Coelho was reappointed to Viceroy of Brazil.
Some say that if it wasn’t for King Friendship, we wouldn’t be there.
Nobody puts into question his competencies, some say that "maybe" they are better than the King’s, and there for, could be replaced for that.
But Pedro Coelho was is right hand, and wend discover corruption try to eradicate it.
Castile war was not going well. They lost Oran that defected to Algier, and they are occupying Tlemcen and Almeria in Castile mainland.
One Fort starts to be built in Ceuta.
Once again, the nobles allied with Castile in a conspiracy.
With that, some Administrative power were lost (-33).
The court wants to declare war on Castile, due to the diplomatic insult (Casus Belli).
The King tried to calm every one.
This was a time of improvement, why war.
The improvement of military technology advance, Portugal was in the lead.
Diplomatic technology also advanced.
Bandeirantes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeirantes) were encourage and improving Ships to build faster.
The new merchant was sent to Mauritanian Coast.
France become in control of power in the Curia in late 1518, but in less than one year, Portugal retook control.
Tariffs in Brazil were rise in 1% on Naval Supplies.
Gabriel de Fonseca discovers the coast of Cameroon and the primitive’s people of Kongo.
What more reason did Portugal need to declare them war?
Pedro Coelho was reappointed to Viceroy of Brazil.
Some say that if it wasn’t for King Friendship, we wouldn’t be there.
Nobody puts into question his competencies, some say that "maybe" they are better than the King’s, and there for, could be replaced for that.
But Pedro Coelho was is right hand, and wend discover corruption try to eradicate it.
Castile war was not going well. They lost Oran that defected to Algier, and they are occupying Tlemcen and Almeria in Castile mainland.
One Fort starts to be built in Ceuta.
Once again, the nobles allied with Castile in a conspiracy.
With that, some Administrative power were lost (-33).
The court wants to declare war on Castile, due to the diplomatic insult (Casus Belli).
The King tried to calm every one.
This was a time of improvement, why war.
The improvement of military technology advance, Portugal was in the lead.
Diplomatic technology also advanced.
Bandeirantes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandeirantes) were encourage and improving Ships to build faster.
The new merchant was sent to Mauritanian Coast.
France become in control of power in the Curia in late 1518, but in less than one year, Portugal retook control.
Tariffs in Brazil were rise in 1% on Naval Supplies.
Gabriel de Fonseca discovers the coast of Cameroon and the primitive’s people of Kongo.
What more reason did Portugal need to declare them war?
2nd Aragonese Conquest of Andalucia
7 years after the Portuguese participation in the Aragonese conquest of Andalucia, Aragon tries again to achieve what didn’t achieve in the first, and for that, ask for Portuguese help.
D. João II honours is agreement and declares war to Castile.
On top of that, Castile is at war with Algiers, having already lost 2 provinces and having another sieged.
Taxes were raise again to support the 2 wars (Castile and Kongo).
New tariffs were imposed.
In Brazil, to support the war, 1% taxes in fish were raised.
In Africa, the province of Loango was won (17-07-1520), to be lost 153 days later.
The Mercenary forces that were employed were gaining Anziku (06-02-1521) and couldn’t get everywhere.
Fortunately, they left only 10 soldiers to guard Loango. Portuguese took it in 33 days.
When all was going well, 8.000 Kongolese rebels appeared in Anziku.
With the siege of Kongo (31-10-1521) ending, D. João II decided to make peace.
Kongo cede Loango and 50% of its trade power.
The rebels would have to be dealt by Kongo.
Luanda started to be colonized (after the Portuguese force wipe out all natives). Colonial Enthusiasm with a global settler increasing (+20) with more chances for settlers (+5%) happen.
Loango start to be evangelized.
Portugal won the battle in Navarra (they were just 1.000 man), but in Castilla la Viega combine forces of Portugal and Aragon were losing against 11.000 Castile man, mainly because of the terrain and river.
Fortunately, the forces that surrounded Navarra raised forces and joined the battle, saving the day.
This battle took 11.912 allied lives against 4.231 Castile lives.
Portugal and Aragon started with 14.000 (7.000 each).
Portugal lost 5.263 man and Aragon 6.649.
It was a battle won, with great sacrifice.
Navarra siege ended (18-09-1521)
In 1522 the Viceroy of Brazil, Pedro Coelho died.
Reluctantly, D. João II appointed André Vilhena (4-1-1), a Bureaucraft.
The friendship that D João II had for Pedro was very close (21 years and 4 mouths in the Viceroy office) and Pedro was a dam good leader, therefor André started “handicapped”
Good government Policies give 53,19 ducats.
Nicolau de Brito discovers, by land, Ovimbundu, below Luanda.
In “The Atlantic’s door” (as King João II liked to call), a port was constructed and in Madeira and Cape Verde, Training fields.
Expansion Ideas are advance.
After more than a year, Madrid is in Portuguese hands.
Algiers has 4 provinces, Ottomans one, and Aragon another.
With Portugal tide to the sea, the building time of ships is reduce by 20%.
The Prestige of the King is higher (+99).
The King spends 30 ducats to send 200 persons to Luanda and spends 60 ducats to send 400 to Sierra Leone. Normal procedure.
Kongo after dealing with the Rebels that Portugal left behind set Portugal as his rival.
2 Castile Barques are sunk by 10 Portuguese Barques.
The World
Portugal controls 73% of the Trade Power in Seville.
Castile lost 3 provinces to Algiers. 1 in Africa, 2 in the Iberian Peninsula.
Aragon controls 4 provinces and Portugal 2.
A political crisis between D. João II and the nobility leads to the loss of some stability (-1).
If the King would not cede, legitimacy would be put in question (-25)
6th September 1524
4 Castile provinces in Aragon hands, and 2 in Portuguese hands.
Badajoz would fall soon.
In the Straits of Gibraltar, the only one Castile heavy ship put up a fight against the 12 Portuguese light ships, sinking 3 before sunk.
That raises some questions about Portuguese navy.
In Galicia, the “new acquire” province of Portugal, Pedro Álvarez de Soutomaior gather an army of 17 regiments, to force the King to lower taxes. The King, at war with Castile, prefers to accept their demands and low the taxes in 10% for the next 2 years. (He lost 1 prestige also).
Badajoz (27-01-1525)
Four days after the fall of Badajoz, D. João II reaches terms with Castile.
Portugal does not impose severe demands.
The King asks for the renounce of Galicia and Gibraltar and the release of Navarra as a sovereign state.
7 years after the Portuguese participation in the Aragonese conquest of Andalucia, Aragon tries again to achieve what didn’t achieve in the first, and for that, ask for Portuguese help.
D. João II honours is agreement and declares war to Castile.
On top of that, Castile is at war with Algiers, having already lost 2 provinces and having another sieged.
Taxes were raise again to support the 2 wars (Castile and Kongo).
New tariffs were imposed.
In Brazil, to support the war, 1% taxes in fish were raised.
In Africa, the province of Loango was won (17-07-1520), to be lost 153 days later.
The Mercenary forces that were employed were gaining Anziku (06-02-1521) and couldn’t get everywhere.
Fortunately, they left only 10 soldiers to guard Loango. Portuguese took it in 33 days.
When all was going well, 8.000 Kongolese rebels appeared in Anziku.
With the siege of Kongo (31-10-1521) ending, D. João II decided to make peace.
Kongo cede Loango and 50% of its trade power.
The rebels would have to be dealt by Kongo.
Luanda started to be colonized (after the Portuguese force wipe out all natives). Colonial Enthusiasm with a global settler increasing (+20) with more chances for settlers (+5%) happen.
Loango start to be evangelized.
Portugal won the battle in Navarra (they were just 1.000 man), but in Castilla la Viega combine forces of Portugal and Aragon were losing against 11.000 Castile man, mainly because of the terrain and river.
Fortunately, the forces that surrounded Navarra raised forces and joined the battle, saving the day.
This battle took 11.912 allied lives against 4.231 Castile lives.
Portugal and Aragon started with 14.000 (7.000 each).
Portugal lost 5.263 man and Aragon 6.649.
It was a battle won, with great sacrifice.
Navarra siege ended (18-09-1521)
In 1522 the Viceroy of Brazil, Pedro Coelho died.
Reluctantly, D. João II appointed André Vilhena (4-1-1), a Bureaucraft.
The friendship that D João II had for Pedro was very close (21 years and 4 mouths in the Viceroy office) and Pedro was a dam good leader, therefor André started “handicapped”
Good government Policies give 53,19 ducats.
Nicolau de Brito discovers, by land, Ovimbundu, below Luanda.
In “The Atlantic’s door” (as King João II liked to call), a port was constructed and in Madeira and Cape Verde, Training fields.
Expansion Ideas are advance.
After more than a year, Madrid is in Portuguese hands.
Algiers has 4 provinces, Ottomans one, and Aragon another.
With Portugal tide to the sea, the building time of ships is reduce by 20%.
The Prestige of the King is higher (+99).
The King spends 30 ducats to send 200 persons to Luanda and spends 60 ducats to send 400 to Sierra Leone. Normal procedure.
Kongo after dealing with the Rebels that Portugal left behind set Portugal as his rival.
2 Castile Barques are sunk by 10 Portuguese Barques.
The World
Portugal controls 73% of the Trade Power in Seville.
Castile lost 3 provinces to Algiers. 1 in Africa, 2 in the Iberian Peninsula.
Aragon controls 4 provinces and Portugal 2.
A political crisis between D. João II and the nobility leads to the loss of some stability (-1).
If the King would not cede, legitimacy would be put in question (-25)
6th September 1524
4 Castile provinces in Aragon hands, and 2 in Portuguese hands.
Badajoz would fall soon.
In the Straits of Gibraltar, the only one Castile heavy ship put up a fight against the 12 Portuguese light ships, sinking 3 before sunk.
That raises some questions about Portuguese navy.
In Galicia, the “new acquire” province of Portugal, Pedro Álvarez de Soutomaior gather an army of 17 regiments, to force the King to lower taxes. The King, at war with Castile, prefers to accept their demands and low the taxes in 10% for the next 2 years. (He lost 1 prestige also).
Badajoz (27-01-1525)
Four days after the fall of Badajoz, D. João II reaches terms with Castile.
Portugal does not impose severe demands.
The King asks for the renounce of Galicia and Gibraltar and the release of Navarra as a sovereign state.
2nd Peace
There’s no doubt that the King was a good Diplomat, because even making a separate peace with Castile, Aragon still trust Portugal and as a good relation.
King Gastón I implicitly trust D. João II, and to fortify that trust, marries his sister with him forging simultaneously an alliance.
Sierra Leone becomes a Town and according to the “typical rules” a fort starts to be built.
Even D. João II didn’t like so much André Vilhena (Brazil Viceroy), he would continue to support the colonization, this time sending settlers to Maranhão (North of Brazil).
Inácio de Faria was invited to the government, to help trade efficiencies around 10% (+1 Diplomacy).
4 months after being free, Portugal propose to King Gastón I that Navarra should be Portugal vassal, since they couldn’t resist alone against Castile or even Aragon.
Comprehensive, King Gastón I agreed.
5 days later, at the age of 32, the King lost his life in a hunting accident.
Leaving no children behind, her sister, Maria ascends to the throne.
Some say that the King of Castile had send assassins to kill him, in revenge by the two wars.
Another’s say that Maria not happy to see the Kingdom of his husband becoming a vassal, send someone to murder.
And others say that it was Aragon, because the King, for the second time, did not help to the end…
The truth was that the King was dead.
King João II built 8 Armorys, 2 Forts and 1 Port.
Not only that, but we legislated the first rules for the Portuguese Colony of Brazil.
He was the builder of the future Empire
There’s no doubt that the King was a good Diplomat, because even making a separate peace with Castile, Aragon still trust Portugal and as a good relation.
King Gastón I implicitly trust D. João II, and to fortify that trust, marries his sister with him forging simultaneously an alliance.
Sierra Leone becomes a Town and according to the “typical rules” a fort starts to be built.
Even D. João II didn’t like so much André Vilhena (Brazil Viceroy), he would continue to support the colonization, this time sending settlers to Maranhão (North of Brazil).
Inácio de Faria was invited to the government, to help trade efficiencies around 10% (+1 Diplomacy).
4 months after being free, Portugal propose to King Gastón I that Navarra should be Portugal vassal, since they couldn’t resist alone against Castile or even Aragon.
Comprehensive, King Gastón I agreed.
5 days later, at the age of 32, the King lost his life in a hunting accident.
Leaving no children behind, her sister, Maria ascends to the throne.
Some say that the King of Castile had send assassins to kill him, in revenge by the two wars.
Another’s say that Maria not happy to see the Kingdom of his husband becoming a vassal, send someone to murder.
And others say that it was Aragon, because the King, for the second time, did not help to the end…
The truth was that the King was dead.
King João II built 8 Armorys, 2 Forts and 1 Port.
Not only that, but we legislated the first rules for the Portuguese Colony of Brazil.
He was the builder of the future Empire
The Iberian is a mess with 4 kingdoms in one small confined space... 
...those darn hunting accidents.
...those darn hunting accidents.
Maria I
Maria I
Maria I ascend to the throne.
The Queen, like his brother, was an administrative leader, but also above average in Diplomacy and Military strategy, at least that what the people said.
The first measure that she did was to arrange a royal marriage between the House of Avis and the House of Habsburg (Austria), not seeking the traditional England or Aragon.
(God knows why, never understand women).
The Queen orders the construction of 2 Barques to help the navy and the commerce.
Also implement a new idea of competition between Merchants bringing more trade power to Portugal (+20%).
The Queen also enacts the Colonial Expansion that provides the capability of more settlers.
After this, they were sent to Rio de Janeiro.
Bourgeoisie request for privileges were accepted by the Queen (losing 50 Diplomacy).
On October 1st, 1526 Gabriel da Fonseca with 3 Barques, reaches Cape of Storms, rename to Cape of Good Hope 2 years later, reaching Mulapa country.
In Loango 9 rebel regiments appear.
The Queen sent 6.116 men, facing 9.000 rebels.
Portugal lost, losing 1/3 of the men. The rebels lost 1.500.
The only good news was that several were mercenaries.
5 months later, the rebels conquer Loango, that last only 1 month.
Nicolau de Brito, with 15.000, against 8.000 rebels, adverse terrain and a river is won.
After properly dealt with, in Gabu, 10 Senegambian Patriots Regiments appear. This time, against almost 7 Portuguese Regiment, they lost.
Castile asks for Military Acess. The Queen, unlike his father, who was allied to Aragon, accepts their request.
The Queen decided that with as an huge army, is a potential Rival.
The Navy improves, with the development of the Caravels.
Gaspar Coelho, a Naval Reformer (Morale of Navies +10%, +1) is appointed to the Government.
Nobles Demand Recompensation because they fell that the state has lived off the contribution of the nobles for a long period of the time. Now the country is doing well, so the nobility is eager to get their cut of the cake.
The Queen decided to pay them 163,08 ducats, losing just -1 stability (instead of -2).
Rumours spread across the country that the Queen is weak, and every one can get anything if asked.
Because of this, 82 ducats requests for loan.
With the Kingdom in debt and despite the prestige of the Queen be high, to show determination and that she was not a fragile Queen, war upon Kongo was declared.
The Queen want ‘it to expanded the country and eradicate the Kongo’s support of the rebels.
Maria I
Maria I ascend to the throne.
The Queen, like his brother, was an administrative leader, but also above average in Diplomacy and Military strategy, at least that what the people said.
The first measure that she did was to arrange a royal marriage between the House of Avis and the House of Habsburg (Austria), not seeking the traditional England or Aragon.
(God knows why, never understand women).
The Queen orders the construction of 2 Barques to help the navy and the commerce.
Also implement a new idea of competition between Merchants bringing more trade power to Portugal (+20%).
The Queen also enacts the Colonial Expansion that provides the capability of more settlers.
After this, they were sent to Rio de Janeiro.
Bourgeoisie request for privileges were accepted by the Queen (losing 50 Diplomacy).
On October 1st, 1526 Gabriel da Fonseca with 3 Barques, reaches Cape of Storms, rename to Cape of Good Hope 2 years later, reaching Mulapa country.
In Loango 9 rebel regiments appear.
The Queen sent 6.116 men, facing 9.000 rebels.
Portugal lost, losing 1/3 of the men. The rebels lost 1.500.
The only good news was that several were mercenaries.
5 months later, the rebels conquer Loango, that last only 1 month.
Nicolau de Brito, with 15.000, against 8.000 rebels, adverse terrain and a river is won.
After properly dealt with, in Gabu, 10 Senegambian Patriots Regiments appear. This time, against almost 7 Portuguese Regiment, they lost.
Castile asks for Military Acess. The Queen, unlike his father, who was allied to Aragon, accepts their request.
The Queen decided that with as an huge army, is a potential Rival.
The Navy improves, with the development of the Caravels.
Gaspar Coelho, a Naval Reformer (Morale of Navies +10%, +1) is appointed to the Government.
Nobles Demand Recompensation because they fell that the state has lived off the contribution of the nobles for a long period of the time. Now the country is doing well, so the nobility is eager to get their cut of the cake.
The Queen decided to pay them 163,08 ducats, losing just -1 stability (instead of -2).
Rumours spread across the country that the Queen is weak, and every one can get anything if asked.
Because of this, 82 ducats requests for loan.
With the Kingdom in debt and despite the prestige of the Queen be high, to show determination and that she was not a fragile Queen, war upon Kongo was declared.
The Queen want ‘it to expanded the country and eradicate the Kongo’s support of the rebels.
2nd Kongo War
Kongo (25-02-1529), Anziku (24-05-1529) and Ndongo (07-06-1529).
In the war, the Queen decided to finally, disband the 4.000 Mercenaries that were employed since D. João II.
The war swift and simple. One battle and 3 sieges.
Peace is achieved in less than 8 months with 2 provinces won and 50% of their trade power.
The country is overextend (36%)
Cores start to be form.
Luanda is raised to Town and once again, the Fort starts to be built.
St. Helena, the island between Brazil and Africa starts to be colonized.
Cape, in the south of Africa starts also to be colonized.
The Austria Succession War starts at 2 of August, 1529 with the declaration of war by France.
The Counter-Reformation can be embrace by the Queen.
Surprising everybody, the devoted Queen doesn’t embrace it.
9.000 Senegambian Patriots are killed in Gabu.
1 Armory is built in Tangier.
Breton Patriots (in France) are supported by Portugal (0,99ducats).
The constant revolts were costing lives and money to the country, so, Theologian Teodósio da Câmara is invited to join the court to reduce revolts (National revolt risk -3.00 +1D).
The country was losing -0,64 ducats and had 24 ducats.
-0,24 from interest and -13,03 from the maintenance of 5 colonies were unbalancing the economy, and the budget to the military’s were null.
André Vilhena, the Brazil Viceroy was replaced in the beginning of Maria’s Reign.
The stories that the Queen heard the by his brother, took her to replace after 4 years in Brazil (1 after the Queen rise to Power).
Octávio Tavares, lead the next 4 years, and were reappointed in office.
Peasants typically had no voice but they could occasionally gain access to the monarch and ask for redress. Sometimes, these requests for redress would be directed at the local lord who was perceived to be violating the peasants' rights. Stepping in to override a noble's local authority was a very drastic step.
The Queen decided to accepted petitions of the people of Azores (instead of facing 5 rebel regiments), losing 25 of prestige.
Ashanti decided to become Portuguese Protectorate.
After 10 years of war (must remind that the Wars that Portugal started never last 3 years and the longest were 13), Aragon made peace with Castile and taking it 3 provinces.
Never the less, 11 Castilian Patriots fight them, siege and conquered one province near Portugal border.
Despite finalizing the wars sooner, Aragon still trusts Portugal implicitly.
Military Technology is advanced.
Kongo (25-02-1529), Anziku (24-05-1529) and Ndongo (07-06-1529).
In the war, the Queen decided to finally, disband the 4.000 Mercenaries that were employed since D. João II.
The war swift and simple. One battle and 3 sieges.
Peace is achieved in less than 8 months with 2 provinces won and 50% of their trade power.
The country is overextend (36%)
Cores start to be form.
Luanda is raised to Town and once again, the Fort starts to be built.
St. Helena, the island between Brazil and Africa starts to be colonized.
Cape, in the south of Africa starts also to be colonized.
The Austria Succession War starts at 2 of August, 1529 with the declaration of war by France.
The Counter-Reformation can be embrace by the Queen.
Surprising everybody, the devoted Queen doesn’t embrace it.
9.000 Senegambian Patriots are killed in Gabu.
1 Armory is built in Tangier.
Breton Patriots (in France) are supported by Portugal (0,99ducats).
The constant revolts were costing lives and money to the country, so, Theologian Teodósio da Câmara is invited to join the court to reduce revolts (National revolt risk -3.00 +1D).
The country was losing -0,64 ducats and had 24 ducats.
-0,24 from interest and -13,03 from the maintenance of 5 colonies were unbalancing the economy, and the budget to the military’s were null.
André Vilhena, the Brazil Viceroy was replaced in the beginning of Maria’s Reign.
The stories that the Queen heard the by his brother, took her to replace after 4 years in Brazil (1 after the Queen rise to Power).
Octávio Tavares, lead the next 4 years, and were reappointed in office.
Peasants typically had no voice but they could occasionally gain access to the monarch and ask for redress. Sometimes, these requests for redress would be directed at the local lord who was perceived to be violating the peasants' rights. Stepping in to override a noble's local authority was a very drastic step.
The Queen decided to accepted petitions of the people of Azores (instead of facing 5 rebel regiments), losing 25 of prestige.
Ashanti decided to become Portuguese Protectorate.
After 10 years of war (must remind that the Wars that Portugal started never last 3 years and the longest were 13), Aragon made peace with Castile and taking it 3 provinces.
Never the less, 11 Castilian Patriots fight them, siege and conquered one province near Portugal border.
Despite finalizing the wars sooner, Aragon still trusts Portugal implicitly.
Military Technology is advanced.
The Iberia really is so aesthetically unpleasing with it's disconnected nature. Perhaps you might consider "fixing" things up between Castile and Aragon!
Your African Empire expands. Surely, with the wars between Castile and Aragon, and France and England joining the colonial race later, you must be so far ahead of everyone in the race for the New World?
Your African Empire expands. Surely, with the wars between Castile and Aragon, and France and England joining the colonial race later, you must be so far ahead of everyone in the race for the New World?
The Iberia really is so aesthetically unpleasing with it's disconnected nature. Perhaps you might consider "fixing" things up between Castile and Aragon!
Well, i prefer not to lose time, they are amused between them, and that gives me time to consolidate new lands.
Yeap, a good foothold in "Morocco", Brazil Colony...
I concur with Volk - I think you should look to opportunities to improve the general décor of the Iberian peninsular. Perhaps nothing excessive, you know, just open to possibilities as and when they present themselves
I concur with Volk - I think you should look to opportunities to improve the general décor of the Iberian peninsular. Perhaps nothing excessive, you know, just open to possibilities as and when they present themselves
I would I would
if only I could...
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Peasant’s War
The peasantry has for sometime demanded economic, religious and political amendments. Their dissatisfaction has grown to such an extent that violent revolts are becoming a common day practice. Even though there is no central leadership and they lack proper armament, the peasants have still managed to pose a challenge to the authority. Several important buildings, both religious and other, have been burnt and plundered as a protest.
The Queen was too benevolent. She was indeed to kind.
Stability drops to -3.
During the first stages of the Peasants' War, the rebels have gained ground simply by overwhelming the lords and knights. Due to our already politically decentralized nation, what started out as several smaller, local uprisings has spread over the provincial borders and engulfed a larger part of Portugal nation.
26 regiments of Peasant Rebels join in Bragança.
The largest army that Portugal fought were the Austrians, and lost.
26 Regiments are indeed a problem.
When the news reached Brazil, one month later, made Octávio Tavares died for heart attack.
Queen Maria I, this time appointed the first Diplomat, José Coutinho.
To support expansion and to take unhappy peasants from the Kingdom, the Queen spend 30 ducats to take 200 persons to Ovimbundu, depleting even more the royal vaults.
At least, Ovimbundu became a town.
In that month, rebels appear in Porto (2 Regiments) and Gold Coast (2 Regiments).
Two month later, Porto rebels Peasants are dealt.
Another loan is taken of 93 ducats.
Rio de Janeiro becomes a Town.
In August the Queeen cedes again to a petition, this time in Madeira. The Queen prefer not to face 1 Rebel Regiments in Madeira at the cost of her (-25) prestige.
The Queen that had a 94 prestige in the beginning, were now around 35.
More bad news never ended.
France controls the Pope.
The Queen tried to eradicate the corruption, but it wasn’t without a cost. -10% in Global Tariffs.
The Peasants take Bragança and siege Galicia.
Nicolau de Brito, at the Queen orders, enters Galicia, crossing the river and facing the Peasants.
If he lose it, the Queen and country would be in a very difficult position.
Fortunately, the best trained and more numerous Knights of the realm, were able to resolve the situation.
But the Queen had no time to breathe.
14 Regiments of Kongolose Patriots appear in Ndongo and to make matters worse 10 Regiments of Maghrebi Patriots cross the boarder in Morocco and enter Safi and 11 Regiments of Senegambian Patriots in Gabu.
Nicolau de Brito, again, this time with a small army, took again, the responsibility and did not fail.
In Loangoni, 10 more regiments appear.
There are now, 24 rebel Regiments in Angola.
Although the problem of the rebels throughout the colonies, the Kingdom still managed to balance their finances and pay the debt of 82 ducats and remove the rebels from the castle of Bragança.
To help the economy, tariffs on tobacco are raised by 1%.
Taking advantage of the delicate situation of the country, Sunnis in Cayor require religious freedom. Otherwise, they would take arms, and threaten to get 11 regiments.
The Queen, with plenty revolts, prefer to give religious freedom. The Papal State didn’t like it, almost considering the Queen a heretic.
Joaquim Noronha, the new appointed leader, pick up is 11.295 men in Lisbon and a month later face Salah Sassi in Safi.
Facing the difficult terrain and the river, Joaquim Noronha losses the battle, letting 8.000 Portuguese deaths behind.
Loangoni Nationalists conquer Loango.
The Queen, tired of all rebels, decided to take a loan, of 90 ducats (at an interest of 4%/year) and recruit 6.000 infantry mercenaries.
Safi is tanked by the Maghrebi Patriots.
For the second time, Joaquim Noronha lost the battle.
National Decentralization is demanded by the people of Cape Verde.
Facing 8 Regiments, the Queen prefer to pay 310,57 ducats (from money that the Kingdom didn’t have).
The Queen lost much of her prestige (-50).
Sale of Titles
The Queen counselled their advisors and they suggested selling off titles of nobility to anyone who can afford to pay.
The idea of nobility were devalue and some of the aristocratic families were upset, but brought 77,64 ducats to the vaults.
Finally the Queen restores order, but her prestige is null.
3 more Loans were made, totalling 270 ducats.
Angola was still on fire. Loango and Ndongo were in rebel’s control.
The Peasant's War made 78.181 casualties (31.114 Loyalist and 43.472 Rebels).
Only the 1st Aragon Conquest of Andalucia had more casualties, but in 3 years in 10 months.
This one last 2 years and 6 months.
The peasantry has for sometime demanded economic, religious and political amendments. Their dissatisfaction has grown to such an extent that violent revolts are becoming a common day practice. Even though there is no central leadership and they lack proper armament, the peasants have still managed to pose a challenge to the authority. Several important buildings, both religious and other, have been burnt and plundered as a protest.
The Queen was too benevolent. She was indeed to kind.
Stability drops to -3.
During the first stages of the Peasants' War, the rebels have gained ground simply by overwhelming the lords and knights. Due to our already politically decentralized nation, what started out as several smaller, local uprisings has spread over the provincial borders and engulfed a larger part of Portugal nation.
26 regiments of Peasant Rebels join in Bragança.
The largest army that Portugal fought were the Austrians, and lost.
26 Regiments are indeed a problem.
When the news reached Brazil, one month later, made Octávio Tavares died for heart attack.
Queen Maria I, this time appointed the first Diplomat, José Coutinho.
To support expansion and to take unhappy peasants from the Kingdom, the Queen spend 30 ducats to take 200 persons to Ovimbundu, depleting even more the royal vaults.
At least, Ovimbundu became a town.
In that month, rebels appear in Porto (2 Regiments) and Gold Coast (2 Regiments).
Two month later, Porto rebels Peasants are dealt.
Another loan is taken of 93 ducats.
Rio de Janeiro becomes a Town.
In August the Queeen cedes again to a petition, this time in Madeira. The Queen prefer not to face 1 Rebel Regiments in Madeira at the cost of her (-25) prestige.
The Queen that had a 94 prestige in the beginning, were now around 35.
More bad news never ended.
France controls the Pope.
The Queen tried to eradicate the corruption, but it wasn’t without a cost. -10% in Global Tariffs.
The Peasants take Bragança and siege Galicia.
Nicolau de Brito, at the Queen orders, enters Galicia, crossing the river and facing the Peasants.
If he lose it, the Queen and country would be in a very difficult position.
Fortunately, the best trained and more numerous Knights of the realm, were able to resolve the situation.
But the Queen had no time to breathe.
14 Regiments of Kongolose Patriots appear in Ndongo and to make matters worse 10 Regiments of Maghrebi Patriots cross the boarder in Morocco and enter Safi and 11 Regiments of Senegambian Patriots in Gabu.
{I stop and !”#$%&/%$”#$%&/?!
breathe slowly… breathe slowly… }
breathe slowly… breathe slowly… }
Nicolau de Brito, again, this time with a small army, took again, the responsibility and did not fail.
In Loangoni, 10 more regiments appear.
There are now, 24 rebel Regiments in Angola.
{!”#$%&/%$”#$%&/?! And the sound of gasping for breath… }
Although the problem of the rebels throughout the colonies, the Kingdom still managed to balance their finances and pay the debt of 82 ducats and remove the rebels from the castle of Bragança.
To help the economy, tariffs on tobacco are raised by 1%.
Taking advantage of the delicate situation of the country, Sunnis in Cayor require religious freedom. Otherwise, they would take arms, and threaten to get 11 regiments.
The Queen, with plenty revolts, prefer to give religious freedom. The Papal State didn’t like it, almost considering the Queen a heretic.
Joaquim Noronha, the new appointed leader, pick up is 11.295 men in Lisbon and a month later face Salah Sassi in Safi.
Facing the difficult terrain and the river, Joaquim Noronha losses the battle, letting 8.000 Portuguese deaths behind.
Loangoni Nationalists conquer Loango.
The Queen, tired of all rebels, decided to take a loan, of 90 ducats (at an interest of 4%/year) and recruit 6.000 infantry mercenaries.
Safi is tanked by the Maghrebi Patriots.
For the second time, Joaquim Noronha lost the battle.
National Decentralization is demanded by the people of Cape Verde.
Facing 8 Regiments, the Queen prefer to pay 310,57 ducats (from money that the Kingdom didn’t have).
The Queen lost much of her prestige (-50).
Sale of Titles
The Queen counselled their advisors and they suggested selling off titles of nobility to anyone who can afford to pay.
The idea of nobility were devalue and some of the aristocratic families were upset, but brought 77,64 ducats to the vaults.
Finally the Queen restores order, but her prestige is null.
3 more Loans were made, totalling 270 ducats.
Angola was still on fire. Loango and Ndongo were in rebel’s control.
The Peasant's War made 78.181 casualties (31.114 Loyalist and 43.472 Rebels).
Only the 1st Aragon Conquest of Andalucia had more casualties, but in 3 years in 10 months.
This one last 2 years and 6 months.
Peasant’s Peace
1 year and 3 months after the end of war, last battle occurred in Luanda ending “de facto” the War.
Loango siege took 211 days to take it (08-09-1535) and at 22-11-1535 the first loan is paid.
Missionaries were sent to Anziku (to try to prove to the Pope, that Portugal were still a faithful follower.
This has proven to give results.
Earlier that year Portugal controls the Curia.
The rebels in Castile retook 2 provinces from Aragon.
That was good for was, to maintain the power balanced in Iberia Peninsula.
But Castile was eager to regain the provinces that had lost, and so, they declared war at Algiers.
With peace, two provinces began to be colonized in Brazil (Grao Para and Santo Amaro) despite the debt.
Diplomatic technologies are improved (10). Portugal is still behind but not so much as in Administrative, one of the key points of the first reigns.
Algiers asked Queen Maria I for military access, but of course it’s denied.
Castile were Catholic, Algiers were not. No further reason was needed.
Ndongo siege took 271 days (18-07-1536) and finally the last vestiges of the peasant’s war ended.
In diplomacy, the Queen marries is son, Prince D.Sebastião with Princess Anne of England, and makes an alliance with their former enemy, Austria.
Cities demand old rights, and the Queen, preferring not to deny, to not hurt the stability that were already low (+1), prefers to lose some legitimacy (-30) accepting the demands.
At 14-08-1536, the Queen forms a coalition against France with hope that more would join.
The courts began to be concerned with the decisions of the Queen.
It seemed to want to form a coalition against France, seeking alliance with Austria, but the country with multiple debts and few soldiers were no match for them.
That made her decisions dubious or questionable.
The Queen lately was spending much of her time, sick.
Some said that clouded her decisions.
Tariffs in sugar were raise in 1% in Brazil and one missionary were sent to Ndongo (Angola).
Castile also offers an alliance that the Queen rejected.
“No good winds come from Castile” she said.
She preferred to stay allied with Aragon.
To balance the annual budget, the Queen dismisses the mercenaries, around 8.000 men.
That balanced the finances… but no one understood, why enter a coalition against France, when Portugal had virtual no soldiers.
St. Helena becomes a Town and settlers were sent to São Vincente, Brazil.
The alliance with Austria, made them trust Portugal (+200).
Mental deterioration of the Queen was already being noticed and soon would take effect.
After 12 years and 5 months in power, the Queen died.
1 year and 3 months after the end of war, last battle occurred in Luanda ending “de facto” the War.
Loango siege took 211 days to take it (08-09-1535) and at 22-11-1535 the first loan is paid.
Missionaries were sent to Anziku (to try to prove to the Pope, that Portugal were still a faithful follower.
This has proven to give results.
Earlier that year Portugal controls the Curia.
The rebels in Castile retook 2 provinces from Aragon.
That was good for was, to maintain the power balanced in Iberia Peninsula.
But Castile was eager to regain the provinces that had lost, and so, they declared war at Algiers.
With peace, two provinces began to be colonized in Brazil (Grao Para and Santo Amaro) despite the debt.
Diplomatic technologies are improved (10). Portugal is still behind but not so much as in Administrative, one of the key points of the first reigns.
Algiers asked Queen Maria I for military access, but of course it’s denied.
Castile were Catholic, Algiers were not. No further reason was needed.
Ndongo siege took 271 days (18-07-1536) and finally the last vestiges of the peasant’s war ended.
In diplomacy, the Queen marries is son, Prince D.Sebastião with Princess Anne of England, and makes an alliance with their former enemy, Austria.
Cities demand old rights, and the Queen, preferring not to deny, to not hurt the stability that were already low (+1), prefers to lose some legitimacy (-30) accepting the demands.
At 14-08-1536, the Queen forms a coalition against France with hope that more would join.
The courts began to be concerned with the decisions of the Queen.
It seemed to want to form a coalition against France, seeking alliance with Austria, but the country with multiple debts and few soldiers were no match for them.
That made her decisions dubious or questionable.
The Queen lately was spending much of her time, sick.
Some said that clouded her decisions.
Tariffs in sugar were raise in 1% in Brazil and one missionary were sent to Ndongo (Angola).
Castile also offers an alliance that the Queen rejected.
“No good winds come from Castile” she said.
She preferred to stay allied with Aragon.
To balance the annual budget, the Queen dismisses the mercenaries, around 8.000 men.
That balanced the finances… but no one understood, why enter a coalition against France, when Portugal had virtual no soldiers.
St. Helena becomes a Town and settlers were sent to São Vincente, Brazil.
The alliance with Austria, made them trust Portugal (+200).
Mental deterioration of the Queen was already being noticed and soon would take effect.
After 12 years and 5 months in power, the Queen died.
Sebastião I
The new King was very balanced.
The first measure that D. Sebastião I did, were to help the population of Grao Para.
A colonial disaster made D. Sebastião I spend 50 Diplomatic Power to save 200 persons.
Cape was made a Town (colonization began with Maria I).
Maranhão in Brazil become a Town and the colonization of Benguela (in Angola) began.
The King, seeing that region to far from the motherland, and believing that a company could take more trade power, created the South Africa Company (SAC).
In the foreign relations, following the policy of his mother, he arranges a royal marriage with Austria, but went even further, with other weddings with Naples, England and later Aragon.
Is prestige was low (32) comparing to former Kings (except is mother, that was zero) but was improving.
D. Sebastião I improved the relations with Castile (+20) and gain 40 Military Power by imported iron from his neighbour at the cost of -1 Mercantilism.
Internal problems were quickly resolved.
Nobles Demand Recompensation because they fell that the state has lived off the contribution of the nobles for a long period of the time. Now the country was doing well, so the nobility were eager to get their cut of the cake.
They did the same to Queen Maria I, that paid them 163,08 ducats.
D. Sebastião wouldn’t do the same mistakes.
He not only did not pay, as he arrested the nobles who demanded such amounts.
Stability took a hit dropping (-2), but the King spend much administrative power (232AP) to restore the previous situation (+1).
Filipe Vasconcelos, a master recruiter (+2) was hired to improve the lack of manpower (+10%).
The Kingdom only had 4.322 men.
In the colony of Brazil, tariffs on Naval supplies and fish were raised 1% each and José Coutinho was reappointed for Viceroy (2-5-2) but the Kind recall is colonists that were sent to Grao Para. People were decrease there.
D. Sebastião I was thirsty for showing is military skills and fight the Muslims.
Maybe by the teachings of his devout mother, perhaps to fall into the good graces of the Papal State, he instructed the Pope to call a crusade against the Mamluks.
The King also support the mercantilist factions to gain 2,5 Mercantilism.
Few time later, the Papal State starts to trust the new King. Kongo is now a Christian State.
Although the King wanted to start a crusade against the Muslims he revoke the embargo on Algiers.
Castile was winning, and he tried to get some benefits of that war, buy selling to the Algiers.
“Economy above Religion” or “Gold is heavier than Iron (referring to the iron nails of Christ cross)” – two sentences that the King normally spoke.
Even so when much loans had to be paid.
Algiers seeking some goodwill from the King asked for Military Access, that was rejected.
No gold would come from that, and Castile is still a Christian State.
The loan of 90 ducats were paid in 12-03-1539.
Aniku convert to Christianity in the end of 1539 and Ndongo in the early 1542.
From Castile, news that the war against Algiers spread and there were now troops in Macedonia.
To continue to please the Papal State, the King order to burn priest and his books.
After 3 years of colonizing Benguela (in Angol), savages burn it to the ground.
The King sends is troops to raise all savages and after, attempt to colonize again.
Wave of Obscurantism was a typical response to different kinds of problems; obscurantism was a frequent behaviour in most nations at least until the Age of Enlightenment arose in the most advanced western nations of the European continent.
The King decided not to ignore (prestige -33) but believing that Knowledge is power, prefer to embrace it risking Global revolts (+2).
The Kingdom was stable (+3), and the probability of revolts were no more than 5% according to is counsellors.
To appease possible revolts; the Theologian Duarte da Costa (+2) was hired, decreasing national revolts by -3.
Once again, Portugal was the tip of the sword in Military Technology.
In 28-06-1543 another loan of 94,50 ducats (plus 4,50 in interest) were paid.
Santa Amaro and São Vicente (in Brazil) becomes towns.
Castile was still winning in Ottomans lands.
If it weren’t for the debt, it would be a good time to join them, and conquer Jerusalem, the Holy City.
Diplomatic Technology is improved as well.
In 27-04-1544 the another loan of 91,50 ducats (plus 1,50 in interest) were paid.
Lately the King was looking for painters or artists to try to adequately capture the glory of him. As it happens a painter offered his services to him but he had to decline (losing -5 prestige).
The cost were to much (-100,70 ducats) to the vaults (+65 ducats)
Little Karoo, next to Cape Town starts to be colonize and in the year of 1545 Aragon were occupying Melilla from Tunisia. They want to take it back, what was once theirs and lost for some rebels.
In 10-03-1545 the last loan of 106,20 ducats (plus 16,20 in interest) were paid.
Across the border, Madrid were taken by some Castilian Noble Rebels (16.000 men), and in Leon Peasants (6.000 man) are sieging the city.
But they were doing nice in Ottomans lands.
Wars in the World
On the 31 of January of 1546, the ally Austria asks for assistance.
The new King was very balanced.
The first measure that D. Sebastião I did, were to help the population of Grao Para.
A colonial disaster made D. Sebastião I spend 50 Diplomatic Power to save 200 persons.
Cape was made a Town (colonization began with Maria I).
Maranhão in Brazil become a Town and the colonization of Benguela (in Angola) began.
The King, seeing that region to far from the motherland, and believing that a company could take more trade power, created the South Africa Company (SAC).
In the foreign relations, following the policy of his mother, he arranges a royal marriage with Austria, but went even further, with other weddings with Naples, England and later Aragon.
Is prestige was low (32) comparing to former Kings (except is mother, that was zero) but was improving.
D. Sebastião I improved the relations with Castile (+20) and gain 40 Military Power by imported iron from his neighbour at the cost of -1 Mercantilism.
Internal problems were quickly resolved.
Nobles Demand Recompensation because they fell that the state has lived off the contribution of the nobles for a long period of the time. Now the country was doing well, so the nobility were eager to get their cut of the cake.
They did the same to Queen Maria I, that paid them 163,08 ducats.
D. Sebastião wouldn’t do the same mistakes.
He not only did not pay, as he arrested the nobles who demanded such amounts.
Stability took a hit dropping (-2), but the King spend much administrative power (232AP) to restore the previous situation (+1).
Filipe Vasconcelos, a master recruiter (+2) was hired to improve the lack of manpower (+10%).
The Kingdom only had 4.322 men.
In the colony of Brazil, tariffs on Naval supplies and fish were raised 1% each and José Coutinho was reappointed for Viceroy (2-5-2) but the Kind recall is colonists that were sent to Grao Para. People were decrease there.
D. Sebastião I was thirsty for showing is military skills and fight the Muslims.
Maybe by the teachings of his devout mother, perhaps to fall into the good graces of the Papal State, he instructed the Pope to call a crusade against the Mamluks.
The King also support the mercantilist factions to gain 2,5 Mercantilism.
Few time later, the Papal State starts to trust the new King. Kongo is now a Christian State.
Although the King wanted to start a crusade against the Muslims he revoke the embargo on Algiers.
Castile was winning, and he tried to get some benefits of that war, buy selling to the Algiers.
“Economy above Religion” or “Gold is heavier than Iron (referring to the iron nails of Christ cross)” – two sentences that the King normally spoke.
Even so when much loans had to be paid.
Algiers seeking some goodwill from the King asked for Military Access, that was rejected.
No gold would come from that, and Castile is still a Christian State.
The loan of 90 ducats were paid in 12-03-1539.
Aniku convert to Christianity in the end of 1539 and Ndongo in the early 1542.
From Castile, news that the war against Algiers spread and there were now troops in Macedonia.
To continue to please the Papal State, the King order to burn priest and his books.
After 3 years of colonizing Benguela (in Angol), savages burn it to the ground.
The King sends is troops to raise all savages and after, attempt to colonize again.
Wave of Obscurantism was a typical response to different kinds of problems; obscurantism was a frequent behaviour in most nations at least until the Age of Enlightenment arose in the most advanced western nations of the European continent.
The King decided not to ignore (prestige -33) but believing that Knowledge is power, prefer to embrace it risking Global revolts (+2).
The Kingdom was stable (+3), and the probability of revolts were no more than 5% according to is counsellors.
To appease possible revolts; the Theologian Duarte da Costa (+2) was hired, decreasing national revolts by -3.
Once again, Portugal was the tip of the sword in Military Technology.
In 28-06-1543 another loan of 94,50 ducats (plus 4,50 in interest) were paid.
Santa Amaro and São Vicente (in Brazil) becomes towns.
Castile was still winning in Ottomans lands.
If it weren’t for the debt, it would be a good time to join them, and conquer Jerusalem, the Holy City.
Diplomatic Technology is improved as well.
In 27-04-1544 the another loan of 91,50 ducats (plus 1,50 in interest) were paid.
Lately the King was looking for painters or artists to try to adequately capture the glory of him. As it happens a painter offered his services to him but he had to decline (losing -5 prestige).
The cost were to much (-100,70 ducats) to the vaults (+65 ducats)
Little Karoo, next to Cape Town starts to be colonize and in the year of 1545 Aragon were occupying Melilla from Tunisia. They want to take it back, what was once theirs and lost for some rebels.
In 10-03-1545 the last loan of 106,20 ducats (plus 16,20 in interest) were paid.
Across the border, Madrid were taken by some Castilian Noble Rebels (16.000 men), and in Leon Peasants (6.000 man) are sieging the city.
But they were doing nice in Ottomans lands.
Wars in the World
On the 31 of January of 1546, the ally Austria asks for assistance.