Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Spain and Aztec Empire are at war
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1470
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1560)
Description
After the Conquest of Granada, Spain was filled with veterans and warriors of the faith with nothing to do and many needs. Deeds and needs would be fulfilled as Cortez and Pizarro started out to conquer South- and Central America. All these people became the hacienda-owners and trader-barons of the New World bringing wealth both into their own pockets and the vaults of the Spanish treasury.Actions
A. A New Reconquista! A New Beginning!
- Stability +1
- +300
- +6 colonists
- +6 missionaries
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1478
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1481)
Description
Coming out of the civil war, and seeing that the Canary Islands could not be conquered by the Peraza, the Catholic Kings ordered an expedition in 1478. The Peraza protested that they had all the legal rights. The Kings, to avoid legal problems, bought back the rights to Gran Canaria, La Palma and Tenerife, that became the royalship islands, while the remaining lordship islands continued under feudal status for the Peraza family. In 1480 the Kings sent Pedro de Vera to conquer the islands, who using all available means, including war dogs, conquered Gran Canaria by 1483. Spain was getting her first experience at conquest and colonization in the Canary Islands.Actions
A. Pay for the islands
- -50
- Natives aggressiveness in The Canary Islands 0
- +3000 infantry in The Canary Islands
- +600 population in The Canary Islands
B. A King does not pay for his lands
- +5 victory points
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 142016 - The Forging of the Spanish Identity for CastileDescription
Isabel I of Castile becomes the Queen of Spain as Isabel I.Actions
A. Vivat!
- Monarch Isabel y Fernando will never rule
- Monarch Isabel I becomes active
- Monarch Juana I ° becomes active
- Leader Prospero Colonna will never be active
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 111026 - The Forging of the Spanish Identity for AragonDescription
Ferrán II of Aragon becomes the King of Spain as Fernando I.Actions
A. Vivat!
- Monarch Isabel y Fernando will never rule
- Monarch Fernando I becomes active
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 111038 - Corsica is now ours for Aragon has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 111002 - Corsica won't be ours for Aragon has already occurred
Will happen within 1 days of January 2, 1479
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
Spain inherited Aragon's claim on Corsica.Actions
A. Great!
- Corsica will be considered a national (core) province
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 260003 - Treaty of Alcacovas for PortugalDescription
In 1469 Alfonso V of Portugal was presented with the opportunity of becoming the King of Castile when he and his brother-in-law Enrique IV of Castile agreed on his marriage to Isabel, Princess of Asturias (heir title). But the deal failed when Isabel married Fernando of Aragon. When Enrique died and Isabel proclaimed herself Queen, in 1475, he saw his chance disappearing and decided to play hard. In a month he was married to his niece, Juana, and had claimed the crown of Castile for himself, invading the country. The plan was good because Juana had also the support of France and a great part of the Castilian nobility who rebelled in her support. Despite the simultaneous invasion from France and Portugal, and the rebellion of the nobles in the West of Castile, the war did not go well. The French were stopped by the Basques, while Fernando, with troops mostly from Castile and Asturias, inflicted a crushing defeat to the Portuguese in Toro in 1476. Alfonso traveled to France to try to get a stronger involvement from Louis XI, but the French had lost interest. By then Fernando had recovered control of all the Northwest. The war at sea, that extended as far as the coast of Guinea, claimed by Castile, was also favorable to Isabel. Alfonso's marriage to his niece was not recognized by the Pope, and a last invasion at the South ended also in defeat at la Albuera in February, 1479. With the nobility subdued and the Portuguese defeated, Castile had now the upper hand, but Isabel was half Portuguese herself, and Portuguese was her first language. She desired a perpetual peace with Portugal, with long lasting friendship and perhaps a dynastic union in the future, like the one with Aragon, and she was prepared to be generous with the defeated to obtain it. The treaty of Alcacovas, was concluded in September 4, 1479. It had four parts, all of them historically important. In the first part, Isabel and Fernando were recognized as rightful Kings of Castile and Leon, and Alfonso was recognized as rightful King of Portugal. In the second part, Juana renounced to her claim to the crown of Castile and was forced to expend the rest of her life in a convent in Portugal. In the third part, the future marriage between the infant Alfonso, son of Joao and the infant Isabel, daughter of the Catholic Kings was arranged. And in the fourth part, Castile accepted the claim of Portugal over Guinea, and the Atlantic coast of Africa, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde, and any future discoveries South of the Canary Islands toward Guinea. Portugal accepted the claim of Castile over the Canary Islands. The treaty of Alcacovas is very important because it created a long lasting peace between Portugal and Spain, and set the basis for future diplomatic resolution of conflicts, like the discovery of the New World and the treaty of Tordesillas. Some believe it was crucial to the discovery of the New World by Spain, as Africa was reserved for Portugal, leaving only the unknown West for Spain.Actions
A. The Portuguese have accepted our generous offer
- Stability +1
- The Canary Islands will be considered a national (core) province
- Naval tech investment: +200
- Cede Fez to Portugal
- Cede Toubkal to Portugal
- Cede Sahara to Portugal
- Cede Tassaret to Portugal
- Cede Anti Atlas to Portugal
- Cede Mdennan to Portugal
- Cede Azaouad to Portugal
- Cede Nouadibuh to Portugal
- Cede Nouakchott to Portugal
- Cede Louga to Portugal
- Cede Senegal to Portugal
- Cede Dakar to Portugal
- Cede Gambia to Portugal
- Cede Casamance to Portugal
- Cede Guinea to Portugal
- Cede Leone to Portugal
- Cede Palanas to Portugal
- Cede Ivoria to Portugal
- Cede Accra to Portugal
- Cede Nigeria to Portugal
- Cede Douala to Portugal
- Cede Kribi to Portugal
- Cede Cape Verde to Portugal
- Cede Fernando Po to Portugal
- Cede The Azores to Portugal
- Cede Oporto to Portugal
- Cede Algarve to Portugal
B. On second thought we are being too generous
- Stability -2
- -50 relations with Portugal
- Event 260004 - Treaty of Alcacovas Rejected for Portugal is triggered immediately
- Guinea will be considered a national (core) province
- Break royal marriage with Portugal
- +50
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 260003 - Treaty of Alcacovas for PortugalDescription
In 1469 Alfonso V of Portugal was presented with the opportunity of becoming the King of Castile when he and his brother-in-law Enrique IV of Castile agreed on his marriage to Isabel, Princess of Asturias (heir title). But the deal failed when Isabel married Fernando of Aragon. When Enrique died and Isabel proclaimed herself Queen, in 1475, he saw his chance disappearing and decided to play hard. In a month he was married to his niece, Juana, and had claimed the crown of Castile for himself, invading the country. The plan was good because Juana had also the support of France and a great part of the Castilian nobility who rebelled in her support. Despite the simultaneous invasion from France and Portugal, and the rebellion of the nobles in the West of Castile, the war did not go well. The French were stopped by the Basques, while Fernando, with troops mostly from Castile and Asturias, inflicted a crushing defeat to the Portuguese in Toro in 1476. Alfonso traveled to France to try to get a stronger involvement from Louis XI, but the French had lost interest. By then Fernando had recovered control of all the Northwest. The war at sea, that extended as far as the coast of Guinea, claimed by Castile, was also favorable to Isabel. Alfonso's marriage to his niece was not recognized by the Pope, and a last invasion at the South ended also in defeat at la Albuera in February, 1479. With the nobility subdued and the Portuguese defeated, Castile had now the upper hand, but Isabel was half Portuguese herself, and Portuguese was her first language. She desired a perpetual peace with Portugal, with long lasting friendship and perhaps a dynastic union in the future, like the one with Aragon, and she was prepared to be generous with the defeated to obtain it. The treaty of Alcacovas, was concluded in September 4, 1479. It had four parts, all of them historically important. In the first part, Isabel and Fernando were recognized as rightful Kings of Castile and Leon, and Alfonso was recognized as rightful King of Portugal. In the second part, Juana renounced to her claim to the crown of Castile and was forced to expend the rest of her life in a convent in Portugal. In the third part, the future marriage between the infant Alfonso, son of Joao and the infant Isabel, daughter of the Catholic Kings was arranged. And in the fourth part, Castile accepted the claim of Portugal over Guinea, and the Atlantic coast of Africa, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde, and any future discoveries South of the Canary Islands toward Guinea. Portugal accepted the claim of Castile over the Canary Islands. Alfonso has chosen to reject our generous offer, and has decided to maintain his claim to the crown of Castile. He also reclaims the Canary Islands, despite the Pope's sentence in our favour.Actions
A. Damn Portuguese!
- Stability -1
- -50 relations with Portugal
- Guinea will be considered a national (core) province
- +50
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Portugal for 24 months
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Country is controlled by AI
- Castile exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Event 142016 - The Forging of the Spanish Identity for Castile has already occurred
Will happen within 1 days of January 2, 1481
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 2, 1491)
Description
Actions
A. OK
- Event 142029 - The Spanish Identity for Castile is triggered immediately
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on August 2, 1484
Description
Tomás de Torquemada was the first grand inquisitor in Spain whose name has become synonymous with the Christian Inquisition's horror religious bigotry and cruel fanaticism. He was closely associated with the religious policy of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I to whom he was both confessor and adviser. In 1484 he promulgated 28 articles for the guidance of inquisitors whose competence was extended to include not only crimes of heresy and apostasy but also sorcery sodomy polygamy blasphemy usury and other offenses - torture was authorized in order to obtain evidence.Actions
A. OK
- Stability +2
- Innovativeness -2
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 260024 - Sugar in São Thomé for Portugal has already occurred
Will happen within 1000 days of January 1, 1485
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
In 1484 the Portuguese King D. João II commissioned a group of prominent scientists to find a method for navigation outside European waters. The commission published the Regimento do Astrolabio e do Quadrante which contained a Portuguese translation of the 1250 text by Sacrobosco, Sphaera Mundi, on the spherical nature of the Earth as well as the Regimento do Norte which gve rules on how to use the Pole Star to determine latitude and the Regimento do Sol which provided rules and tables to allow sailors to use the height of the sun at noon to determine their latitude. It likely came into hands of Spanish mariners within a couple of years of its (hand-written) publication. Coupled with improvements in navigational instruments this information greatly eased the navigational problems that had bedevilled earlier explorers.Actions
A. OK
- Naval tech investment: +1000
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Granada exists
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 120 days of January 2, 1485
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1488)
Description
The war of Granada started as a frontier war with a Muslim attack on Zahara in December 1481, that was responded by the Marquis of Cadiz in February 1482 with the conquest of Alhama, deep inside Muslim terrritory. The Kings gave orders of holding Alhama at all cost, as the first step in the conquest of the Nasrid emirate. Alhama held thanks to the help of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, personal enemy of the Marquis of Cadiz, a clear demonstration that the war was going to unite the Kingdoms. At the beginning of the war, the Christians were not prepared for the offensive, and suffered several setbacks, but Granada was in a civil war, divided in two factions fighting each other and against the Christians, and after the battle of Lucena, the leader of one faction, Boabdil, was captured. Fernando decided to realease him on terms to keep the Muslims divided. Fernando reorganized the army, introducing artillery in great amounts, as a new weapon to conquer the Muslim strongholds in days instead of months. Through an extraordinary effort during the campaigns of 1484-86 the first phase of the war was concluded with the conquest of the Western part of the emirate of Granada, capturing Boabdil a second time. The pact made with him for his release included his renounciation to the parts of the emirate in the hands of his rival and uncle, Emir Muhammad XIII al-Zagal, and the surrender of Granada once it became under his control in exchange for a title and land states. The second phase of the war of Granada was then directed against the parts controlled by al-Zagal, the coast and the Eastern part of the emirate. After the fall of Baza and Almeria in 1489, Al-Zagal, defeated, abdicated, and Boabdil became in control of Granada. According to the treaty the war was over. But Boabdil refused to comply, forcing a third phase, the siege of Granada, that was stablished in 1491. The artillery was not used to preserve the city, and Granada will finally surrender in January 1492. 780 years of Muslim presence in the peninsula had come to an end.Actions
A. Expell the Muslims from our motherland
- +5000 infantry in a random province
- +2000 cavalry in the same province
- -200 relations with Granada
- Start a war with Granada
- Stability +5
B. Seek a peaceful alliance of civilizations
- +25 relations with Granada
- Stability -1
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 50 days of November 2, 1486
Checked again every 50 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1487)
Description
In 1486 a Genoese named Cristoforo Colombo offered his plan for finding a Western route to India to the Kings of Spain. His offer had been previously rejected by Portugal because they were following the Eastern route, and because it was fundamentally flawed. Columbus was basing his plan in the mistaken Ptolemaic and Biblic theories of Pierre D'Ailly and Paolo Toscanelli that considered the circumference of the Earth a lot smaller that it really is. Although it was difficult to find good geographers in Castile, the Spanish commission also rightly concluded that the plan was inviable, probably because the right measurement of the Earth's circumference had already been calculated by Erathostenes, and by Muslim astronomers, and this knowledge was known at the time. The outrageous demands of the sailor probably did not help him either. However, since Columbus had already gained some important supporters, Queen Isabel between them, the commission left the door open to a reconsideration after the war of Granada, and allocated some funds for Columbus.Actions
A. We lack the money
- Land tech investment: +100
- Offensive Doctrine +1
B. Let's go for it
- Naval tech investment: +100
- Land -1
- Leader Cristobal Colón becomes active
- Gain 2 warships in a random province
- -300
- Event 24006 - Columbus for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1488
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1489)
Description
The situation in the lordship islands of the Canaries was specially bad. Their feudal status in Norman style, that did not exist in any other place of Spain, allowed their lords, Hernán de Peraza and his wife Beatriz de Bobadilla to dispossess their subjects, and even sell them if they were not Christians. Knowing that, almost all the Guanches had baptized, yet their lords sometimes sold them anyway despite priests protests. The authority of the Peraza in Gomera had been established through a tribal pact with two of the four tribal groups. When Hernán became the lover of Yballa, a young Guanche, he inadvertently broke a tabu, since she was a member of his adopted tribal group, and intermarriage within a group was not allowed to prevent consanguinity. Hernán de Peraza was killed, and the natives rose in rebellion, besieging his wife, who called for help. Pedro de Vera came from Gran Canaria and conducted a terrible revenge, killing many men and selling many women and children.Actions
A. Kill the men and sell the rest
- The Canary Islands revolts
- +100
- -150 population in The Canary Islands
B. Protect the Guanches
- The Canary Islands revolts
- -50
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
- Control The Canary Islands
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1490
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1520)
Description
Sugar was for a long time a luxury product. In the second half of the XV century, Portugal displaced Venice as the biggest European productor, introducing sugar in the Azores and Madeira. In Spain sugar was cultivated in Granada by the Arabs, but the conditions in the Canary Islands were very good for its cultivation. From the moment of their conquest, sugar was introduced in the islands, specially in Gran Canaria, Gomera, La Palma and Tenerife. Sugar production attracted many inmigrants from Castile, Aragon, Portugal, Genoa and Flanders, as well as black slaves brought to work on the plantations. Soon there were over 30 sugar mills in the Canary Islands. Christopher Columbus will take sugar cane plants from the Canaries to Santo Domingo in his second trip in 1493, introducing sugar production in the Antilles.Actions
A. Build sugar mills
- -500
- +300 population in The Canary Islands
- +1 base tax value in The Canary Islands
- Gain Refinery in The Canary Islands
B. Too expensive
- -5 victory points
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Granada is a neighbor
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 120 days of January 2, 1490
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1500)
Description
The war of Granada started as a frontier war with a Muslim attack on Zahara in December 1481, that was responded by the Marquis of Cadiz in February 1482 with the conquest of Alhama, deep inside Muslim terrritory. The Kings gave orders of holding Alhama at all cost, as the first step in the conquest of the Nasrid emirate. Alhama held thanks to the help of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, personal enemy of the Marquis of Cadiz, a clear demonstration that the war was going to unite the Kingdoms. At the beginning of the war, the Christians were not prepared for the offensive, and suffered several setbacks, but Granada was in a civil war, divided in two factions fighting each other and against the Christians, and after the battle of Lucena, the leader of one faction, Boabdil, was captured. Fernando decided to realease him on terms to keep the Muslims divided. Fernando reorganized the army, introducing artillery in great amounts, as a new weapon to conquer the Muslim strongholds in days instead of months. Through an extraordinary effort during the campaigns of 1484-86 the first phase of the war was concluded with the conquest of the Western part of the emirate of Granada, capturing Boabdil a second time. The pact made with him for his release included his renounciation to the parts of the emirate in the hands of his rival and uncle, Emir Muhammad XIII al-Zagal, and the surrender of Granada once it became under his control in exchange for a title and land states. The second phase of the war of Granada was then directed against the parts controlled by al-Zagal, the coast and the Eastern part of the emirate. After the fall of Baza and Almeria in 1489, Al-Zagal, defeated, abdicated, and Boabdil became in control of Granada. According to the treaty the war was over. But Boabdil refused to comply, forcing a third phase, the siege of Granada, that was stablished in 1491. The artillery was not used to preserve the city, and Granada will finally surrender in January 1492. 780 years of Muslim presence in the peninsula had come to an end.Actions
A. Expell the Muslims from our motherland
- +5000 infantry in a random province
- +2000 cavalry in a random province
- -200 relations with Granada
- Start a war with Granada
- Stability +5
B. Seek a peaceful alliance of civilizations
- +25 relations with Granada
- Stability -1
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 176015 - Submission of Granada for GranadaDescription
After the wars against the Spaniards, Granada has lost independence for good...Actions
A. At last!
- Inherit the realms of Granada
- +5 badboy
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 50 days of November 2, 1491
Checked again every 50 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1493)
Description
Cristoforo Colombo submitted his plan for finding a Western route to India a second time in 1491. He was made to wait until the fall of Granada, but then the commission failed against his plan for a second time. However Columbus had impressed favourably several counselors of both Isabel and Fernando, and they lobbied in his favor. The main argument was that even if the risk was high, the investment was small and the potential benefits enormous, both in terms of money and in terms of souls that could be saved by Christianity. Isabel was very sensitive to this last argument and agreed to finance the expedition. The monarchs agreed to the exorbitant terms Columbus demanded: he would be knighted if he were to succeed on his first voyage, appointed Admiral of the Seas, made Viceroy of all the new lands, and on top of that awarded 10 percent of any new wealth. After 10 years of pursuing his dream he would accept nothing less, and after all, the enterprise was considered unlikely to produce much. The expedition was not expensive to finance, and the Queen did not need to sell any of her jewels. It is interesting to think that the most important geographical discovery of mankind was serendipitous. It came out of a grant application that was rejected by a scientific commission based on solid evidence that it was flawed and ignored relevant accepted bibliography supporting the opposite rightful theory, that India could not be reached by sailing Westward across an empty sea with available naval technology, but whose decision was overruled due to favoritism by influential politicians. Columbus will always defend against all evidence that he had reached Asia and not a New World. Awful administrator, he was, however, one of the greatest sailors of all times.Actions
A. Send him on his way
- Leader Cristobal Colón becomes active
- Gain 3 warships in a random province
- -30
B. Exile the moron
- Land tech investment: +100
- Land +1
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own The Canary Islands
- Control The Canary Islands
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1492
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1496)
Description
In September 1492, Alonso Fernández de Lugo landed in the island of La Palma with 900 men. Over the next months he subjugated the different tribes, until the last resisting chieftain, Tanausú, was captured by deception. The next year he landed at Tenerife, with over a thousand men, but suffered a great defeat at Acentejo at the hands of the Mencey Bencomo and his brother Tinguaro, losing most of his army. In 1495 he landed again at Tenerife with 1500 men. A plague had weakened the Guanches, and Bencomo made the mistake of presenting battle in the open, at Aguere. Their defeat was complete, and Bencomo and Tinguaro died. By December 1495, all the resistance had ended, and the Canary Islands were finally conquered.Actions
A. All the islands are ours
- Stability +1
- +50 population in The Canary Islands
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
-
At least one of the following must occur:
-
None of the following must occur:
- Granada exists
- It is the year 1510 or later
-
None of the following must occur:
Will happen within 100 days of December 29, 1492
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1511)
Description
After the wars of Granada, many veterans chose to enlist for the Italian wars, following Fernando Gonzalez de Cordoba, later named -El Gran Capitan-. But others were atracted by the histories circulating over the Kingdoms about the new land discovered beyond the seas. Columbus had already brought several natives, and as much gold as he had discovered. Not much, indeed, just some personal jewlery from the indians, but enough to excite the imagination of poor hardened soldiers. According to rumors, one just needed a sack, and the indians would fill it with gold, making one's fortune in a day's work. Obviusly not everybody believed those rumors, but there were positions open in the expeditions to the Indias, and one could easily advance his career.Actions
A. A New World awaits us
- Stability +1
- Naval tech investment: +300
- -50
- Gain 1 warships in Andalusia
- Gain 2 transports in Andalusia
B. Let's join the Italian campaigns
- Stability +1
- Land tech investment: +300
- -50
- +5000 infantry in Sicily
- +2000 cavalry in Sicily
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 82007 - The Fall of Atlixco for ZapotecsDescription
Our soldiers have conquered the Zapotecs!Actions
A. Thanks be to God
- Inherit the realms of Zapotecs
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Country is controlled by AI
- Tlaxcala has been discovered by Europeans
- Aztec Empire exists
- Aztec Empire owns Tlaxcala
Will happen within 30 days of April 2, 1519
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 21, 1600)
Description
AI only event representing Cortes landing in CempoalaActions
A. OK
- Event 121010 - The Tlaxcalan Revolt for Aztec Empire is triggered immediately
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 82000 - The Tlaxcalan Revolt for Aztec EmpireAction A of 121010 - The Tlaxcalan Revolt for Aztec Empire
Description
Hernando Cortes expedition was intended to collect tributes and gather information only, as Diego Velazquez was the -adelantado-, with a royal charter to take possession of new lands. But Cortes was going to seize his chance. In the Mexica lands, the Aztec Tlatoani, or Prime Speaker, Motehcuzoma Xocoyotzin (Angry Lord, Junior) had initiated a power concentration process, effectively becoming an emperor of the triple alliance and imposing the supremacy of Tenochtitlan over Texcoco and Tlacopan, and at the same time expanding the borders of the Aztec Empire. Due to his despotic nature he was impopular, but he was also superstitious. He identified certain signs and the presence of the strange men in the coasts, as the predicted return of the expelled god Quetzalcoatl to reclaim his Kingdom. It was unthinkable to receive the mighty Plumed Serpent with hostility, and Motehcuzoma sent great presents to the conquistadores and requested them not to come to Tenochtitlan. By stimulating their greed, his effect was obviously the opposite, and Cortes skillfully obtained from his men the formal request to direct them in a quest for gold, and they promised him 20 percent of the benefits, after the royal 20 percent was deducted. Cortes founded Veracruz, sent an envoy to the King of Spain with letters, and burnt the ships to prevent the men loyal to Diego Velazquez from returning to Cuba with the news that Cortes had stepped to the other side of the law. Now only the triumph could save him. With 1300 Totonacas allies from Cempoala, the 400 Spaniards interned into the jungle, towards Tlaxcala, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs that could be gained to their side, according to the Totonacas. The Tlaxcalans were divided, but the faction hostile to the Spaniards was defeated in battle, and several thousand Tlaxcalan warriors joined Cortes side. The Spaniards were applying the tactics learned at the war of Granada, use the divisions within the enemy to their favor, and capture the enemy leader, deciding later if it was more advantageous to release him, to keep him prisoner, or simply to kill him. The Indians, weakened by the European diseases and bitterly divided, facilitated the conquest of great empires by very few men in what constitutes one of the most amazing pages of history. After a stop at the ceremonial center of Cholula, where a terrible massacre took place, because the Tlaxcalans had several accounts to settle, the capital of the Empire, bigger than any European city of the time, awaited.Actions
A. Excellent!
- -30000 population in Tlaxcala
- +5000 infantry in Tlaxcala
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Country is controlled by AI
- Own Tlaxcala
- Aztec Empire exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Aztec Empire and Spain are at war
Will happen within 30 days of April 2, 1519
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 21, 1600)
Description
AI only event representing the alliance of Tlaxcala and Hernando CortesActions
A. OK
- +15000 infantry in Tlaxcala
- +500 cavalry in Tlaxcala
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 82004 - The Fall of Tenochtitlan for Aztec EmpireDescription
When Hernando Cortes reached Tenochtitlan with 300 Spaniards and 3000 Tlaxcalans, he was received by Motehcuzoma. The Spaniards were horrified by the volume of the human sacrifices of the Aztecs, and overcome by greed over so much gold. Cortes demands on Motehcuzoma to abandon his pagan gods weakened his position as a god himself. Aware of his precarious position Cortes captured Motehcuzoma, but when news arrived that Panfilo de Narvaez had been sent by Diego Velazquez to capture him, he left Pedro de Alvarado in charge and went back with 80 men to Cempoala, where he half-defeated, half-convinced Narvaez army of 1500 men to join him, and then returned to Tenochtitlan with additional Tlaxcalan reinforcements. But in his absence Alvarado had managed to massacre half of the notables of the city, triggering a rebellion. Cortes exhorted Motehcuzoma to appease his subjects, but these killed him out of rage for being on the Spaniards side. Cortes understood that they had to retreat to Tlaxcala, but the secret nightly escape was discovered and 800 Spaniards and 5,000 Indian allies were killed, while the rest narrowly escaped, Cortes losing two fingers, in what was to be known as the Noche Triste (Sad Night), June 30, 1520. The time for diplomacy was gone. For a year Cortes sought new allies and reorganized and trained a new army, building ships to be transported and mounted in the lake, to siege and attack the water surrounded city, and in June 1521 he was back. In a month and a half the resistance was overcome, the city demolished, and the Empire won. Except for some guerrilla fighting in the mountains, the Aztecs bowed to their new master. When the Consejo de Indias learned of the conquest of the immensely rich empire, they dismissed Diego de Velazquez charges against Cortes.Actions
A. An Empire is won
- Inherit the realms of Aztec Empire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 82002 - The Alliance with Spain for ZapotecsDescription
The Zapotecs have agreed to put themselves under our protection. With our advisers firmly entrenched in their court, we will soon be able to bring them fully under our rule.Actions
A. Excellent!
- +15000 infantry in Tlaxcala
- Gain Zapotecs as vassals
- +150 relations with Zapotecs
- Gain an alliance with Zapotecs
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 300 days of January 11, 1492
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 11, 1493)
Description
The Mesta was an association of sheepholders created in Castile in 1273 by Alfonso X the Wise. Its origen was the use of lands near the borders with the Muslims during the Reconquista, as no crops could be grown due to constant hostilities, while sheep flocks could easily be hidden during the algaradas or Muslim attacks. The substitution of the original Churra race of sheeps by the higher quality Merina, introduced in Spain by the Marinid berbers, increased the wealth of the Mesta and the Crown income, and the Kings started a policy of protecting the Mesta at the expense of agriculture and forests. Sheep flocks in Central Spain required summer and winter pastures and free routes between them, and the Mesta herds had the right to drink from any water and eat from any land, paying for that priviledge a quantity decided by the Mesta. They could also cut forests, and no land could be fenced along their routes. This policy reached its peak with the Catholic Kings, when the oldest member of the Royal Council became also the president of the Mesta Council, and when the regulations of 1492 were stablished. The taxes over the rights of pass were reduced, but they were shifted from the local towns directly to the Crown. By then the Mesta controlled 125,000 km of routes and half a million hectares (over a million acres) of productive lands. It had its own judicial system and its own law enforcement agents and was perhaps the most important corporate organization in Medioeval Europe. As is the case with other nomad populations, the shephards of the Mesta were the best soldiers of Spain and constituted the main source of recruits for the elite Tercios. The Mesta was for a long time the main source of wealth for Castile, as its precious wool was exported to the North of Europe, but some consequences could not be foreseen, and the production of cereals started to decline. The Honorable Council of the Mesta will last until 1836, and even today many Mesta routes are protected forever from urban development to be enjoyed no longer by sheeps, but by weekend excursionists. As a curiosity, the word mustang derives from mesteño, or mesta animal.Actions
A. Support the shepherds
- +1 base tax value in Leon
- +1 base tax value in Castilla
- +1 base tax value in Toledo
- +1 base tax value in Estramadura
- Quality +1
- Mercantilism +1
- Aristocracy +1
- Land tech investment: +500
- Infrastructure tech investment: -500
B. Support the farmers
- +500 population in Castilla
- +500 population in Leon
- +500 population in Toledo
- +500 population in Estramadura
- Serfdom +1
- +1 base manpower in Leon
- +1 base manpower in Castilla
- +1 base manpower in Toledo
- +1 base manpower in Estramadura
- Trade tech investment: -500
- -3 merchants
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on July 30, 1492
Description
Medieval Spain was unique in Western Europe for the diversity of its population. In addition to a large segment of Muslims, Spain had the single largest Jewish community in the world, with three hundred thousand souls. In the 14th Century, however, anti-Jewish attitudes were on the rise throughout Europe. In 1290, England expelled its Jews and France followed in 1306. Spain began to experience an increasing anti-Jewish sentiment. It exploded in the summer of 1391 with angry anti-Jewish riots with hundreds of deaths. These riots led to major forced conversions of Jews to Christianity. Unlike the remaining Jews, the converts were welcomed into a full participation in Spanish society and they would soon become leaders in government, science, business and the Church. Over the years the Old Christians saw these converted families as opportunists who secretly maintained the faith of their forefathers. It was a strong mixture of racial prejudice and jealousy against the converts that would stir-up the Spanish Inquisition to prosecute the minority of false-converts. On March 31, 1492, Isabel and Fernando signed the edict of expulsion of all Jews in their Kingdoms by July 31. They were allowed to sell their properties and take their valuables, and money in letters of payment, but no gold or silver. The Kings intended to force the conversion of most of them, and indeed many converted, raising the proportion of Jews converted along the century to two thirds of their original population. But many also chose to leave, their numbers still debated, but probably over 100,000, most of them from Castilla, Toledo, Andalucia, and Murcia. It was a popular measure probably intended to forge a national identity for Spain, and also due to the belief that the Jews were a bad influence to the converts. The Jews that went to Portugal, Navarra, Provence and Morocco, suffered prosecution, violence and new expulsions, and the Kings of Spain allowed the return of those willing to convert until 1499. Those that went to Italy and Constantinople fared better. The economic consequences of the expulsion were negative as the Jews paid increased taxes, lent money to Kings and nobles, and administered properties. Culturally it was an even greater loss.Actions
A. Out with them
- -1000 population in Castilla
- -1000 population in Murcia
- -5000 population in Toledo
- -5000 population in Andalusia
- +200
- Stability +1
- Global revolt risk -2 for 12 months
- -1 base tax value in Toledo
- -1 base tax value in Andalusia
- Size of loans changed to 100 ducats
- +1% inflation
- Innovativeness -1
- Monarch's administrative skill -2 for 30 months
- Trade tech investment: -2000
- -6 merchants
B. They are beneficial to the country
- Stability -1
- Global revolt risk +2 for 12 months
- Innovativeness +1
- Monarch's administrative skill +1 for 60 months
- +50
- Event 326034 - Genoa refuses Visconti suzerainty for Venice will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Havana
- Own Moron
- Own Guantanamo
- Own Jamaica
- Own Tortuga
- Own Barahona
- Own Puerto Rico
Will happen within 150 days of January 2, 1493
Checked again every 150 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1535)
Description
Christopher Columbus's 1493 letter from Lisbon announcing the success of his voyage westward across the Atlantic Ocean quickly became one of the earliest 'best sellers' of European publishing. No less than eleven editions were published in 1493! They were issued across western Europe, in Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Six more editions were published in 1494-97. Everybody was eager to learn about the new lands across the sea, and the letters of Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci, the 1516 'De orbe novo decades' of Pedro Mártir de Anglería, and the 1535 'Historia general de las Indias' of Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, contributed to change the perception of the world that Europe had. But more profound changes were about to come. Already Columbus brought a pineapple to King Fernando in his first voyage, and they would be followed by maize and potatoes, that with a caloric yield per cultivated surface double to that of wheat, would trigger an unprecedented population growth. The Columbian exchange drastically altered both worlds, but at the time it also greatly contributed to the prestige of the Spanish monarchy, that after unifying two powerful countries, and expelling the Muslims from Western Europe, had discovered a New World.Actions
A. Great reputation
- +50 victory points
- -10 relations with Portugal
- -10 relations with Venice
- +50 relations with Bavaria
- +50 relations with Bohemia
- +50 relations with Brandenburg
- +50 relations with Bremen
- +50 relations with Brittany
- +50 relations with Burgundy
- +50 relations with Denmark
- +50 relations with England
- +50 relations with France
- +50 relations with Friesland
- +50 relations with Guelders
- +50 relations with Genoa
- +50 relations with Austria
- +50 relations with Brabant
- +50 relations with Switzerland
- +50 relations with Hesse
- +50 relations with Cleves
- +50 relations with Cologne
- +50 relations with Lorraine
- +50 relations with Luxemburg
- +50 relations with Mainz
- +50 relations with Mantua
- +50 relations with Mecklenburg
- +50 relations with Milan
- +50 relations with Naples
- +50 relations with Navarre
- +50 relations with Oldenburg
- +50 relations with Papal States
- +50 relations with Palatinate
- +50 relations with Pomerania
- +50 relations with Switzerland
- +50 relations with Provence
- +50 relations with Saxony
- +50 relations with Savoy
- +50 relations with Scotland
- +50 relations with Holstein
- +50 relations with Strasburg
- +50 relations with Stettin
- +50 relations with Sweden
- +50 relations with Tuscany
- +50 relations with Tyrol
- +50 relations with Wirtemberg
- -2 badboy
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on May 30, 1493
Description
On his first voyage, Columbus reached the Great Antilles, discovering Cuba and la Hispaniola (divided today in Haiti and Dominican Republic), were the natives were amiables. On December 24, 1492, his biggest ship, la Santa Maria, suffered damages beyond repair in la Hispaniola. Since there was not enough room for everybody to return, they constructed a fort with the ship's wood, called Fort Christmas, and forty men were left behind, with the promise of returning the following year. Columbus took some indians with him, together with fruits, plants, parrots, and gold. But another less innocuous exchange was taking place. The Europeans took with them smallpox and typhus to the New World, and from then on, wherever they went the plagues preceded them. About 50 percent of the natives in the New World died in the following decades, and possibly only 20 percent of the original population levels remained a century later. All the plagues suffered by Europe since the middle ages, concentrated in a single deathly wave that swept the entire continent. In exchange the Europeans brought a new disease to the Old World, syphilis. No women were allowed in the first expedition, and clearly Columbus sailors did not remain idle. Introduced by the Spanish sailors in Seville and Naples, the disease would be spread throughout Italy and the rest of Europe by the French armies of Charles VIII in his failed attempt to conquer Naples, being known in those days as the French disease. Columbus remained ignorant of having changed the history of mankind, and thinking only that he had found a better way to reach India, in his second voyage, he will command a big fleet with enough colonists, farm animals, seeds, and priests to establish a colony in la Hispaniola (Barahona and Tortuga). The first permanent European colony in the New World.Actions
A. Let us colonize all this land
- -500 population in Andalusia
- -500 population in Napoli
- -20
- +3 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Barahona
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None of the following must occur:
- Barahona has religion Pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of March 14, 1501
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 19, 1620)
Description
The colonization of the New World started in the island of La Hispaniola, where Columbus returned in 1493 to discover that the first settlement, Fort Christmas, had been wiped out by natives. But Christopher and his brothers Diego and Bartolome were very bad administrators and were distrusted by the Spaniards for being foreigners. Quarrels and rebellions abounded, and by 1495 everybody in the colony wanted to return to Spain. The colony was a sink for money, and Columbus, aware that his promises of riches to the Kings have not been fulfilled, insisted in slaving natives and sending them to Seville. This was a legitimate trade for a Genoese, but the Kings influenced by the church had given orders that only natives that raised in arms against Spanish rule could be enslaved. Worried by all this problems, the Kings named Francisco Bobadilla new governor of La Hispaniola in 1500, but he went as far as to put Columbus in chains and send him back to Spain. The Kings, horrified, released him, and named Fray Nicolas de Ovando new governor. Ovando ruthlessly suppressed every rebellion from colonists and natives, killing all the indian caciques (chieftains). He then efficiently administrated the colony, reducing the crown tax to 20 percent, stimulating the productivity and attracting new colonists. Soon the colonist population soared and the island became a good source of income for Spain, and the base for the conquest of the neighboring island of Cuba (Havana, Moron and Guantanamo). By contrast the native population, decimated by diseases and having lost the will to live under European oppression, initiated a decline that will end in their extinction. In 1507, Fernando el Catolico will name Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, new governor of La Hispaniola, in substitution of Ovando.Actions
A. Our colonies finally thrive
- +500 population in Barahona
- +50
- +1000 infantry in Barahona
- Gain 1 warships in Barahona
- Gain bailiff in Barahona
- +3 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Tortuga
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None of the following must occur:
- Tortuga has religion Pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of March 14, 1501
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 19, 1620)
Description
The colonization of the New World started in the island of La Hispaniola, where Columbus returned in 1493 to discover that the first settlement, Fort Christmas, had been wiped out by natives. But Christopher and his brothers Diego and Bartolome were very bad administrators and were distrusted by the Spaniards for being foreigners. Quarrels and rebellions abounded, and by 1495 everybody in the colony wanted to return to Spain. The colony was a sink for money, and Columbus, aware that his promises of riches to the Kings have not been fulfilled, insisted in slaving natives and sending them to Seville. This was a legitimate trade for a Genoese, but the Kings influenced by the church had given orders that only natives that raised in arms against Spanish rule could be enslaved. Worried by all this problems, the Kings named Francisco Bobadilla new governor of La Hispaniola in 1500, but he went as far as to put Columbus in chains and send him back to Spain. The Kings, horrified, released him, and named Fray Nicolas de Ovando new governor. Ovando ruthlessly suppressed every rebellion from colonists and natives, killing all the indian caciques (chieftains). He then efficiently administrated the colony, reducing the crown tax to 20 percent, stimulating the productivity and attracting new colonists. Soon the colonist population soared and the island became a good source of income for Spain, and the base for the conquest of the neighboring island of Cuba (Havana, Moron and Guantanamo). By contrast the native population, decimated by diseases and having lost the will to live under European oppression, initiated a decline that will end in their extinction. In 1507, Fernando el Catolico will name Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, new governor of La Hispaniola, in substitution of Ovando.Actions
A. Our colonies finally thrive
- +500 population in Tortuga
- +50
- +1000 infantry in Tortuga
- Gain 1 warships in Tortuga
- Gain bailiff in Tortuga
- +3 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Havana
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None of the following must occur:
- Havana has religion Pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of July 16, 1510
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 23, 1620)
Description
In 1510, Diego Colon, governor of la Hispaniola, gave orders to Diego Velazquez de Cuellar to conquer the island of Cuba. A veteran of the Italian wars, with three hundred men, and accompanied by Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Diego Velazquez soon took possession of the island, founding several cities and becoming the first governor of the island. Under his rule, the island prospered, and would become three hundred years later the richest province of Spain. The prosperity of the colony and its central role in the shipping to Spain, soon will make it the target of the French corsairs. The first settlement in continental America, in 1511 in Darien (Isthmus), would still depart from la Hispaniola, but Cuba quickly took over the central role of exploration and colonization thanks to the capacity and ambition of Diego Velazquez. He ordered the colonization of Puerto Rico, and several exploration expeditions. The most famous of these would be the expedition of Hernando Cortes in 1519 to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. But this expedition soon escaped Velazquez control when Cortes decided to disembark in the coasts of Tlaxcala and going beyond his orders, attack the Tlaxcalans, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs.Actions
A. Our colonies thrive
- +500 population in Havana
- +35
- +1000 infantry in Havana
- Gain 1 warships in Havana
- Gain bailiff in Havana
- +2 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Moron
-
None of the following must occur:
- Moron has religion Pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of July 16, 1510
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 23, 1620)
Description
In 1510, Diego Colon, governor of la Hispaniola, gave orders to Diego Velazquez de Cuellar to conquer the island of Cuba. A veteran of the Italian wars, with three hundred men, and accompanied by Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Diego Velazquez soon took possession of the island, founding several cities and becoming the first governor of the island. Under his rule, the island prospered, and would become three hundred years later the richest province of Spain. The prosperity of the colony and its central role in the shipping to Spain, soon will make it the target of the French corsairs. The first settlement in continental America, in 1511 in Darien (Isthmus), would still depart from la Hispaniola, but Cuba quickly took over the central role of exploration and colonization thanks to the capacity and ambition of Diego Velazquez. He ordered the colonization of Puerto Rico, and several exploration expeditions. The most famous of these would be the expedition of Hernando Cortes in 1519 to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. But this expedition soon escaped Velazquez control when Cortes decided to disembark in the coasts of Tlaxcala and going beyond his orders, attack the Tlaxcalans, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs.Actions
A. Our colonies thrive
- +500 population in Moron
- +35
- +1000 infantry in Moron
- Gain 1 warships in Moron
- Gain bailiff in Moron
- +2 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Guantanamo
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None of the following must occur:
- Guantanamo has religion Pagan
Will happen within 1000 days of July 16, 1510
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 23, 1620)
Description
In 1510, Diego Colon, governor of la Hispaniola, gave orders to Diego Velazquez de Cuellar to conquer the island of Cuba. A veteran of the Italian wars, with three hundred men, and accompanied by Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Diego Velazquez soon took possession of the island, founding several cities and becoming the first governor of the island. Under his rule, the island prospered, and would become three hundred years later the richest province of Spain. The prosperity of the colony and its central role in the shipping to Spain, soon will make it the target of the French corsairs. The first settlement in continental America, in 1511 in Darien (Isthmus), would still depart from la Hispaniola, but Cuba quickly took over the central role of exploration and colonization thanks to the capacity and ambition of Diego Velazquez. He ordered the colonization of Puerto Rico, and several exploration expeditions. The most famous of these would be the expedition of Hernando Cortes in 1519 to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. But this expedition soon escaped Velazquez control when Cortes decided to disembark in the coasts of Tlaxcala and going beyond his orders, attack the Tlaxcalans, a nation subjugated by the Aztecs.Actions
A. Our colonies thrive
- +500 population in Guantanamo
- +35
- +1000 infantry in Guantanamo
- Gain 1 warships in Guantanamo
- Gain bailiff in Guantanamo
- +2 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Isthmus
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None of the following must occur:
- Isthmus has religion Pagan
Will happen within 2000 days of April 9, 1513
Checked again every 2000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 21, 1620)
Description
The first attempt at a continental settlement, at the Eastern side of the Gulf of Darien (Cartagena), failed, and Vasco Nuñez de Balboa suggested the Western side (Isthmus). From there he took the expedition that discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Balboa was popular, but run into problems with the authorities for expelling the inefficient Major of the city. A new administrator was sent from Spain, Pedro Arias de Avila, a 70 year old veteran commander in the wars of Granada and Africa. Cruel and unscrupulous, he was jealous of Balboa and although initially forced to declare him innocent, he would later bring him again to trial, and without possibility of defense or appeal, condem him and have him executed. The authorities were displeased and named a new governor, but he died on the same day he arrived. Since the living conditions in the Gulf of Darien region were appalling, and the diseases made prey on the colonists, Pedro Arias founded in 1519 the city of Panama, the first port in the Pacific, and moved there the capital in 1524. The colonists of Isthmus had received tales of a fabulous country towards the South, named Biru, with cities made of gold. Two adventurers, Francisco Pizarro and Diego Almagro made plans for the conquest of such place, sailing South from Panama. Pedro Arias bought a share in the society, but having lost confidence in the expedition, due to the initial failures, he sold his part in 1526. The same year he was finally deposed.Actions
A. This is no place for Christians
- -100 population in Isthmus
- -40
- Gain 1 warships in Isthmus
- -1 colonists
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 12145 - The cessation of Roussillon for France has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 7136 - The Treaty of Barcelona for Aragon has already occurred
- France owns Roussillon
-
None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
Will happen within 120 days of March 2, 1493
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 2, 1520)
Description
During the Civil War, the King Joan II had ceded the Roussillon and Cerdanya to the King of France, in exchange of military help. The treaty established a mortgage of 300.000 ducats for these territories. In 1493, the King Ferran II decided to recover them and to pay the price.Actions
A. Let's recover our lands
- -300
- Stability +1
- Event 12147 - The Treaty of Barcelona for France is triggered immediately
B. It's not worth the money
- Stability -2
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 12147 - The Treaty of Barcelona for FranceDescription
France has refused our payment for the Roussillon and will not return our lands.Actions
A. Traitors!!
- +300
- Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 36 months
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 300 days of January 12, 1495
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1499)
Description
On the recommendation of the powerful Cardinal Mendoza, Franciscan Friar Cisneros was appointed as confessor to Queen Isabel after the conquest of Granada. He soon obtained all her confidence, and in 1495, he was appointed bishop of Toledo at the death of Mendoza. The post included a chancellorship of Castile, that he only accepted under orders of the Pope. He soon became one of the most influential men in the Kingdom, with the capacity to influence royal policies. The Kings had promised the Muslims of Granada that they could keep their religion and opted for a slow conversion process that could take generations. Cisneros had his own ideas about that.Actions
A. Promote him as Chancellor
- Monarch's administrative skill +1 for 24 months
- +50 relations with Papal States
B. He is not suited
- -10 relations with Papal States
- Event 3150 - Forced conversion of the Moors for Spain will never fire
- Event 285117 - The University of Alcalá for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Spain owns Granada
- Country is not at war
- Granada has religion Sunni
Will happen within 30 days of December 2, 1499
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1530)
Description
With the conquest of Granada, its inhabitants became Mudejars, Muslim subjects of the Kings. With the arrival of thousands of Old Christians, they became second class citizens. When the Catholic Kings returned to Granada in 1499, they could see that the conversion program was going nowhere, and authorized Cisneros to take charge. He started by confiscating Muslim books and promoting the semi-forced conversion of a subgroup of Muslims, the Helches, descendants of Christians that had been Islamized for generations. By Christmas 1499, the Muslims rebelled in the city and the rebellion quickly spread throughout the province. When the rebellion was put down in 1501, the Kings had the excuse to break the peace agreements and declared the forced conversion of all the Mudejars in their Kingdom or exile. Most opted to convert, becoming Moriscos or New Christians. They were allowed to preserve their customs and so peace was restored.Actions
A. Expel all those who won't convert
- Granada revolts
- Granada revolts
B. Leave the Mudejars be
- Innovativeness +1
- Centralization -2
- Stability -2
- Event 285219 - Forced conversion of the Mudejars for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on April 13, 1499
Description
On April 13, 1499, Pope Alexander VI granted Cisneros the privilege of founding in Alcalá a college, that would become the University of Alcalá. He soon recruited the best professors available from all over Europe, and started his personal project at his own expense: the creation of the first polyglot Bible, in Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Chaldaic. The work was in six large volumes, the last one made up of dictionaries and grammars for the different languages. Six hundred copies were issued, and found their way to the principal libraries of Europe, where they had considerable influence on subsequent editions of the Bible. Meanwhile, the University and the city around it developed. The University of Alcalá (Complutensis, from the Latin name of Alcalá, Complutum) would soon become one of the main European universities and the main focus of intellectual activity in Spain.Actions
A. Great!
- Innovativeness +1
- Infrastructure tech investment: +50
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 3150 - Forced conversion of the Moors for Spain has already occurred
- Spain owns Granada
- Spain controls Granada
- Country is not at war
- Granada has religion Sunni
Will happen within 30 days of April 20, 1502
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1530)
Description
When the rebellion was put down in 1501, the Kings had the excuse to break the peace agreements and declared the forced conversion of all the Mudejars in their Kingdom or exile. Most opted to convert, becoming Moriscos or New Christians. They were allowed to preserve their customs and so peace was restored.Actions
A. Expel all those who won't convert
- Innovativeness -1
- -2000 population in Granada
- Religion in Granada changes to Catholic
- Religion in Gibraltar changes to Catholic
- Stability +1
- Event 332014 - Muslims flee Spain for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Event 3654 - Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus for Sus is triggered immediately
- Event 3652 - Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus for Algiers is triggered immediately
- Event 3657 - Moor Refugees from Al-Andalus for Morocco is triggered immediately
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 10 days of October 13, 1504
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 27, 1504)
Description
On November 26, 1504 Isabel died, after leaving the Kingdom to her daughter Juana, but entrusting the government to her husband Fernando in case she was incapacitated, as she showed mental instability. The Kingdom got split between partisans and opponents of Fernando. The King of Aragon decided to leave Castile, even though the new Kings, Felipe I and Juana, had not arrived yet from Flanders. But when Felipe died soon after his arrival, Cisneros became the Regent of Castile with the goal of obtaining the return of the King. Fernando, King of Aragon, became then Regent of Castile in the name of his now mad daughter, and rewarded Cisneros with the Cardinalate. In her testament, Isabel had asked her heirs not to abandon the conquest of Africa. The Kings of Castile had reclaimed their right to the integration of Mauritania Tingitana (then Fez and Tlemcen) since Alfonso XI because it was part of the Hispanian diocese, and Tangier had been a Visigothic province. Already Melilla had been occupied by the Duke of Medina-Sidonia in 1497. The question was if embarked as she was in the conquest of America and Italy, Spain could afford to conquer also North Africa. Cisneros wanted to pursue Isabel's wishes, while Fernando was more practical.Actions
A. Prioritize America and Italy
- Land tech investment: +300
- -10 relations with Papal States
- Event 285119 - The conquest of Mazalquivir and Oran for Spain will never fire
B. We can conquer Italy, America and North Africa
- Land tech investment: +100
- +50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Morocco
- -50 relations with Tlemcen
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Tlemcen exists
- Event 285117 - The University of Alcalá for Spain has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Spain
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None of the following must occur:
- Spain is a vassal of Tlemcen
Will happen within 100 days of September 11, 1505
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 27, 1509)
Description
Before leaving Castile, Fernando gave Cisneros permission to attack Mazalquivir (Mers-el-Kebir), the port of Oran (Wahran). His motivation was the security of his Italian possessions from Barbary attacks. The Spanish expedition, with the costs advanced by Cisneros and under naval command of Ramón de Cardona, and land command of the Alcaide de los Donceles captured the fortress after a heavy bombardment. But Mazalquivir was difficult to hold, as it lacked water and had to be provisioned by dangerous sorties or by friendly tribes. After the return of Fernando, Cisneros lobbied indefatigably for another expedition to Oran. Fernando, who owned his post as Regent of Castile to him, agreed when Cisneros offered to finance the expedition. Command of the expedition was entrusted to Pedro Navarro, and it was carried out under the direct supervision of Cisneros, and under his personal banner. The Spaniards landed an army of over 20,000 men and besieged the city. Navarro soon blew the walls with his mines and heavy artillery bombardment, and in the assault the Spaniards inflicted 4000 casualties in the enemy, and conquered the city. Cisneros wanted to push the conquest inland, but Navarro, under orders from the King, refused. For almost 300 years, Oran and Mazalquivir would remain in Spanish hands.Actions
A. Free war, send the troops
- +8000 infantry in Murcia
- +2000 cavalry in Murcia
- +30 artillery in Murcia
- Gain 5 galleys in Murcia
- +25 relations with Papal States
- Start a war with Tlemcen
B. We have got our hands full
- +50 relations with Morocco
- +50 relations with Tlemcen
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285117 - The University of Alcalá for Spain has already occurred
- Own Orania
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 285121 - The conquest of Bugia and Tripoli for Spain has already occurred
- Tlemcen and Spain are at war
- Tunisia is a vassal of Spain
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Spain
- Spain is a vassal of Tlemcen
- Tripoli exists
Will happen within 100 days of November 27, 1509
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 15, 1551)
Description
While Cisneros was received as a hero in Spain, Pedro Navarro was left on command of Oran, and in the next season he attacked Bugia (Béjaïa), in the Eastern side of Tlemcen. Navarro disembarked 5,000 men and a train of artillery, and after defeating a far more numerous Berber army, conquered the city sacking it. Since it was still early in the season, Navarro decided to attack Tripoli. An army of 14,000 men was prepared. The second Duke of Alba, García de Toledo, son of the conqueror of Navarre, and father of the famous third Duke of Alba, took command of the expedition. The city, the strongest in the campaign, was taken by assault, with over 5,000 casualties between the defenders. Immediately Navarro and Alba went to Djerba with the intention of capturing the island. After landing, they were ambushed in an oasis and 3,000 soldiers and the Duke of Alba were killed. Navarro returned to Tripoli. The Zayyanid sultan of Tlemcen, Abu Abdallah Muhammad VIII, worried by the continuous defeats decided to become a vassal of Spain in 1510.Actions
A. Conquer North Africa
- Stability +2
- +50 relations with Papal States
- Tripolitania will be considered a national (core) province
- Gain Tlemcen as vassals
- Start a war with Tunisia
- Event 332001 - The Spaniards are too strong for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Cede Aures to Tlemcen
- Cede Al Djazair to Tlemcen
- +50 victory points
B. Time to stop
- Stability +1
- -10 relations with Papal States
- -5 victory points
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285117 - The University of Alcalá for Spain has already occurred
- Own Orania
- Tripoli exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Event 285120 - The conquest of Bugia and Tripoli for Spain has already occurred
- Tlemcen and Spain are at war
- Tripoli is a vassal of Spain
Will happen within 100 days of November 27, 1509
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 15, 1551)
Description
While Cisneros was received as a hero in Spain, Pedro Navarro was left on command of Oran, and in the next season he attacked Bugia (Béjaïa), in the Eastern side of Tlemcen. Navarro disembarked 5,000 men and a train of artillery, and after defeating a far more numerous Berber army, conquered the city sacking it. Since it was still early in the season, Navarro decided to attack Tripoli. An army of 14,000 men was prepared. The second Duke of Alba, García de Toledo, son of the conqueror of Navarre, and father of the famous third Duke of Alba, took command of the expedition. The city, the strongest in the campaign, was taken by assault, with over 5,000 casualties between the defenders. Immediately Navarro and Alba went to Djerba with the intention of capturing the island. After landing, they were ambushed in an oasis and 3,000 soldiers and the Duke of Alba were killed. Navarro returned to Tripoli. The Zayyanid sultan of Tlemcen, Abu Abdallah Muhammad VIII, worried by the continuous defeats decided to become a vassal of Spain in 1510.Actions
A. Conquer North Africa
- Stability +2
- +50 relations with Papal States
- Tripolitania will be considered a national (core) province
- Gain Tlemcen as vassals
- Start a war with Tripoli
- Event 332001 - The Spaniards are too strong for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Cede Aures to Tlemcen
- Cede Al Djazair to Tlemcen
- +50 victory points
B. Time to stop
- Stability +1
- -10 relations with Papal States
- -5 victory points
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Spain
- Own Orania
- Tlemcen owns Al Djazair
-
None of the following must occur:
- Event 51024 - Arudj and Khayr al-Din Barbarossa for Tlemcen has already occurred
- Event 51025 - Arudj and Khayr al-Din Barbarossa for Tlemcen has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of July 2, 1510
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1543)
Description
Fernando had agreed to Cisneros's policy of North African expansion to provide an alternative route to Sicily, and to squash piracy in the Barbary coast. However the conquest of isolated presidios (fortresses) in the coast had the exact opposite effect. Under the pressure of Spain, the authority of the Zayyanid rulers of Tlemcen was weakened, and pirates became independent and more active all along the coast. A Turkish pirate of name Aruj, who had become famous, received permission from the Hafsid sultan of Tunis to use the island of Djerba (Gelves) as a base, and he captured Jijelli in 1514 and took over Algiers in 1516 when he defeated the Spaniards. He then killed the local ruler and proclaimed himself sultan. He was known as Baba Aruj, or father Aruj. This was translated by the Spaniards as Barbarroja (Barbarossa in Italian, or Red beard). He became the nightmare of the Spaniards. In 1517 he supported a rebellion in Tlemcen, taking over it, but he was driven out by the Spaniards and killed in 1518. However the balance of power in Tlemcen was shifting towards Algiers, that continued independent under the leadership of Aruj's brother, Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa, who sought the help of the Ottoman Empire.Actions
A. Curse them
- Stability -1
- Event 51024 - Arudj and Khayr al-Din Barbarossa for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- +100 relations with Tlemcen
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Malta
- Control Malta
-
None of the following must occur:
- Order of Saint John exists
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1523
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 10, 1798)
Description
When the Order of St. John was expelled from Rhodes in 1523, it underwent a crisis. Their possessions were being confiscated all over Europe, by both Catholic and Protestant rulers, their income was shrinking and their recruits stopped coming. They desperately needed a base, preferably by reconquering Rhodes, otherwise an island in the Aegean, but no one would help and Venice actively opposed them. Europe was at war and there was no place for their neutrality. The Emperor Carlos however came up with a master idea. He offered Malta to the Hospitallers. Malta was difficult to defend from the growing Ottoman power, but the Knights were a tough breed. They would give their lives defending his shipping lines to Sicily. In 1524 the Hospitallers sent a commission to Malta. Their report was very negative. The island could not sustain itself and the defences were very poor. Then Carlos decided to include Tripoli as part of an all or nothing deal. The Knights thought even less of Tripoli. They did not have the resources to upgrade its defenses. But having no other option, the Chapter General decided in 1527 to accept the offer despite the opposition of the French Langues. They still had hopes of recovering Rhodes, but in 1530 they gave up and moved to Malta, taking possession also of Tripoli. From then on, the Spaniards and the Knights of St. John would fight their battles in North Africa together.Actions
A. They will defend Malta
- Stability +1
- Malta will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- maltese will no longer be an accepted culture
- Grant independence to Order of Saint John
- -2 badboy
- Monarch's administrative skill +1 for 48 months
- +50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
- -25 relations with Venice
- -50 relations with Algiers
B. We don't need them
- Fortress level in Malta -1
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Malta
- Control Malta
Triggered by
Action A of 201000 - The Knights request the help of Spain for Order of Saint JohnDescription
When the Order of St. John was expelled from Rhodes in 1523, it underwent a crisis. Their possessions were being confiscated all over Europe, by both Catholic and Protestant rulers, their income was shrinking and their recruits stopped coming. They desperately needed a base, preferably by reconquering Rhodes, otherwise an island in the Aegean, but no one would help and Venice actively opposed them. Europe was at war and there was no place for their neutrality. The Emperor Carlos however came up with a master idea. He offered Malta to the Hospitallers. Malta was difficult to defend from the growing Ottoman power, but the Knights were a tough breed. They would give their lives defending his shipping lines to Sicily. In 1524 the Hospitallers sent a commission to Malta. Their report was very negative. The island could not sustain itself and the defences were very poor. Then Carlos decided to include Tripoli as part of an all or nothing deal. The Knights thought even less of Tripoli. They did not have the resources to upgrade its defenses. But having no other option, the Chapter General decided in 1527 to accept the offer despite the opposition of the French Langues. They still had hopes of recovering Rhodes, but in 1530 they gave up and moved to Malta, taking possession also of Tripoli. From then on, the Spaniards and the Knights of St. John would fight their battles in North Africa together.Actions
A. They will defend Malta
- maltese will no longer be an accepted culture
- Malta will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Cede Malta to Order of Saint John
- -1 badboy
- Monarch's administrative skill +1 for 48 months
- Gain Order of Saint John as vassals
- Event 24001 - The Order of St. John is offered Malta for Order of Saint John is triggered immediately
- +50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
- -25 relations with Venice
- -50 relations with Algiers
- Event 285123 - Generous offer to the Hospitallers for Spain will never fire
B. We don't need them
- Fortress level in Malta -1
- Event 285123 - Generous offer to the Hospitallers for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Tripolitania
- Order of Saint John exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Order of Saint John and Spain are at war
-
None of the following must occur:
- Malta is a national (core) province
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1523
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 15, 1551)
Description
When the Order of St. John was expelled from Rhodes in 1523, it underwent a crisis. Their possessions were being confiscated all over Europe, by both Catholic and Protestant rulers, their income was shrinking and their recruits stopped coming. They desperately needed a base, preferably by reconquering Rhodes, otherwise an island in the Aegean, but no one would help and Venice actively opposed them. Europe was at war and there was no place for their neutrality. The Emperor Carlos however came up with a master idea. He offered Malta to the Hospitallers. Malta was difficult to defend from the growing Ottoman power, but the Knights were a tough breed. They would give their lives defending his shipping lines to Sicily. In 1524 the Hospitallers sent a commission to Malta. Their report was very negative. The island could not sustain itself and the defences were very poor. Then Carlos decided to include Tripoli as part of an all or nothing deal. The Knights thought even less of Tripoli. They did not have the resources to upgrade its defenses. But having no other option, the Chapter General decided in 1527 to accept the offer despite the opposition of the French Langues. They still had hopes of recovering Rhodes, but in 1530 they gave up and moved to Malta, taking possession also of Tripoli. From then on, the Spaniards and the Knights of St. John would fight their battles in North Africa together.Actions
A. They will defend Tripoli
- Tripolitania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Cede Tripolitania to Order of Saint John
- Monarch's administrative skill +1 for 48 months
- Event 24003 - We take possession of Tripoli for Order of Saint John is triggered immediately
- Event 285138 - The fall of Tripoli for Spain will never fire
- Event 285268 - Tripoli is pacified for Spain will never fire
B. We don't need them
- Revolt risk value in Tripolitania +48
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Order of Saint John and Ottoman Empire are at war
-
None of the following must occur:
- Order of Saint John and Spain are at war
-
None of the following must occur:
- Malta is a national (core) province
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1523
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1640)
Description
It was just a matter of time before the Ottomans attacked Malta. In May 1565, a powerful fleet from the Ottomans and their allies the Barbary pirates, arrived to the island and landed an army of 40,000. Against them were 540 knights, 400 Spaniards and 4,000 Maltese. Fort St. Elmo lasted 5 weeks of furious fights until almost all its defenders were killed. By then 600 Spaniards from Sicily had arrived to the city. The fighting continued all summer taking the lives of 5000 defenders with the Turkish loses three times higher, including the famous pirate Dragut. In early September, when the defenders were at their last resistance, help from Spain finally arrived under command of Álvaro de Bazán and García de Toledo. The Turks, low on morale, panicked and abandoned the island.Actions
A. Help the Knights
- Event 201011 - Spanish help for Order of Saint John is triggered immediately
- Event 285150 - Tercios del mar for Spain is triggered immediately
- -100
B. They should solve their own problems
- Event 201012 - Spain refuses to help for Order of Saint John is triggered immediately
- -50 relations with Order of Saint John
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 285127 - The great siege of Malta for SpainDescription
Spain was the first nation in the world to create a permanent specific naval infantry unit in 1537. This was the Old Company of the Sea of Naples composed by harquebusiers to fight on board of galleys. In the winter of 1564, spies informed of a powerful Ottoman fleet being readied in Constantinople. On May 18, 1565 their target is revealed when the Janissaries land in Malta. Already two weeks before, Álvaro de Bazán had gone from the strait to Barcelona to embark 4,000 soldiers. The Mediterranean galleys of Gil de Andrade joined him at Palamós, and 1.500 more soldiers were embarked in Genoa. On July 20, they arrived to Naples to embark more forces, and they were in Messina on August 5, for the final assembly with further auxiliary forces. Finally on August 25, the Viceroy of Sicily, García de Toledo, gave the order to depart, arriving to Malta on September 7, forcing the Ottomans to lift their siege on the exact same day they had scheduled their final full out assault on the few defenders left alive. Had they arrived one day later, Malta would have been lost. It was clear to Felipe II that a reaction time of four months was not acceptable, and that Spain could not project her power far away unless a permanent army capable of landing and conducting battles was assigned to the Navy and could be quickly deployed. So in February 1566 he created the Tercio de la Armada del Mar Oceano, or Tercio of the Navy of the Ocean Sea, also known as Tercio de Figueroa for his first Field Marshal, and formed by 6,700 soldiers. harquebusiers from this unit were the first to assault the Sultana, the Ottoman flagship, in the battle of Lepanto, and as a reward, its commander Lope de Figueroa was given the commission to inform the King of the victory.Actions
A. Send the marines
- -150
- Offensive Doctrine +1
- Quality +1
- Naval tech investment: +500
B. We don't have the money
- -5 victory points
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 300001 - Tunis under attack from Barbarossa for TunisiaDescription
Carlos had inherited a North African situation that was turning into a nightmare. The Ottomans were calling to the doors of Vienna, and in Africa they had taken over Egypt, and with the help of the Barbary pirates, they were taking over Kingdom after Kingdom, destroying the policy of alliances that his grandfather Fernando had established. He could not let them reach the strait of Gibraltar. Worse still, they entered an alliance with France, so he was facing a simultaneous war in all fronts. To add to that, the Spanish presidios (fortresses) in Africa were very difficult to defend. When Barbarossa conquered Tunis in 1534, the fleeing Pasha al-Hassan went to the Spanish court and asked for help in exchange for vassalage. Carlos could not let the Ottomans or their allies come any closer to Spain and Italy. A huge armada was assembled and he decided to lead it in person.Actions
A. Send the fleet if Tunis falls
- Gain Tunisia as vassals
- +400 relations with Tunisia
- +100 relations with Tlemcen
B. They are a bunch of heathens
- -50 relations with Tunisia
- Event 285129 - Tunis conquered by Barbarossa for Spain will never fire
- Event 285130 - Tunis conquered by Barbarossa for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285128 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Spain has already occurred
- Ottoman Empire owns Tunisia
- Own Orania
-
None of the following must occur:
- Tunisia exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Spain is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire is a vassal of Spain
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1527
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1572)
Description
After the fall of Tunis, a huge fleet was assembled in Barcelona, It then proceed to Cagliari. It was composed of 74 galleys and over 300 sail ships. Command of the fleet was given to Andrea Doria, while Álvaro de Bazán, commanded the Spanish squadron. The 50,000 troops were under command of the Duke of Alba, while supreme command of the operation was reserved for the emperor. After taking La Goulette, near Carthage, they proceeded to Tunis. The army of Barbarossa presented battle in the open and was routed by the Tercios. Once Tunis was under siege, several thousands of Christian slaves rebelled and took control of the armoury, helping during the final assault. Barbarossa, however, was able to escape.Actions
A. We shall recover it
- Tunisia will be considered a national (core) province
- Start a war with Ottoman Empire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285128 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Spain has already occurred
- Algiers owns Tunisia
-
None of the following must occur:
- Tunisia exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Spain is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire is a vassal of Spain
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1527
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1572)
Description
After the fall of Tunis, a huge fleet was assembled in Barcelona, It then proceed to Cagliari. It was composed of 74 galleys and over 300 sail ships. Command of the fleet was given to Andrea Doria, while Álvaro de Bazán, commanded the Spanish squadron. The 50,000 troops were under command of the Duke of Alba, while supreme command of the operation was reserved for the emperor. After taking La Goulette, near Carthage, they proceeded to Tunis. The army of Barbarossa presented battle in the open and was routed by the Tercios. Once Tunis was under siege, several thousands of Christian slaves rebelled and took control of the armoury, helping during the final assault. Barbarossa, however, was able to escape.Actions
A. We shall recover it
- Tunisia will be considered a national (core) province
- Start a war with Algiers
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285128 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Spain has already occurred
- Own Tunisia
- Tunisia is a national (core) province
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1527
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1574)
Description
After the conquest of Tunis in 1535, Carlos reinstated al-Hassa Ibn Muhammad as Pasha of Tunis. He left a garrison of Spanish soldiers to help him keep control and ensure his loyalty. Tunis continued as a vassal of Spain until 1574, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.Actions
A. We fulfill our promises
- Tunisia will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Grant independence to Tunisia
- Event 285147 - Tunis is lost for Spain will never fire
- Event 285267 - Tunis is pacified for Spain will never fire
B. Keep it for ourselves
- +3 badboy
- Tunisia revolts
- Tunisia revolts
- Revolt risk value in Tunisia +8
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Leader Khayr-ad-Din is active
- Spain and France are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Algiers exists
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1534
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1540)
Description
The alliance against the Holy Roman Emperor, signed by the most Christian King François Ier of France and the Sultan Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in attacks by the Turks every time France entered war against Spain. The most destructive raid was the one produced after the invasion of Milan by France in 1542. Barbarossa, on command of a huge Ottoman and Barbary fleet, raided the coasts of Italy, joining later a French fleet under command of the Duke of Enghien at Marseilles and both proceeded to attack Nice. At the arrival of Andrea Doria and Alfonso de Avalos, they retreated to Toulon for winter, where the churches were prohibited from ringing their bells, and Christian slaves were openly sold between Turks and pirates. While at Toulon, a fleet was dispatched to sack the coasts of Spain. After the peace of Crepy between France and Spain, Barbarossa returned to Istanbul, pillaging the coasts of Tuscany and Naples in the way.Actions
A. He is the devil
- Stability -1
- -50
- -1000 population in Sicily
- -1000 population in Gerona
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Tlemcen exists
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Own Orania
- Event 285128 - The Pasha of Tunis requests our help for Spain has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1535
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1557)
Description
After the pact between François Ier of France and the Ottoman Sultan in 1527, Carlos found his empire in a difficult situation. The Turks usally sent their fleets to ravage his coasts, coinciding and even coordinating with French attacks. To avoid complete Ottoman control of the Mediterranean, he took Tunis in 1535. The new Governor of Oran, Martín Alonso de Cordoba, the Count of Alcaudete, was ordered to lead an expedition against Tlemcen, that was shifting towards the Ottoman side. At Prevesa, in the Albanian coast, the combined fleets of Spain, Venice, Genoa and Papal States under command of imperial admiral Andrea Doria, were defeated by the Ottoman-Barbary fleet under Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa. Although loses were small and mostly Venetian, since Doria refused to fight, its effect was to give supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean to the Ottomans. Besides the expedition of Alcaudete, something needed to be done to maintain Spanish supremacy, at least in the Western Mediterranean, and so Carlos ordered a naval expedition against Al-Djazaîr (Algiers).Actions
A. Maintain supremacy
- -100
- Offensive Doctrine +1
- +50 relations with Genoa
- +50 relations with Papal States
- +100 relations with Order of Saint John
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
B. Leave the Mediterranean to the Ottomans
- -10 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Order of Saint John
- Break vassalization with Tlemcen
- Event 301040 - Komnenos provokes the Sultan for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately
- Event 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
- Event 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for Tlemcen will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 332002 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for TlemcenDescription
The confrontation between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Sultan of the Ottomans was reaching Tlemcen at a delicate point, when dynastic fights were shaking the Zayyanids. Spanish count of Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, joined in 1535 with tribal chief Ibn Radwan to help Zayyanid prince Abdallah overthrow his older brother Muhammad V. The expedition, including 600 Spanish soldiers, was almost completely wiped out by the Banu Rashid tribe. However, probably because the Spaniards had taken Tunis, Sultan Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Oran in exchange for Spanish protection. Six years later, the expedition of more than four hundred ships sent against Barbarossa in Algiers, departed too late in the season, and surprised by a storm, lost one fourth of its effectives, having to retreat. Overstretched because of the wars of religion, and the wars against France, Carlos did not have the resources to maintain the hegemony in the Western Mediterranean against the Ottomans.Actions
A. Disaster
- Stability -1
- Gain Tlemcen as vassals
- Lose 600 troops in Orania
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 332003 - Between Spanish and Ottomans for TlemcenDescription
The confrontation between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Sultan of the Ottomans was reaching Tlemcen at a delicate point, when dynastic fights were shaking the Zayyanids. Spanish count of Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, joined in 1535 with tribal chief Ibn Radwan to help Zayyanid prince Abdallah overthrow his older brother Muhammad V. The expedition, including 600 Spanish soldiers, was almost completely wiped out by the Banu Rashid tribe. However, probably because the Spaniards had taken Tunis, Sultan Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Oran in exchange for Spanish protection. Six years later, the expedition of more than four hundred ships sent against Barbarossa in Algiers, departed too late in the season, and surprised by a storm, lost one fourth of its effectives, having to retreat. Overstretched because of the wars of religion, and the wars against France, Carlos did not have the resources to maintain the hegemony in the Western Mediterranean against the Ottomans.Actions
A. Disaster
- Stability -1
- Lose 600 troops in Orania
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Ottoman Empire exists
- Leader Khayr-ad-Din is active
- Spain and France are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Algiers exists
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1540
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1546)
Description
The alliance against the Holy Roman Emperor, signed by the most Christian King François Ier of France and the Sultan Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in attacks by the Turks every time France entered war against Spain. The most destructive raid was the one produced after the invasion of Milan by France in 1542. Barbarossa, on command of a huge Ottoman and Barbary fleet, raided the coasts of Italy, joining later a French fleet under command of the Duke of Enghien at Marseilles and both proceeded to attack Nice. At the arrival of Andrea Doria and Alfonso de Avalos, they retreated to Toulon for winter, where the churches were prohibited from ringing their bells, and Christian slaves were openly sold between Turks and pirates. While at Toulon, a fleet was dispatched to sack the coasts of Spain. After the peace of Crepy between France and Spain, Barbarossa returned to Istanbul, pillaging the coasts of Tuscany and Naples in the way.Actions
A. He is the devil
- Stability -1
- -50
- -1000 population in Messina
- -1000 population in The Baleares
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Tlemcen is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
- Own Orania
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1545
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1555)
Description
Taking advantage of the fights between different tribes in Tlemcen, the count of Alcaudete, military governor of Spanish Oran, supported the Banu Rashid to dethrone Muhammad and install his brother Ahmad in 1545. Muhammad sought the help of Hassan Pasha, ruler of Al-Djazaîr and son of Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa, and was restored with the help of the Turks. Alcaudete attacked in 1547, but was driven back by the Turks. Meanwhile, in Morocco, the pro-Turkish Wattasid sultan Ahmad, was defeated by the Sa'did Muhammad al-Shaykh (al-Mahdi), who then invaded Tlemcen putting and end to 300 years of Zayyanid rule there. The Turkish reaction under agha Hasan Quru however drove them out. Tlemcen was under Turkish control, but disputed by Moroccans and Spanish.Actions
A. Tlemcen should not be Ottoman
- -50
- +5000 infantry in Orania
- +2000 cavalry in Orania
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Tlemcen for 72 months
- +50 relations with Morocco
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
- -50 relations with Tlemcen
B. Who cares about Tlemcen
- -5 victory points
- Event 332005 - Tlemcen becomes part of the Ottoman Empire for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Event 332018 - Tlemcen becomes part of the Ottoman Empire for Tlemcen is triggered immediately
- Event 285139 - The last expedition of Alcaudete for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285137 - Civil war in Tlemcen for Spain has already occurred
- Own Orania
Will happen within 20 days of January 1, 1545
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1555)
Description
The fall of Tlemcen into Ottoman hands in 1551 put Spanish Oran in a mortal danger. Martín Alonso de Cordoba, the count of Alcaudete, military governor of Oran, entered into an alliance with the sultan of Morocco, Muhammad al-Shaykh, to drive the Turks from Tlemcen. However the Ottoman sultan Suleiman dispatched spies that assassinated Muhammad al-Shaykh in 1557. Having lost this ally for an attack on Algiers, Alcaudete marched with an army of 12,000 on Mustaghanim (Mostaganem) the next year. But tribes and the Turkish forces of Hasan Quru totalling over 70,000 men defeated them. Alcaudete was killed, and his son and most of the army were captured. The next year many of them would abjure from their beliefs to escape slavery. Tlemcen disappeared as a country, firmly in the hands of the pashas of Al-Djazaîr, named by the Ottoman Empire. Tripoli was lost in 1551, Bugia in 1555, and Tunis in 1570. Spain had lost the North African game, but will successfully defend Oran and Melilla from recurrent attacks for centuries.Actions
A. Disaster
- Stability -1
- Lose 12000 troops in Orania
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
-
None of the following must occur:
- Own Tripolitania
- Tripolitania is a national (core) province
Will happen on August 15, 1551
Description
The Knights Hospitallers took care of the defense of Tripoli after his cession by Carlos for over 20 years. Provisioned by the Viceroy of Sicily and with the help of a Spanish garrison, the Order even considered moving their see there. However in 1551 they were attacked by a huge Ottoman army under command of Sinan Pasha and Dragut. There were very few Knights in Tripoli, and the Spanish soldiers from Calabria refused to fight, and so Tripoli was surrendered almost without fight. In 1560 the Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette enticed the Viceroy of Sicily, Juan de la Cerda, Duke of Medinaceli to attempt its recovery, but the expedition, approved by Felipe II, was a complete failure, since Tripoli had been converted into a stronghold by huge Ottoman defensive works under the direction of Dragut.Actions
A. Outrageous
- Tripolitania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Event 285268 - Tripoli is pacified for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Ottoman Empire and Spain are at war
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1556
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1577)
Description
Felipe II could dedicate very little attention and resources to the Mediterranean, as busy as he was with the rebellion in the Low Countries. However in 1565 his help was required by the Hospitallers to defend Malta against a combined assault by the Ottomans and Barbary pirates. The victory was very important because it put a clear limit to how far would the Ottoman Empire capable of projecting his power. However the Ottoman Empire was at his peak, as the capture of Tunis in 1569 demonstrated. The capture of Cyprus in 1571, triggered the formation of a Holy League, mainly formed by Spain, Venice and Papal States, with the combined fleet under command of Don Juan de Austria. The interests of Venice and Spain were very different: Venice wanted to recover Cyprus, and Spain wanted to recover her North African presidios, and they could only agree in fighting the Ottoman navy. The ensuing battle at Lepanto was the biggest naval battle in modern times with over 32,000 casualties (by comparison Trafalgar had only 3,000), 25,000 of them in the Ottoman side. The Ottoman fleet was almost completely destroyed. News of the victory were extremely well received by the Christians that suffered the Ottoman and Barbary piracy. Although the Ottomans rebuilt their fleet and recaptured Tunis a second time in 1574, their naval supremacy in the Mediterranean was destroyed forever.Actions
A. A great achievement
- Stability +2
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
- Control Orania
Will happen within 300 days of April 2, 1563
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1574)
Description
After the disaster of Mustaghanim, in 1558, the military governor of Oran was Alonso de Córdoba, the new Conde de Alcaudete. He ransomed his father's body for 2000 ducats and his brother Martín in 1561 for 23,333 ducats that he obtained from a pillaging expedition into Moorish territory. In 1563, after the failure of Medinaceli in Tripoli, and the loss of Djerba, where Dragut made a pyramid with the skulls of the garrison, the Beylerbey Hassan Pasha, son of Barbarossa, decided to attack Oran. The Ottoman fleet had 32 galleys and 3 French round ships. The army was constituted of 1,000 Spahis, 15,000 Janissaries, and over 12,000 Kabyles and Arabs, contributed by the Sultan of Koukou and the Banu-Abba tribe. The assaults started in April on Mazalquivir, defended by Martín de Córdoba and 200 men. Time after time the Muslims were repelled. The son of the Sultan of Koukou died, Hassan was wounded, but their troops reached the walls of the fortification. On the last assault, on June 7, Martín was also wounded. Then news arrived that a powerful Christian fleet under command of Gian Andrea Doria and Francisco de Mendoza was on its way. Hassan Pasha called for an all out assault, but the Janissaries refused, and he had to escape, leaving behind all his artillery, and having lost 4,000 men, four galleys and the three French transports. Only 130 survivors remained in Mazalquivir. Maintenance of Oran, however, was becoming a burden. The Council of State asked for reports to study the possibility of leaving Oran and keeping only Mazalquivir, but without the first, the second was untenable, and so it was decided in 1574 to keep both. A great investment was made to upgrade the fortifications, designed by Antonelli, and the castle of Santa Cruz was built in 1577.Actions
A. Fortify the city
- -100
- Fortress level in Orania +1
B. Too expensive to keep
- Cede Orania to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Atlas to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Aures to Ottoman Empire
- (no effects)
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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None of the following must occur:
- Own Tunisia
- Tunisia is a national (core) province
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 285267 - Tunis is pacified for Spain has already occurred
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1574
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1575)
Description
After the conquest of Tunis in 1535, Carlos reinstated al-Hassa Ibn Muhammad as Pasha of Tunis. He left a garrison of Spanish soldiers to help him keep control and ensure his loyalty. Tunis continued as a vassal of Spain until 1574, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.Actions
A. Alas!
- Tunisia will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Event 285267 - Tunis is pacified for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Tunisia
- Tunisia is a national (core) province
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 285147 - Tunis is lost for Spain has already occurred
Will happen within 300 days of January 1, 1574
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1575)
Description
After the conquest of Tunis, Tunisia was kept under direct Spanish control. Province is finally pacified but Spain will never be recognized as legitime ruler.Actions
A. OK
- Tunisia will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Revolt risk value in Tunisia -8
- Event 285147 - Tunis is lost for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Ottoman Empire owns Fez
- Ottoman Empire owns Orania
- Ottoman Empire owns Atlas
- Ottoman Empire owns Aures
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
- Ottoman Empire owns Kabylia
- Ottoman Empire owns Tunisia
- Ottoman Empire owns Tripolitania
- Ottoman Empire owns Cyrenaica
- Ottoman Empire owns Quattara
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None of the following must occur:
- Ottoman Empire and Spain are at war
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Aures
- Own Al Djazair
- Own Kabylia
- Own Tunisia
- Own Tripolitania
Will happen within 100 days of January 1, 1577
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1581)
Description
Felipe II just did not have the money to pursue a North African conquest, but the rebellion of the Moriscos in 1569, at a time when Tunis was conquered for the Ottomans by the famous pirate and beylerbey of Algiers, Uluj Ali, made him painfully aware of the dangers of ignoring that front. With great effort, the Moriscos rebellion was put down, and the Ottoman fleet defeated at Lepanto. But although Tunis was briefly recovered, it was quickly lost again due to lack of resources. But he was not alone in having problems. The Ottomans defeated at Malta and Lepanto found themselves also overstretched due to their taxing conflicts in Persia. Under these circumstances, Felipe II and Murad III negotiated a series of truces between 1577 and 1581. In these truces Felipe II renounced to Spanish former conquests in North Africa, while the Ottoman sultan renounced to Oran, and to lend help to the Moriscos. The peace between Spain and the Ottoman empire would be permanent, and would allow both empires to abandon the Mediterranean, that was left in the hands of the Barbary pirates, periodically checked by the European navies.Actions
A. Sign the truces
- Stability +1
- +100 relations with Ottoman Empire
- Cede Aures to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Al Djazair to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Kabylia to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Tunisia to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Tripolitania to Ottoman Empire
- Tripolitania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Event 301044 - Peace with Spain for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately
- Event 285268 - Tripoli is pacified for Spain will never fire
B. Holy war
- Stability -1
- -50 relations with Ottoman Empire
- -50
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Tripolitania
- Tripolitania is a national (core) province
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 285138 - The fall of Tripoli for Spain has already occurred
Will happen within 1000 days of January 1, 1577
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1590)
Description
After the conquest of Tripoli, Tripolitania was kept under direct Spanish control. Province is finally pacified but Spain will never be recognized as legitime ruler.Actions
A. OK
- Tripolitania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Revolt risk value in Tripolitania -48
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
Will happen within 5000 days of January 1, 1600
Checked again every 5000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1708)
Description
Spain did not have penal colonies like England or France. Low class convicts were punished to the rowing gang in the galleys, while high class convicts were sent to one of the presidios in Africa, mainly at Oran. The word presidio, originally meaning fortress thus became to mean prison. However at Oran, exiles were allowed complete freedom, and continued living their lives of luxury, with frequent games, parties and even bullfights, being known as 'Corte Chica' or little court. Famous exiled at Oran were Juan de Colon, third Admiral of the Ocean Sea and grandson of Christopher Columbus, banished for trigamy, Sebastian Cabot, banished after abandoning his expedition, and Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, together with scores of troublesome or out of favor nobles.Actions
A. Out with the troublemakers
- Stability +1
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
- Habsburg Spain exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Ottoman Empire owns Fez
- Ottoman Empire owns Atlas
- Ottoman Empire owns Aures
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
Will happen within 5 days of January 2, 1708
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after February 2, 1708)
Description
After his conquest of Gibraltar during the war of Spanish Succession, and to alleviate the French-Spanish attempt to recover it, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, chief commander of the alliance army of Archduke Charles, suggested the bey of Algiers that it was a good time to attack the Spaniards at Oran, given their weakness. Upon learning this, the bey of Algiers ordered the bey of Mascara, Mustapha ben Youssef, to attack it. With Oran under siege, Luis Manuel Fernández de Córdoba, count of Santa Cruz, was ordered to carry reinforcements to the city. Instead, he deserted to the Archduke Charles Habsburg side and surrendered Cartagena to the English. Without relief, Melchor Avellaneda, governor of Oran, was forced to capitulate to the Ottomans.Actions
A. Damn traitor
- Cede Orania to Ottoman Empire
- Orania will be considered a national (core) province
- Cede Atlas to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Aures to Ottoman Empire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
- Orania is a national (core) province
- Event 285143 - Loss of Oran for Spain has already occurred
- Algiers exists
Will happen within 100 days of June 16, 1732
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
Once Spain emerged from the war of Succession, and reorganized her armies and navy, an army of 28,000 soldiers, under command of José Carrillo, the count of Montemar was sent to recover Oran, lost in 1708. When the expedition landed, they faced an army of 40,000 Muslims under command of Mustapha ben Youssef. Once defeated, the Turks evacuated the city, and for 12 years tried to recover it without success. However, the Spanish found that maintenance of Oran had become a burden, since the local tribes had ceased to deal with the Christians. After reconquering it, they no longer wanted it, but for a question of prestige they kept it.Actions
A. We will keep it
- Orania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- -50
B. We don't want it anymore
- Orania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Cede Orania to Algiers
- Cede Atlas to Algiers
- Cede Aures to Algiers
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
- Orania is a national (core) province
- Event 285143 - Loss of Oran for Spain has already occurred
- Ottoman Empire exists
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None of the following must occur:
- Algiers exists
Will happen within 100 days of June 16, 1732
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
Once Spain emerged from the war of Succession, and reorganized her armies and navy, an army of 28,000 soldiers, under command of José Carrillo, the count of Montemar was sent to recover Oran, lost in 1708. When the expedition landed, they faced an army of 40,000 Muslims under command of Mustapha ben Youssef. Once defeated, the Turks evacuated the city, and for 12 years tried to recover it without success. However, the Spanish found that maintenance of Oran had become a burden, since the local tribes had ceased to deal with the Christians. After reconquering it, they no longer wanted it, but for a question of prestige they kept it.Actions
A. We will keep it
- Orania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- -50
B. We don't want it anymore
- Orania will no longer be considered a national (core) province
- Cede Orania to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Atlas to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Aures to Ottoman Empire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
- Algiers owns Al Djazair
Will happen on September 22, 1791
Description
Spain had lost interest in Oran. Already in 1780 it was offered to England in exchange for Gibraltar. But in 1790 there was a terrible earthquake. It started on the 8th of October with 22 shocks in seven minutes, and continued with aftershocks until the 22nd of November. The entire city and its fortifications were leveled, and one third of the garrison and a great number of the inhabitants perished. Famine and sickness had started to aggravate the situation when the bey of Mascara, Muhammed el-Kebir, appeared before the town with 30,000 men. By a prodigy of courage and in a hand-to-hand combat, the Spanish soldiers under the exhortation of their commander, Joaquín Mayone, count of Cumbre Hermosa, were able to repel the attacks, defeating the bey's army on the 18th September 1791. But their heroic victory was in vain, as on the 12th their government had already offered the city back to Algiers, and on the 22nd of September a treaty was signed between Carlos IV and the dey Muhammad of Algiers for the unconditional surrender of Oran and Mazalquivir.Actions
A. Abandon these ruins
- Religion in Orania changes to Sunni
- -3000 population in Orania
- Cede Orania to Algiers
- Stability -1
B. It will remain Spanish
- Lose 10000 troops in Orania
- -3 base tax value in Orania
- -10000 population in Orania
- -200
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Orania
- Ottoman Empire owns Al Djazair
Will happen on September 22, 1791
Description
Spain had lost interest in Oran. Already in 1780 it was offered to England in exchange for Gibraltar. But in 1790 there was a terrible earthquake. It started on the 8th of October with 22 shocks in seven minutes, and continued with aftershocks until the 22nd of November. The entire city and its fortifications were leveled, and one third of the garrison and a great number of the inhabitants perished. Famine and sickness had started to aggravate the situation when the bey of Mascara, Muhammed el-Kebir, appeared before the town with 30,000 men. By a prodigy of courage and in a hand-to-hand combat, the Spanish soldiers under the exhortation of their commander, Joaquín Mayone, count of Cumbre Hermosa, were able to repel the attacks, defeating the bey's army on the 18th September 1791. But their heroic victory was in vain, as on the 12th their government had already offered the city back to Algiers, and on the 22nd of September a treaty was signed between Carlos IV and the dey Muhammad of Algiers for the unconditional surrender of Oran and Mazalquivir.Actions
A. Abandon these ruins
- Stability -1
- Religion in Orania changes to Sunni
- -3000 population in Orania
- Cede Orania to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Atlas to Ottoman Empire
- Cede Aures to Ottoman Empire
B. It will remain Spanish
- Lose 10000 troops in Orania
- -3 base tax value in Orania
- -10000 population in Orania
- -200
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
-
None of the following must occur:
- Event 12144 - The Anti-French League of Venice for Aragon has already occurred
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 12022 - Charles VIII presses claims on Naples for Naples has already occurred
- Event 170040 - The French King in Naples for France has already occurred
Will happen within 25 days of January 1, 1495
Checked again every 25 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 1, 1498)
Description
The presence of Charles VIII of France in the Kingdom of Naples scared the Italian princes, who had in a certain way permitted the French King to achieve his goal of settling there almost undisturbed. Venice and Florence were worried about a French hegemony in the peninsula. French military presence wasn't limited to Southern Italy but also to villages of Tuscany and the Papal States, which previously surrendered to Charles VIII in his march towards Naples, strategically located to grant the French military supply line. The Pope, who previously granted the French King military access through the Papal territories and consented his stay in Rome, felt in jeopardy as much as to refuse Charles VIII being proclaimed King of Naples. Also King Ferdinand of Aragon couldn't accept the French presence in a Kingdom where he instead, in spite of Alfons V's testament which assigned Naples to the other Trastamara branch, could be the one to have claims there. The position of Naples was also important for the Aragonese trading in the Mediterranean. The Duke of Milan, who decisively affected Charles VIII's decision to settle in Naples, was now alarmed by the presence of French reserve troops deployed in the county of Asti, very close to Milan and at the order of the Duke of Orléans, who had dynastical claims to the Milanese throne. So Venice, Milan, the Pope, Spain and even the Holy Roman Empire (so firmly opposed to the French expansionism in Italy as to join any Anti-French alliance available) consequently formed the Anti-French league in Venice on 31 March 1495. Florence preferred to stay out because of her internal problems caused by Charles VIII's passage and decided to support France instead. Having heard about those arrangements and fearing that the confederates would isolate his army in Italy, Charles VIII decided to return to France for reinforcements leaving his regent in Naples. He had to move his army quickly through the Apennines as to reach the Alps and then safety, but the presence of heavy artilleries and carriages transporting the big loot he accumulated across Italy, slowed his march down. Only at Fornovo on the Taro River, in the Po Valley, Charles VIII finally faced the army of the confederates. Despite having lost all the carriages, he managed to reach the Alps gaining from his expedition to Italy nothing but his army decimated by epidemies.Actions
A. Protect our dynasty from French interference
- Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 36 months
- Gain Naples as vassals
- -150 relations with France
- +100 relations with Venice
- +100 relations with Milan
- +100 relations with Austria
- +100 relations with Papal States
B. We cannot stand up to the French
- Stability -1
- +10 relations with France
- -50 relations with Venice
- -50 relations with Milan
- -50 relations with Austria
- -50 relations with Papal States
- Event 179025 - The Anti-French League of Venice for Austria will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 137022 - The House of Habsburg settles in Spain for BurgundyDescription
In 1494 Charles VIII invaded Italy. Maximilian of Habsburg, alarmed at the successful progress of Charles VIII in the Italian peninsula, signed the league of Venice with Spain, Venice and Milan to face the powerful French army in the Kingdom of Naples and in the imperial territories in Northern Italy and, in order to strengthen the ties with the new Spanish ally, at about the same time he arranged a marriage between his children, Marguerite and Philippe, and Juan and Juana, son and daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, respectively King of Aragon and Queen of Castile.Actions
A. Let's bind our destiny to the House of Habsburg
- Stability +1
- Gain a royal marriage with Burgundy
- Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 12 months
- -50 relations with France
- +300 relations with Austria
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 239027 - The short and happy life of King Ferrandino for Naples has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
Will happen within 30 days of October 7, 1496
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 12, 1500)
Description
With the French entering Naples, the young King Ferdinando II, also called Ferrandino, had sailed to Sicily to receive the military support of his cousin, Ferdinand II King of Aragon. Starting from his base in Messina he then tried to reconquer his Kingdom with an Aragonese army led by general Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba. After an initial defeat against the French in the battle of Seminara, the King organized a fleet and, supported by the local population which was hostile to the presence of French troops, entered Naples retaking the castles which were still in French hands. Although having successfully helped his cousin Ferrandino, Ferdinand of Aragon distrusted Ferrandino's uncle Federico who succeded to the throne because of lack of Ferrandino's direct descendancy. Federico was a weak monarch whose unhappy diplomatic moves to appease France, even acknowledging his realm as a French fief, and to encourage diplomatic relations with the Turk would let the Kingdom be prey of foreign powers. Ferdinand of Aragon, who didn't deny to disconfess Alfons V's testament to keep the crown of Naples separate from those of Aragon and Sicily, feared that the defense of Naples, crucial to the Aragonese trading in the Mediterranean, could no longer be entrusted to his relative. He had to face the difficult choice of either going to war against France or splitting the Kingdom of Naples with them. When Federico refused a marriage between his son Ferrandino, Duke of Calabria, and Ferdinand's niece, Juana de Aragón, King Ferdinand definitively resolved to come to terms with the French King signing the treaty of Granada. The fate of Naples was then written.Actions
A. Naples worths a try
- Stability -1
- Napoli will be considered a national (core) province
- Apulia will be considered a national (core) province
- -100 relations with Naples
- Event 285105 - The Trastamara inheritance of Naples for Spain will never fire
B. We shall support our cousin, in any case...
- Stability +1
- Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 24 months
- Monarch's military skill +2 for 24 months
- +100 relations with Naples
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 241027 - A Temporary Solution for NavarreDescription
The ascension of Fernando to the throne of Castile radically changed the situation in Navarre. Castile had always supported the Beaumonts against Juan and the Gramonts, but Fernando was able to convince his father that Castile could play a role in the pacification of Navarre. Instead of dropping the support of the Beaumonts, Fernando signs with Juan the Treaty of Tudela in 1476, establishing a defensive protectorate of Castile over Navarre. The Castilian protectorate will last thirty years, and although it will not end the war between the Beaumonts and Gramonts, it will greatly abate it. It will also serve as a Spanish counterweight against the French orientation of the House of Foix. At the treaty of Pamplona-Medina del Campo in January 1494, Jean and Catherine accepted the marriage of their heir to the heir of Spain, and the continuation of the Castilian protectorate. This allowed them to defeat Jean of Foix-Narbonne, who renounced to his claim to the crown of Navarre in 1497. But the confrontation between Spain and France that was starting in Italy left no room for a neutral Navarre. Strategically, Navarre could be used as a backdoor to invade the neighboring country, allowing the armies to cross the Pyrenees unmolested. A war between France and Spain over Navarre was in the horizon. This time Navarre seemed to tilt towards Spain.Actions
A. Establish the Spanish protectorate over Navarre
- Navarra will be considered a national (core) province
- basque will become an accepted culture
- Gain Navarre as vassals
- Event 285280 - The fate of the Kingdom of Navarre for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 241029 - The End of Navarre for NavarreDescription
The alliance of Jean d'Albret and Louis XII of France in the context of the wars of Italy, precipitated the Spanish invasion of Navarre. The Beaumonts supported the invasion, and surrendered Pamplona to the Old Duke of Alba. The Gramonts were quickly overrun. The French armies under command of the Dauphin made numerous mistakes, ignoring the requests of Jean d'Albret, using the Navarrans and Gascoigners to lead the assaults and abusing the local population. The siege of Pamplona was a complete failure, and with the arrival of the winter they suffered grave loses, retreating back to France in a difficult march across the Pyrenees. By the spring of 1513, the Spaniards had resisted the French attack in the Basque region and were the masters of Navarre. That year, Fernando was crowned King of Navarre, and in 1515, he surprisingly decided to incorporate Navarre to the Kingdom of Castile.Actions
A. Union with Spain has been achieved
- Navarra will be considered a national (core) province
- basque will become an accepted culture
- Stability +1
- Inherit the realms of Navarre
- Event 170157 - The war of Navarre for France is triggered immediately
- Event 285280 - The fate of the Kingdom of Navarre for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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None of the following must occur:
- Navarre exists
- Event 285041 - The Castilian protectorate of Navarre for Spain has already occurred
- Event 285042 - The conquest of Navarre for Spain has already occurred
- Own Navarra
- Control Navarra
- Country is not at war
Will happen within 60 days of January 2, 1517
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)
Description
Navarre is incorporated in the Kingdom of Spain.Actions
A. Union with Spain has been achieved
- Navarra will be considered a national (core) province
- basque will become an accepted culture
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
-
None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
- Event 111016 - The Treaty of Granada for Aragon has already occurred
-
None of the following must occur:
- France and Naples are allied
- Naples is a vassal of France
-
At least one of the following must occur:
-
None of the following must occur:
- Spain and Naples are allied
- Naples is a vassal of Spain
-
None of the following must occur:
- Aragon and Naples are allied
- Naples is a vassal of Aragon
-
None of the following must occur:
- Naples exists
- Event 170043 - The Treaty of Granada for France has already occurred
Will happen within 35 days of November 12, 1500
Checked again every 35 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 12, 1505)
Description
Louis XII of Orléans and King of France, as well as his predecessor Charles VIII did, descended Italy in order to press claims both to the Visconti inheritance of Milan and to the Angevin inheritance of Naples. This time before starting a new military campaign in Italy he provided allies as to avoid being isolated once there.Actions
A. Accept the French offer
- Start a war with Naples
- Napoli will be considered a national (core) province
- Apulia will be considered a national (core) province
- -200 relations with Naples
- Event 170164 - A new military expedition to Naples for France is triggered immediately
B. Naples belongs to the crown of Spain only
- -70 relations with France
- +25 relations with Naples
- Napoli will be considered a national (core) province
- Apulia will be considered a national (core) province
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 170044 - The conquest of Naples for France has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
- Own Apulia
Will happen within 90 days of November 12, 1500
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 12, 1515)
Description
King Federico III of Naples was unable to oppose much resistance, and the French entered Naples in August 1501. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba met more resistance in the siege of Taranto, defended by Federico's son Ferdinando. Ferdinando surrendered Taranto to Spain on March 1502, and Fernando of Aragon did not keep Cordoba's promise of personal freedom to him, asking Cordoba to send him to Spain. His father King Federico III had already ceded the Kingdom to Louis XII King of France, who in exchange for it, appointed him Duke of Anjou. Federico III will die in 1504 in France. In 1550 with the death of his son Ferdinando, who was taken captive in Spain, the line of the House of Trastamara Naples will be definitely extinct. But the Kings had neglected to properly divide the regions of the Kingdom, leaving the Principati, the Basilicata and the Capitanata between both parts unassigned. The French denied that Capitanata (a land on which both Apulia and Abruzzi depended for food and flock wintering) was part of Apulia arguing recent administrative usage, and refused to allow the commissaries of Spain to collect the tolls on migrating flocks as the treaty stipulated. Soon incidents were taking place and open war broke out in July 1502. But the lack of decision by the French to attack when they had the advantage, the skill of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and the delays of Louis in bringing reinforcements will see the French expelled from Naples in one year. Completely defeated in Naples by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Louis XII of France agreed at Blois in October of 1505 to cede his rights over Naples to his relative Germaine de Foix on her marriage to Fernando of Aragon. After the battle of Cerignola on 28 April 1503 Gonzalo Fernández will be remembered as el Gran Capitán. He introduced many of the reforms that would change the way battles were fought for centuries, and lead to the creation of the Spanish Tercios, and also trained most of the next generation of Spanish commanders.Actions
A. Naples is part of our Kingdom
- +8000 infantry in Apulia
- -50 relations with France
- Event 111017 - The border's dispute in Naples for Aragon will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Spain owns Andalusia
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1501
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1526)
Description
With the discovery of the New World, Seville entered its greatest period of prosperity. It was the chief port of trade with the new colonies. Quickly the Spanish monarchs let it have the monopoly on freights from the Spanish colonies.Actions
A. We now have control of our Oversea Trade
- Andalusia becomes a center of trade
- Gain shipyard in Andalusia
- +6 merchants
- +200
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on February 16, 1503
Description
In 1503, the Catholic Kings reorganized their army introducing a new set of regulations. These regulations were the basis for further reforms introduced that year by two military geniuses. Gonzalo de Ayora realized that the military units of the time were too small for the Renaissance wars, and joined several companies under command of captains into a new type of unit that he called colunela (after Italian colonna or column, later regiment) under command of a new type of officer called colonnelo, and later colonel. At the same time, Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba, was using his experiences in the wars of Granada and in the first Italian Campaign (1494-1496) to introduce further reforms. From the moors he had learnt to introduce the terrain into the battle equation. From the Swiss at Seminara he learnt the value of pikers armed with swords. He then added two important contributions, a strong sense of loyalty to the general and the King, carefully cultivated to motivate the troops, and the importance of combined arms and firepower for the infantry. He increased the size of his companies to 500 men, of which 200 where pikers, 200 armed with short sword and buckler for short-range combat against enemy pikers, and 100 arquebusiers. This distribution allowed the companies to quickly change from march to combat order, to respond to attack from all sides, and to be effective at all ranges. He then increased the size of his regiments to 12 companies or 6000 infantry, plus 600 cavalry and 20 pieces of artillery. His army could have one or two regiments, being the size of a modern division. These modifications and others related to lines of supplies, intelligence gathering and dynamic defences at encampments resulted in the Spanish infantry being the most modern army of its time and heralded the end of the medieval cavalry. The victories over the French armies that year were continuous: ambush of Barletta, assault on Ruvo, second battle of Seminara, battle of Cerignola, failure of the French invasion of the Roselló, and battle of Garellano. At the capitulation of Gaeta the first of January, 1504, the Kingdom of Naples was won for Spain by el Gran Capitán.Actions
A. A much better army
- -100
- Land tech investment: +1000
- Land +1
- Offensive Doctrine +1
- Quality +2
- Gain barrack in Castilla
- Gain Weapons Manufactory in Galicia
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 285103 - The Treaty of Granada for Spain has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
Will happen within 30 days of November 27, 1504
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after September 14, 1598)
Description
When Isabel of Castile died, Ferdinand found himself in the position of being both King of Aragon and Sicily and regent of Castile, so that he could focus more on Aragonese ambitions in the Mediterranean and claims to Southern Italian territories as legacy of the Trastamara King Alfons V. The Pope who traditionally considered himself suzerain of all the Italian territories south of the HRE boundaries, islands of Sardinia, Corsica and Sicily included, has always reserved for himself the right to appoint Kings and Dukes whoever he decided as being trustful and deign of Papal investiture. He would have opposed any external interference in his 'sacred' decisions. After Ferdinand's death in 1516, Charles, King of Spain would continue his grand father's expansionistic policy in Italy.Actions
A. Naples is part of our Kingdom
- Napoli will be considered a national (core) province
- Apulia will be considered a national (core) province
- -25 relations with Papal States
B. We shall respect Pope's suzerainty
- -5 victory points
- +25 relations with Papal States
- +25 relations with France
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 17017 - Seeing a Chance in Romagna for Venice has already occurred
- Venice exists
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None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 3107 - The League of Cambrai for France has already occurred
- Event 17023 - The League of Cambrai for France has already occurred
Will happen within 20 days of December 11, 1508
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1509)
Description
Since 1495, Venice had been holding the main ports of Apulia despite Aragonese claims to have them back. With the French invasion of Milan, Venice had acquired Milanese territories east of the Adda River, and upon the fall of Cesare Borgia had also acquired Rimini, Faenza and Ravenna, against the will of Pope Julius II. The Venetians also held Veneto and Friuli, on which Maximilian of Habsburg had imperial claims. In late 1507 Maximilian announced his intention to travel to Italy to receive the imperial investiture from the Pope himself, and in early 1508 he assembled a big army to escort him down to Rome. He requested free passage through Venetian territories, but was told that he would be allowed passage only without his army. Enraged at the answer, Maximilian attacked Venice, but this decision proved unwise: Venice not only routed the imperial army but also seized the imperial cities of Trieste, Gorz and Fiume. A second assault by a Tyrolean force several weeks later was an even greater failure, forcing Maximilian to conclude a humiliating three-year truce. With Pope Julius II's assent, Maximilian took the title of 'Emperor-elect', thus breaking the century-old custom that the Holy Roman Emperor had to be crowned by the Pope. Shortly afterward, Venice provided a pretext for war by appointing her own candidate to the vacant bishopric of Vicenza. The Emperor, the King of France and Ferdinand of Aragon gathered in Cambrai in December 1508 to sign a treaty which seemed to be a defensive alliance against the Turk. In reality they meant to form a league to attack Venice and deprive the Serenissima of most of her mainland territories. Pope Julius II, after a renewed Venetian refusal to give the Romagna lands back to the Papacy, ratified the treaty and at the same time proceeded to excommunicate all Venetian citizens. Ferrara and Mantua, each with separate claims to territories held by Venice, joined the league as well. In April 1509 military operations started, and a month later French troops decimated one of the two Venetian armies at the battle of Agnadello. Even though in August 1509 Venice managed to eliminate Mantua from the war, she still faced the collapse of her strategic position and had by February 24, 1510 to accept the papal demands on the cities she had occupied in Romagna. However, Pope Julius II was still not satisfied and demanded that the war be prosecuted until Venice conceded control over their church to the Pope and compensated him for his expenses. The Council of Ten had privately resolved that the terms had been accepted under duress and were therefore invalid, and that Venice should violate them at the earliest opportunity. This opportunity presented itself shortly afterward.Actions
A. Express Support
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Venice for 36 months
- -150 relations with Venice
- +150 relations with Austria
- +150 relations with Papal States
- +150 relations with France
- +200 relations with Burgundy
B. Ignore
- +50 relations with Venice
- -50 relations with Austria
- -50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with France
C. Express Hostility
- +150 relations with Venice
- -150 relations with Austria
- -150 relations with Papal States
- -150 relations with France
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 17024 - The Holy League against France for Papal States has already occurred
- Event 236006 - The Holy League against France for The Pope has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Aragon exists
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None of the following must occur:
- Event 17026 - The Holy League against France for Aragon has already occurred
Will happen within 500 days of October 11, 1510
Checked again every 500 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1512)
Description
In 1510 Venice submitted to the Pope, thus lessening the league of Cambrai. Conditions were hard for Venice, the Republic had to renounce her traditional power to appoint bishops as well as all jurisdiction over Papal subjects in Venetian territory and was to compensate Pope Julius II for his war expenses needed to recapture the Papal holdings in Romagna, while the Pope accepted the humble request of the Republic for pardon, cancelling the interdict. But the reconciliation between Venice and the Pope did not stop the French to continue the war against Venice with attacks to her cities in Terraferma. Julius II, in the meanwhile, had become increasingly concerned by the growing French presence in Italy and formulated plans, both to chase the French out of the Po Valley and to seize the Duchy of Ferrara, a French ally, with the intention to add the territories of Modena, Reggio and Ferrara to the Papal States. In realizing his plan the Pope immediately excommunicated Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, declaring his fief forfeited for his remaining loyal to France, then he gained the military support of Venice, eager to recover her territories lost to the French a armies and hired an army of Swiss mercenaries to attack Milan as to isolate the French armies in Italy. However his plans failed as the French army managed to invade Romagna and occupy the cities of Bologna and Ravenna, supported by the powerful and celebrated artillery of Duke Alfonso d'Este. In addition, in response to Pope's switching sides, Louis XII of France convoked a Schismatic Council at Pisa as to have the 'Warrior Pope' deposed. Pope Julius II, having unsuccessfully pressed the Republic of Florence to refuse hosting the schismatic cardinals, proclaimed the Holy League against France and convoked a Council of his own to meet at the Lateran in Rome. The promise of territorial gains at French expense caused Ferdinand II of Aragon and Emperor Maximilian I to abandon their alliance with the French, and in October 1511, they joined the newly-formed Holy League together with Julius II and the Republic of Venice. In November, Henry VIII of England and the Swiss confederation joined as well.Actions
A. Express Support
- Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 36 months
- -150 relations with France
- +150 relations with Venice
- +150 relations with England
- +150 relations with Austria
- +150 relations with Papal States
- +200 relations with Burgundy
B. Stay neutral
- +50 relations with France
- -50 relations with England
- -50 relations with Austria
- -50 relations with Venice
- -50 relations with Papal States
C. Express Hostility
- +150 relations with France
- -150 relations with England
- -150 relations with Venice
- -150 relations with Austria
- -150 relations with Papal States
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Monarch Isabel y Fernando is active
- Monarch Fernando I is active
Will happen on January 24, 1516
Description
The death of King Fernando of Aragon weakened the authority of the Crown of Spain over the separate crowns of Aragon because it now lacked anyone who knew the players and the system well enough to get them to do the royal bidding. The various governments of Aragon took advantage of the inexperienced Burgundians who came with Carlos I to reassert their ancient rights and privileges.Actions
A. Damn!
- Centralization -1
- catalan will no longer be an accepted culture
- (no effects)
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 137005 - Charles ascends the Spanish throne for BurgundyAction A of 137003 - Charles ascends the Spanish throne for Burgundy
Description
When Fernando of Aragon died in 1516, Charles who had already inherited Burgundy from his father Philip the Fair in 1506 was heir to the thrones of Castile and Aragon. He set sails for his coronation as King of Spain on September 18th 1517. Although in the first years of his reign the Dutch influence in his empire remained strong, his united possessions became known as Spain.Actions
A. Charles is master of the world
- Luxembourg will be considered a national (core) province
- Brabant will be considered a national (core) province
- Flandern will be considered a national (core) province
- Holland will be considered a national (core) province
- Zeeland will be considered a national (core) province
- Franche-Comté will be considered a national (core) province
- Bourgogne will be considered a national (core) province
- Artois will be considered a national (core) province
- Inherit the realms of Burgundy
- dutch will become an accepted culture
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 137003 - Charles ascends the Spanish throne for BurgundyDescription
When Fernando of Aragon died in 1516, Charles who had already inherited Burgundy from his father Philip the Fair in 1506 was heir to the thrones of Castile and Aragon. He set sails for his coronation as King of Spain on September 18th 1517. He has decided to make Spain merely a side country and to administrate his empire from Brussels.Actions
A. Accept Charles' wise decision (End Game)
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Lose 5000 troops in a random province
- Cede Gerona to Burgundy
- Cede Catalonia to Burgundy
- Cede Aragon to Burgundy
- Cede Cantabria to Burgundy
- Cede Asturias to Burgundy
- Cede Galicia to Burgundy
- Cede Leon to Burgundy
- Cede Castilla to Burgundy
- Cede Valencia to Burgundy
- Cede Murcia to Burgundy
- Cede Estramadura to Burgundy
- Cede Andalusia to Burgundy
- Cede Granada to Burgundy
- Cede Gibraltar to Burgundy
- Cede The Canary Islands to Burgundy
- Cede The Baleares to Burgundy
- Cede Napoli to Burgundy
- Cede Apulia to Burgundy
- Cede Messina to Burgundy
- Cede Sicily to Burgundy
- Cede Sardinia to Burgundy
- Cede Roussillon to Burgundy
- Cede Navarra to Burgundy
- Event 137004 - Spain unified with Burgundy for Burgundy is triggered immediately
B. Spain cannot accept this
- Stability -3
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
- A random province revolts
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 3178 - The Habsburg inheritance of Burgundy for Austria has already occurred
- Event 137012 - Settlement at Arras for Burgundy has already occurred
- Event 137021 - The new Archduke of Burgundy for Burgundy has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Burgundy exists
- Event 137003 - Charles ascends the Spanish throne for Burgundy has already occurred
- Event 137005 - Charles ascends the Spanish throne for Burgundy has already occurred
Will happen on September 20, 1517
Description
When Fernando of Aragon died in 1516, Charles who had already inherited Burgundy from his father Philip the Fair in 1506 was heir to the thrones of Castile and Aragon. He set sails for his coronation as King of Spain on September 18th 1517. Although in the first years of his reign the Dutch influence in his empire remained strong, his united possessions became known as Spain.Actions
A. I shall regain the lands of my ancestors
- Luxembourg will be considered a national (core) province
- Brabant will be considered a national (core) province
- Flandern will be considered a national (core) province
- Holland will be considered a national (core) province
- Zeeland will be considered a national (core) province
- Franche-Comté will be considered a national (core) province
- Bourgogne will be considered a national (core) province
- Artois will be considered a national (core) province
- dutch will become an accepted culture
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Franche-Comté is a national (core) province
Will happen within 1 days of September 22, 1517
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1519)
Description
Charles of Ghent, Duke of Burgundy, Carlos I of Spain, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor. By inheritance he was the ruler of a vast European empire. Intelligent and capable, he spoke French, German, Spanish and Italian. He was loyaly served by Flemish, Waloons, Germans, French, Spanish and Italians. From his international armies to his international councils, the Spanish monarchy was no longer only that, it was European.Actions
A. Up the Burgundian King!
- Flag graphics extension set to "Saltire"
- Global revolt risk -5 for 60 months
- +50 relations with Austria
- -50 relations with France
- Leader Carlos de Lannoy becomes active
- Leader Lamoral Egmont becomes active
- Leader Luis de Bette becomes active
- Event 137016 - Charles' residence and insignia for Burgundy will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 179088 - The candidate to the imperial crown for AustriaDescription
In the same way as his father did for him, at the end of his life Emperor Maximilian made attempts to keep the imperial title amongst the members of the House of Habsburg. But his son Philip died unexpectedly early in 1506, leaving two male heirs, Charles and Ferdinand which were respectively born in 1500 and 1503. Maximilian decided to support Charles, who in 1516 was already Archduke of Burgundy, King of Spain, Sicily and Naples, in his investiture as King of the Romans and future Holy Roman Emperor. But this diplomatic move would have been very expensive. Most of the German princes were already supporting the French candidate, King François Ier. Maximilian seemed to successfully convoy the favour of the imperial electors towards the Habsburg cause, by means of granting investitures and making promises of large sums of money with the help of bankers such as the Fuggers and the Welsers. The Pope, who couldn't accept the presence of an Emperor with territorial claims in Italy as it was under the rule of Emperor Frederick II, would have supported a German prince like Friedrich III of Saxony, with no particular interest laying beyond the Alps. Looking for international credit, also Henry VIII King of England took part in the imperial election offering his candidature but withdrew soon after the first consultations.Actions
A. We have good chances to get the title
- -600
- -30 relations with Papal States
- +75 relations with Bavaria
- +75 relations with Bohemia
- +75 relations with Brandenburg
- +75 relations with Bremen
- +75 relations with Austria
- +75 relations with Hanover
- +75 relations with Hesse
- +75 relations with Cleves
- +75 relations with Cologne
- +75 relations with Lorraine
- +75 relations with Mainz
- +75 relations with Mecklenburg
- +75 relations with Berg
- +75 relations with Oldenburg
- +75 relations with Palatinate
- +75 relations with Pomerania
- +75 relations with Styria
- +75 relations with Prussia
- +75 relations with Romanist Bohemia
- +75 relations with Saxony
- +75 relations with Holstein
- +75 relations with Strasburg
- +75 relations with Stettin
- +75 relations with Tyrol
- +75 relations with Meissen
- +75 relations with Wirtemberg
B. We may have enough chances
- -400
- -15 relations with Papal States
- +50 relations with Bavaria
- +50 relations with Bohemia
- +50 relations with Brandenburg
- +50 relations with Bremen
- +50 relations with Austria
- +50 relations with Hanover
- +50 relations with Hesse
- +50 relations with Cleves
- +50 relations with Cologne
- +50 relations with Lorraine
- +50 relations with Mainz
- +50 relations with Mecklenburg
- +50 relations with Berg
- +50 relations with Oldenburg
- +50 relations with Palatinate
- +50 relations with Pomerania
- +50 relations with Styria
- +50 relations with Prussia
- +50 relations with Romanist Bohemia
- +50 relations with Saxony
- +50 relations with Holstein
- +50 relations with Strasburg
- +50 relations with Stettin
- +50 relations with Tyrol
- +50 relations with Meissen
- +50 relations with Wirtemberg
C. We may have little chances
- -200
- +25 relations with Bavaria
- +25 relations with Bohemia
- +25 relations with Brandenburg
- +25 relations with Bremen
- +25 relations with Austria
- +25 relations with Hanover
- +25 relations with Hesse
- +25 relations with Cleves
- +25 relations with Cologne
- +25 relations with Lorraine
- +25 relations with Mainz
- +25 relations with Mecklenburg
- +25 relations with Berg
- +25 relations with Oldenburg
- +25 relations with Palatinate
- +25 relations with Pomerania
- +25 relations with Styria
- +25 relations with Prussia
- +25 relations with Romanist Bohemia
- +25 relations with Saxony
- +25 relations with Holstein
- +25 relations with Strasburg
- +25 relations with Stettin
- +25 relations with Tyrol
- +25 relations with Meissen
- +25 relations with Wirtemberg
D. We have no chances to persuade the electors
- Stability -1
- Monarch's diplomatic skill -2 for 6 months
- -50 relations with Austria
- +50 relations with France
- +50 relations with Papal States
- -5 victory points
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 20 days of February 21, 1518
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 11, 1519)
Description
In 1519 the King commissioned the Portuguese-born Magellan to reach the Spice Islands by sailing west around South America. After many hardships he succeeded in reaching and then sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Soon thereafter he was killed while trying to subdue the natives on what is now the island of Mactan in the Philippines. After still more hardships, one of his original five ships, Victoria, commanded by J. Sebastián Elcano eventually made it back to Spain. Only 18 out of initial approximatively 260 crew members made return to Spain after 3 years of navigation. Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe definitively proving the roundness of the earth and the first to navigate the strait in South America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Antonio Pigafetta, a wealthy tourist who paid to be on the voyage, kept an accurate journal of the trip and provided the only extant eyewitness account of the events culminating in Magellan's death.Actions
A. The world is round
- Leader Juan Elcano becomes active
- Leader Fernando Magallanes becomes active
- Gain 3 warships in a random province
- -50
B. The world is flat
- -10 victory points
- Land tech investment: +100
- Event 326032 - Pigafetta's Report for Venice will never fire
- Event 285066 - Pigafetta's Report for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Austria exists
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None of the following must occur:
- Spain and Austria are at war
Will happen within 5 days of January 2, 1519
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1520)
Description
In 1496, when the King of Aragon Ferdinand and the Queen of Castile Isabella married their heir Joan the Mad to Habsburg heir Philip the Fair, they started the historical union between what would be called the Spanish and the Austria Habsburgs. The son from this marriage, Charles V, would become the emperor of the largest territory in Western Europe, having inherited the lands of Castile, Aragon, Burgundy and Austria. The Habsburgs would pursue this intra-family wedding policy till the end of the 17th century. From which dynastic line should the Habsburg dominions be ruled?Actions
A. The Spanish line will rule
- +400 relations with Austria
- Gain a royal marriage with Austria
- Gain an alliance with Austria
- +500
- Aristocracy +2
- Centralization -1
- Cede Salzburg to Austria
- Cede Austria to Austria
- Cede Krain to Austria
- Cede Steiermark to Austria
- Cede Tirol to Austria
- Cede Baden to Austria
- Event 179085 - The Habsburg inheritance for Austria is triggered immediately
B. The Austrian line will rule
- Stability -1
- Infrastructure tech investment: +500
- -6 diplomats
- Cede Salzburg to Austria
- Cede Austria to Austria
- Cede Krain to Austria
- Cede Steiermark to Austria
- Cede Tirol to Austria
- Cede Baden to Austria
- Event 179095 - The Habsburg inheritance for Austria is triggered immediately
- Event 179138 - The Habsburg inheritance for Austria is triggered immediately
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1519
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1520)
Description
The Fuggers were a peasant family of weavers from Augsburg during the 15th Century who rose through trade and transactions in money to Bankers of the Habsburgs and the Popes. Jakob Fugger the Rich (1511-1525) controlled European lead, silver and copper production and obtained a monopoly in quicksilver. Anton Fugger (1525-1560) had trading concessions in Chile, Peru and Moscow. However, the company declined by the end of the 16th Century because of state bankruptcies in Spain, family conflicts and lack of interest on the part of the heirs. Financial support from Jakob Fugger allowed young Carlos to win the Imperial crown over a more prestigious François Ier, something that the King of France never forgave him. However the rents of Castile were mortgaged for several years to pay back the 850,000 florins loaned by the Fuggers at high interest, and the added taxation greatly increased the unhappiness of the Castilians with their foreign King.Actions
A. Let the Fuggers run our Finances
- Size of loans changed to 300 ducats
- +100
- +6 merchants
- -5% inflation
- Revolt risk value in Castilla +8
- Revolt risk value in Leon +8
- Revolt risk value in Toledo +8
- Stability -1
B. Turn the Fuggers offer down
- -100
- Stability +1
- +2% inflation
- Event 3155 - The Comuneros for Spain will never fire
- Event 285114 - The execution of the Comuneros for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
-
All of the following must occur:
- Event 179026 - The Question of Milan for Austria has already occurred
- Country is not the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
- Country is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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All of the following must occur:
Will happen within 15 days of January 16, 1519
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 27, 1522)
Description
After the death of his grandfather the Emperor Maximilian I of Austria on 28 June 1519 Charles, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy, became Holy Roman Emperor thanks to the money of his bankers (Fuggers and Welsers mainly) in a very expensive struggle with François Ier, King of France. Having proclaimed himself as the only legitimate heir of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, François Ier had announced his candidature to the imperial election. Commonly all the electors were bribed in order to obtain their much desired vote, but Charles 'bought' the Imperial title by paying the Great Electors and their emissaries the huge sum of 850,000 golden florins (equal to a value of 2,100 kilograms of gold). That money was advanced by his bankers in anticipation of several years worth of Castilian rents. Charles's election was also eased by the Army of the Svevian league, which impressed the doubtful electors when chasing the Duke of Württemberg, chief of the pro-French party, out of his duchy. That denied François his last remote chance to win the election. Being elected Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V, Charles (Karl in the German world or Carlos in Spain) of the House of Habsburg became suzerain of all the fiefs in the Holy Roman Empire. Amongst them the Duchy of Milan together with its sovereignty over the Republic of Genoa formed the beginning of the so-called 'Spanish Road' a critical route that allowed communication by land between the Habsburgs's dominions.Actions
A. We need Milan to get control over Italy
- Stability +1
- Lombardia will be considered a national (core) province
- -30 relations with France
- +50 relations with Austria
- +30 relations with Milan
B. Too expensive!
- -10 victory points
- Grant independence to Milan
- Cede Emilia to Papal States
- +30 relations with France
- Event 179026 - The Question of Milan for Austria will never fire
- Event 12026 - The Spanish Road for Spain will never fire
- Event 228030 - The allegiance to the Emperor for Milan will never fire
- Event 170048 - French Encirclement by the Habsburgs for France will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Havana
- Own Moron
- Own Guantanamo
- Own Barahona
Will happen within 2000 days of October 13, 1519
Checked again every 2000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 16, 1527)
Description
With the discovery of the New World, the Spanish had to decide what to do with their new subjects. Unlike the Muslims, that could be enslaved, pagans were seen as not having rejected Christianity, and hence entitled to freedom and religious education. To educate and indoctrinate the indians, a feudal institution was transplanted from Spain to the New World in 1493: the encomienda. Within this system, a group of indians were entrusted to the encomendero, who theoretically had no jurisdiction over them, and had to provide for their instruction and indoctrination and could not mistreat them. In exchange the encomendero was to receive tributes from his indians, in the form of indian products or labor. The system could not work with an ocean between the rulers and the colonists, and soon the encomenderos were taking the land from the indians in their encomienda, and exploiting them cruelly, often to death. Although the production and trade of the colonies increased on the slave work of the indians, soon voices raised against the inhumane treatment of the indians and their likely consequences. Between them, the most ardent advocate of the indians was Fray Bartolome de las Casas, a Dominican priest, that had been an encomendero himself. But the encomenderos were the political force in the colonies, and they were not willing to renounce to the source of their wealth. They claimed that without indian labor the economy of the colonies would collapse. At the same time, the encomiendas served as a great incentive for the conquests of the continent, as the conquistadors granted the conquered land and indians as encomiendas to their soldiers.Actions
A. We must further investigate the issue
- +1 badboy
- -200 population in Havana
- -200 population in Moron
- -200 population in Guantanamo
- -200 population in Les Cayes
- -200 population in Barahona
B. Set the indians free
- -1 badboy
- -1 base tax value in Moron
- -1 base tax value in Guantanamo
- -1 base tax value in Havana
- -1 base tax value in Les Cayes
- -1 base tax value in Barahona
- Guantanamo revolts
- Havana revolts
- Barahona revolts
- Event 285046 - The New Law for Spain will never fire
- Event 285047 - The Rebellion of the Encomenderos for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on November 21, 1542
Description
Fray Bartolome de las Casas was not alone in his defense of Indian rights. Many other priests and some officials in the colonies denounced the abuses and atrocities. The Emperor and his court were horrified. After the conquest of New Spain (the Inca), Charles was displeased in the bloody way that it had been conducted by Pizarro and decided to regulate the treatment and rights of the Indians through legislation, according to the advice from Las Casas. The New Laws enacted in 1542 forbade any kind of slavery and forced labor, allowed ownership of land by the Indians, and stated that the Church had no authority over non-Christian natives. They also forbade the stablishment of new encomiendas and reduced the size of existing ones. The New Laws caused quite a stir in the colonies and it was predicted that they would bring ruin to the colonists.Actions
A. We must protect the Indians or there will be no one left to baptize
- Stability -1
- Global revolt risk +2 for 24 months
B. Who cares about the Indians
- -500 population in Cajamarca
- -500 population in Huanuco
- -500 population in Ayacucho
- -500 population in Lima
- -500 population in Cuzco
- -500 population in Arequipa
- -500 population in Moquega
- -500 population in Arica
- Event 285047 - The Rebellion of the Encomenderos for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on May 16, 1544
Description
With the New Laws that changed the system of encomiendas, the conquistadors believed that the King was depriving them of the just reward for their efforts and suffering. When the intransigent Viceroy Blasco Nuñez de Vela arrived to Lima to enforce the New Laws, a rebellion of encomenderos started in Peru, leaded by Gonzalo Pizarro, brother of Francisco. After killing the Viceroy, part of the rebels sailed to Panama, conquering the city. The rebellion lasted for four years, until 1548, when Gonzalo Pizarro was defeated in the battle of Jaquijahuana and beheaded. However the rebellions and protests had two important effects. The New Laws were amended, and although the slavery continued abolished, and the worst abuses prevented, the encomiendas were in fact sanctioned, much to the dismay of Las Casas. Similar systems to the encomiendas were also implemented by Portugal, France and Holland in their colonies. The other important effect was that the Royal Council forbade any new conquest unless the Council of the Indies deemed them esential. This policy was reversed in the 1560s due to the advance of the rival European powers.Actions
A. Put an end to the power of the conquistadores
- Lose 10000 troops in Lima
- Ayacucho revolts
- Lima revolts
- Cuzco revolts
- Arequipa revolts
- Isthmus revolts
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285221 - The Question of Milan for Spain has already occurred
- Milan exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Event 228030 - The allegiance to the Emperor for Milan has already occurred
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None of the following must occur:
- Spain is a vassal of Milan
- Milan is a vassal of Austria
- Milan is a vassal of France
- Milan is a vassal of Switzerland
- Milan is a vassal of Spain
- Italy exists
Will happen within 20 days of June 27, 1519
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 27, 1522)
Description
Being elected Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V, Charles (Karl in the German world or Carlos in Spain) of the House of Habsburg obtained the rights of suzerainty over all the fiefs in the Holy Roman Empire. Amongst them the Duchy of Milan together with its sovereignty of the Republic of Genoa represented an important junction in the Habsburg's dominions, the so-called 'Spanish road'.Actions
A. Milan is now a matter of the Spanish-Habsburgs
- Gain Milan as vassals
- +50 relations with Papal States
- +50 relations with Milan
- +50 relations with Austria
- +25 relations with Switzerland
- -75 relations with Modena
- -75 relations with France
- Event 285282 - Sforza's allegiance for Spain is triggered immediately
- Event 228030 - The allegiance to the Emperor for Milan will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 12026 - The Spanish Road for SpainDescription
Acknowledging il Moro's younger son Francesco Sforza as legitimate ruler in the duchy of Milan, later invested with the ducal title as Francesco II, Carlos I Habsburg obtained decisive military support in a key position against any French threat of expansionism in Italy.Actions
A. Good!
- Gain an alliance with Milan
- Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 6 months
- Monarch's military skill +2 for 6 months
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1520
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 2, 1520)
Description
The power that the Castilian cities had acquired in 1470 with the Santa Hermandad ended in 1498 when the Kings sided again with the nobility and disbanded it. The nobility continued to erode the cities position during the regency of Cisneros in 1516, so the commons were upset with Carlos delay to come to his realm. When 17 year old Carlos arrived from Burgundy, he illegally took the crown from his mad mother without much opposition, but he also behaved as a foreign King in a conquered country, appointing only Burgundians for government and extorting money from the cities, thus alienating both the nobles and the commons. When the chance to claim the imperial crown presented, Carlos extorted and mortgaged Castile rents to pay the Fuggers before leaving for Germany. The Castilian cities then revolted and formed the Santa Junta, defeating the scarce Royal forces, while the nobility stood aside unwilling to defend a King that had ignored their demands regarding court appointments. The rebels appealed to Juana the mad for support, but she was unwilling or unable to help them. With no other choice they turned to Carlos, ready to accept him if he was willing to return to the country, marry, reform his court, remove the foreigners and lower the taxes.Actions
A. Ignore their demands
- Stability -1
- Leon revolts
- Castilla revolts
- Castilla revolts
- Toledo revolts
- Toledo revolts
B. Make concessions
- -1 base tax value in Leon
- -1 base tax value in Castilla
- -1 base tax value in Toledo
- Revolt risk value in Castilla -8
- Revolt risk value in Leon -8
- Revolt risk value in Toledo -8
- Aristocracy -1
- Event 285114 - The execution of the Comuneros for Spain will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 3155 - The Comuneros for Spain has already occurred
Will happen on June 16, 1520
Description
In 1519 the artisans guild of Valencia was given permission to form a militia brotherhood (germania), to defend the coastline from Barbary pirates, but the guilds had a hidden agenda to use the Germania against the nobility. The arrival of a new viceroy in April 1520 precipitated the confrontation, and the guilds took control of Valencia. Soon battles erupted between the Germania and the nobles, spreading to Murcia and Mallorca. The Germania had also a marked anti-Muslim component, attacking the moriscos, sometimes forcing them to convert. This also eroded the economical power of the nobility, as the moriscos were their indentured serfs, and once converted they were freed from servitude. The King did not do anything, letting the nobles deal with the Germania. By March 1523 the Germania had been crushed and hundreds executed. The next year Charles issued a General Pardon.Actions
A. Argh! Not now
- Valencia revolts
- Valencia revolts
- The Baleares revolts
- Murcia revolts
Spain -- Not random
Will happen on April 24, 1521
Description
After September 1520, the rebellion spread to the countryside. The Comuneros were quite heterogeneous already, and the rural classes were markedly revolutionary and directed the rebellion against the nobility, that until them was unsympathetic with the King's troubles. It was a fatal mistake. The nobles reacted to the threat negotiating with Carlos the concessions they wanted and then formed a strong army. Although defeated in February 1521, they recovered soon, and on April 23, they crushed the Comuneros army at Villalar executing their leaders the following day. By February 1522, the last Comuneros surrendered and Carlos could afford to be magnanimous and issued a General Pardon to all but the main leaders. Carlos returned to Spain in 1522, married an Iberian woman, Isabel of Portugal, and appointed Spanish nobles to government. These were many of the Comuneros demands, but they were done on Carlos terms, after humbling the cities and restoring his relationships with the nobles.Actions
A. Make concessions to the nobility and crush the rebels
- Aristocracy +1
- Global revolt risk -6 for 12 months
- +10000 infantry in Navarra
- Revolt risk value in Castilla -8
- Revolt risk value in Leon -8
- Revolt risk value in Toledo -8
B. Do not accept the demands of the nobility either
- Revolt risk value in Castilla -8
- Revolt risk value in Leon -8
- Revolt risk value in Toledo -8
- Global revolt risk +8 for 24 months
- Cantabria revolts
- Asturias revolts
- Murcia revolts
- Andalusia revolts
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 12027 - François Ier against the Empire for FranceDescription
On the 24 of February 1525, in the battle of Pavia, the imperial armies led by Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, Marquis of Pescara (also winner at Bicocca in 1522), decimated the French troops led by King François Ier. Many French leaders died on the battlefield, such as De la Tremoille, La Palice and Bonnivet. King François Ier, instead, fell from his horse shot out under him, and taken captive. Since 24 February was Charles V's 25th birthday, the Valois was the biggest gift he could ever receive. François was carted off to Madrid, where he was held six months in prison for ransom, and pressed to renounce his claims in Italy and Flanders, to give Bourgogne back to the Empire and to concede the county of Provence to Charles, Connétable de Bourbon, and now leader of the imperial troops. The Emperor believed that the peace with France had finally been achieved after François Ier, agreeing to renounce his claims in Italy, was freed and retaken to France, leaving his sons there as hostages and guarantees for the respect of the treaty. But within two months of his release and in spite of his sons taken as hostages in Spain, François Ier got the Parliament of Paris to void all the terms of the Treaty of Madrid because accepted under duress and in 1526 at Cognac he stipulated a holy league bringing into it Pope Clement VII together with Florence, Venice, Henry VIII of England and also the Duke of Milan, who even if previously restored to the throne by Charles V himself, voluntarily joined the alliance made to stop the Spanish hegemony over Italy.Actions
A. They shall pay for this!
- -100 relations with France
- -100 relations with Papal States
- -100 relations with Milan
- Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 36 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Papal States for 36 months
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Milan for 36 months
- Bourgogne will be considered a national (core) province
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 12027 - François Ier against the Empire for FranceDescription
On the 24 of February 1525, in the battle of Pavia, the imperial armies led by Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, Marquis of Pescara (also winner at Bicocca in 1522), decimated the French troops led by King François Ier. Many French leaders died on the battlefield, such as De la Tremoille, La Palice and Bonnivet. King François Ier, instead, fell from his horse shot out under him, and taken captive. Since 24 February was Charles V's 25th birthday, the Valois was the biggest gift he could ever receive. François was carted off to Madrid, where he was held six months in prison for ransom, and pressed to renounce his claims in Italy and Flanders, to give Bourgogne back to the Empire and to concede the county of Provence to Charles, Connétable de Bourbon, and now leader of the imperial troops. The Emperor believed that the peace with France had finally been achieved after François Ier, agreeing to renounce his claims in Italy, was freed and retaken to France, leaving his sons there as hostages and guarantees for the respect of the treaty. But within two months of his release and in spite of his sons taken as hostages in Spain, François Ier got the Parliament of Paris to void all the terms of the Treaty of Madrid because accepted under duress and in 1526 at Cognac he stipulated a holy league bringing into it Pope Clement VII together with Florence, Venice, Henry VIII of England and also the Duke of Milan, who even if previously restored to the throne by Charles V himself, voluntarily joined the alliance made to stop the Spanish hegemony over Italy.Actions
A. He is a sensible man
- +150 relations with France
- Grant independence to Genoa
- Grant independence to Savoy
- Grant independence to Milan
- Grant independence to Mantua
- Grant independence to Modena
- Grant independence to Tuscany
- Grant independence to Siena
- Grant independence to Papal States
- Bourgogne will be considered a national (core) province
- Event 285017 - Effects of the Treaty of Madrid for Spain is triggered immediately
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
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All of the following must occur:
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Savoie
- Own Piemonte
- Savoy exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
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All of the following must occur:
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Emilia
- Own Marche
- Papal States exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
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All of the following must occur:
- Own Corsica
- Genoa exists
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All of the following must occur:
Triggered by
Action A of 285014 - The treaty of Madrid for SpainDescription
With that treaty France had to renounce claims to Italy and the Low Countries and cede the duchy of Bourgogne to Carlos I.Actions
A. OK
- Cede Piemonte to Savoy
- Cede Savoie to Savoy
- Cede Emilia to Papal States
- Cede Marche to Papal States
- Cede Corsica to Genoa
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Valparaiso
- Own Cupica
- Own Bogota
- Own Isthmus
- Own Mosquitos
Will happen within 50 days of July 27, 1529
Checked again every 50 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 2, 1532)
Description
Having found the Inca empire, Francisco Pizarro had to assure his rights to conquest it, as he was opposed by the new governor of Panama. He agreed with Diego de Almagro to equally divide the rights and titles, and travelled to the court with the Royal Fifth of all the riches they had previously found. Impressed with the gold, King Carlos I of Spain granted the right of conquest of Peru to him. But Pizarro did not keep his word to Almagro, and kept all the important titles and rights for himself. Accompanied by his brothers Gonzalo, Juan and Hernando he returned to Panama.Actions
A. Name Pizarro Adelantado of New Castile
- +1000 cavalry in Isthmus
- +5000 infantry in Isthmus
- +200 population in Isthmus
- Leader Francisco Pizarro becomes active
- +100
B. Deny Pizarro's request
- Leader Francisco Pizarro will never be active
- Event 191000 - Date with destiny for Inca Empire will never fire
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 191005 - The loss of Cuzco for Inca EmpireDescription
After killing Atahuallpa, Pizarro moved quickly to take control of Cuzco. The army of general Apu Kizkiz was easily routed, and the capital was taken without resistance and plundered, but everything of value that could be removed had already been taken and hidden. Many indians were tortured to no avail. Those treasures would never be found. To gain control of the vast masses of indians, the Pizarros installed a puppet monarch. One of the many sons of Huayna Capac, Manco Inca. Although they still did not controlled most of the country, all organized resistance had ended.Actions
A. We have conquered the Inca
- Gain Inca Empire as vassals
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 191001 - The Emperor's escort for Inca EmpireAction A of 191000 - Date with destiny for Inca Empire
Description
When Pizarro arrived to Cajamarca, he found Atahuallpa with an army of 80,000 men. He sent forth an embassy inviting him to an interview the next day. When the emperor showed up with 10,000 unarmed men, Friar Valverde started preaching to him and gave him a Bible. It was impossible for Atahuallpa to understand anything, as it was the first time he saw a book, and the interpreter barely could speak some words of Spanish or Quechua. Irritated, Atahuallpa threw down the Bible and demanded compensation for the plundering of the Spaniards. His act triggered an attack by the Spaniards. 'Santiago! Y a ellos!' Was the war cry that echoed through the great plaza at Cajamarca. Spanish cavalry charged into the courtyard, slashing at Inca flesh. Even unarmed, the Inca opposed determined resistance and hundreds of them were killed. However with the capture of the Emperor, resistance collapsed and the survivors escaped. Atahuallpa, knowing the lust for gold of the strangers, offer them a room filled with gold and silver up to the reach of his hand. The precious metals arrived quickly through the excellent communications of the empire. Atahuallpa's ransom was the highest ever paid.Actions
A. Atahuallpa has been captured
- +50 victory points
- +1500
- +3% inflation
- Event 191003 - Atahuallpa's ransom for Inca Empire is triggered immediately
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 191003 - Atahuallpa's ransom for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen on July 27, 1533
Description
Pizarro had become a prisoner of his prisoner. Releasing him was out of the question, as he would immediately order the attack by massive armies, and keeping him was becoming more and more dangerous. Atahuallpa had ordered the execution of his brother from his prison, and the Spaniards feared that he could sooner or later order an attack despite the risk to his life. Two sides were split in Pizarro's band of men: while most wanted to kill Atahuallpa, some saw it as dishonorable and unlawful, as Atahuallpa had complied with all their requests. Finally Pizarro took the decision, and a mock trial was set up. Atahuallpa was accused of repeatedly rejecting conversion, incestuous relationship with his sister and killing his brother, all of them true, and sentenced to death. Since he was going to burn at the stake he accepted conversion to avoid a death that would prevent his eternal life, as the one he had given his brother. He was therefore strangled. The King of Spain was highly displeased with the killing of a monarch but it was too late to do anything about it. The decision, however, proved to be strategically correct, as without his emperor the Inca empire collapsed into the hands of the Spaniards.Actions
A. Kill Atahuallpa
- +1 badboy
- Event 191004 - Death of Atahuallpa for Inca Empire is triggered immediately
- Start a war with Inca Empire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Spain and Inca Empire are at war
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Guayaquil
- Own Cajamarca
- Own Huanuco
Will happen within 20 days of August 2, 1533
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1700)
Description
The Northern part of the Inca domains still carried the scars from its recent incorporation into the Tahuantinsuyo (Inca Empire), followed by its devastating civil war. The Cañaris Indians after being defeated and annexed by Huayna Capac, had taken the side of Huascar, and had suffered almost extermination at the hands of Atahuallpa. The Chachapoyas, Cajamarcas, Chimor, Chancas and Huancas also hated the Inca, and they approached Pizarro, together with some of the defeated Huascar Cuzcans. They were all grateful for the killing of the hated Atahuallpa, and their Curacas (noble leaders) offered their alliance to Pizarro. In the way to Cuzco, more Chachapoyas and Cañaris that had been forcefully relocated there also joined him. The local help would be instrumental in the quick demise of the Inca.Actions
A. Use Indians against Indians
- +5500 infantry in Guayaquil
- +5500 infantry in Cajamarca
- +5500 infantry in Huanuco
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Own Lima
Will happen within 100 days of January 19, 1535
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 30, 1680)
Description
Historically, after returning from Spain, on January 18, 1535, Pizarro set about building a capital for the new viceroyalty of Peru. Pizarro built a city where none previously existed, the new city, called Lima, came to be known as the 'City Of Kings'. Here is where gold and silver began it's journey to Spain. The wealth of the city caused a massive influx of Spanish colonists, who eventually came to outnumber the natives in the area.Actions
A. Establish A Capital For Our Viceroyalty
- -3 colonists
- +2000 population in Lima
- Culture in Lima changes to castilian
- Lima converts to the state religion
- +5000 infantry in Lima
- +2000 cavalry in Lima
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 191006 - The Empire strikes back for Inca Empire has already occurred
Will happen within 30 days of March 22, 1536
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1580)
Description
The new Emperor Manco Inca, was in fact a prisoner in his own palace, humiliated by the Spaniards. As the atrocities against his people became known to Manco Inca, he began to develop a hatred for them. Hernando Pizarro finally restored Manco Inca's freedom and dignity, but it was too late. Villac Umu counseled Manco Inca to send out secret orders for gathering weapons and large crop plantings in preparation for war with the Spaniards. He made his move around Easter 1536. Having won the trust of Hernando, he was granted permission to attend a ceremony northwest of Cuzco, instead he and Villac Umu convened a war council in the mountains. When Manco Inca did not return, Hernando Pizarro realized the mistake he made by letting him go, an Inca counterattack seemed imminent. Soon an army numbering in the tens of thousands was besieging the Spanish held city of Cuzco, and another Inca army was sighted heading towards the Spanish stronghold of Lima. Manco's warriors annihilated every relief column sent from Lima to Cuzco. An alarmed Francisco Pizarro sent frantic letters to every Spanish possession in the new world asking for reinforcements, and hoping that he could hold back the Inca armies until help arrived...Actions
A. Ask for reinforcements
- Cajamarca revolts
- Montana revolts
- Huanuco revolts
- Atalaya revolts
- Ayacucho revolts
- Cuzco revolts
- Arequipa revolts
- Moquega revolts
- Arica revolts
- Tucuman revolts
- Atacama revolts
- Coquimbo revolts
- Potosi revolts
- Manu revolts
- Revolt risk value in Cajamarca +3
- Revolt risk value in Montana +3
- Revolt risk value in Huanuco +3
- Revolt risk value in Atalaya +3
- Revolt risk value in Ayacucho +3
- Revolt risk value in Cuzco +3
- Revolt risk value in Arequipa +3
- Revolt risk value in Moquega +3
- Revolt risk value in Arica +3
- Revolt risk value in Tucuman +3
- Revolt risk value in Atacama +3
- Revolt risk value in Coquimbo +3
- Revolt risk value in Potosi +3
- Revolt risk value in Manu +3
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285160 - Appeal for help for Spain has already occurred
Will happen within 100 days of July 18, 1536
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 30, 1580)
Description
It took many months, but finally help arrived in the form of reinforcements from Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, and the Caribbean. Cortez sent supplies from Mexico, even from Spain the Queen sent 50 arquebusiers and 50 crossbowmen. And from the south, an angry Almagro was returning from his adventure in Chile, upon learning that his share of the Inca empire consisted of deserts and wasteland. This signaled the collapse of Manco's rebellion, who then fled with his followers deeper and deeper into the Amazon rainforest, and waged a low level guerilla war against the Spanish that would continue for decades.Actions
A. Hooray!
- Revolt risk value in Cajamarca -3
- Revolt risk value in Montana -3
- Revolt risk value in Huanuco -3
- Revolt risk value in Atalaya -3
- Revolt risk value in Ayacucho -3
- Revolt risk value in Cuzco -3
- Revolt risk value in Arequipa -3
- Revolt risk value in Moquega -3
- Revolt risk value in Arica -3
- Revolt risk value in Tucuman -3
- Revolt risk value in Atacama -3
- Revolt risk value in Coquimbo -3
- Revolt risk value in Potosi -3
- Revolt risk value in Manu -3
- +6000 infantry in Cali
- +10000 infantry in Lima
- +500 cavalry in Lima
- +7000 infantry in Arequipa
- +500 cavalry in Arequipa
- -200
Spain -- Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 191007 - The death of the last Inca for Inca EmpireDescription
Manco Inca was killed by two Spanish desertors, that had decided to change sides again and return with the honor of having killed him. The fight still continued until the last of his successors, Tupac Amaru, lost his capital Vilcabamba (Manu) and was captured and executed in 1572. With his death, the resistance became ineffective, and the Inca Empire was completely absorbed by Spain.Actions
A. Great!
- Inherit the realms of Inca Empire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Event 285158 - The capture of Cuzco for Spain has already occurred
- Inca Empire is a vassal of Spain
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None of the following must occur:
- Spain and Inca Empire are at war
Will happen within 1000 days of January 1, 1573
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1700)
Description
The Inca Empire lost its independence and, without possible resistance, is finally completely absorbed by Spain.Actions
A. Great!
- Inherit the realms of Inca Empire
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
-
None of the following must occur:
- Spain is a vassal of Siena
Triggered by
Action A of 17350 - The fall of the Petrucci for SienaDescription
With the Pope interfering in their internal affairs, and a despot just deposed, Siena sought protection from the anarchy of the Italian Wars. In 1524 they requested that Spain protect their republic from external enemies.Actions
A. OK
- Gain Siena as vassals
- -20 relations with Papal States
- Gain an alliance with Siena
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
- Tuscany exists
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None of the following must occur:
- Spain and Tuscany are at war
Triggered by
Action A of 17355 - Burnt Siena for SienaDescription
In 1549 after increasing turmoil in Siena, the Spanish representative of the city, Don Diego di Mendoza, decided to build a fortress to ensure Spanish control of the territory. This decision was received with horror by the Sienese who begged with Charles V not to proceed. He refused, and several Sienese citizens in Rome received aid from French agents and collected an army. In 1552, as they marched on Siena the people revolted and threw out the Spanish troops, and an independent Siena took up a pro-French policy. Henri II, King of France, tried to exploit the situation by sending there an army led by Paul de Termes, who was successively substituted by Strozzi when an invasion of Corsica was attempted with the help of the Turkish fleet. On Emperor Charles V's decision to inflict an exemplary punishment upon the rebeling city, Cosimo I Duke of Tuscany responded to his call by invading and pillaging the villages surrounding Siena with the help of Spanish/imperial troops. After a year long siege laid by Medeghino and his Florentine troops, the city of Siena was eventually taken. Should we call on Tuscany to help us against Siena?Actions
A. Tuscany can help
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Siena for 12 months
- -400 relations with Siena
- +200 relations with Tuscany
- Event 17357 - Revolt in Siena for Tuscany is triggered immediately
B. We can handle it
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Siena for 12 months
- -400 relations with Siena
Spain -- Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
-
None of the following must occur:
- Tuscany exists
- Spain and Tuscany are at war
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None of the following must occur:
Triggered by
Action A of 17355 - Burnt Siena for SienaDescription
In 1549 after increasing turmoil in Siena, the Spanish representative of the city, Don Diego di Mendoza, decided to build a fortress to ensure Spanish control of the territory. This decision was received with horror by the Sienese who begged with Charles V not to proceed. He refused, and several Sienese citizens in Rome received aid from French agents and collected an army. In 1552, as they marched on Siena the people revolted and threw out the Spanish troops, and an independent Siena took up a pro-French policy. Henri II, King of France, tried to exploit the situation by sending there an army led by Paul de Termes, who was successively substituted by Strozzi when an invasion of Corsica was attempted with the help of the Turkish fleet. On Emperor Charles V's decision to inflict an exemplary punishment upon the rebeling city, Cosimo I Duke of Tuscany responded to his call by invading and pillaging the villages surrounding Siena with the help of Spanish/imperial troops. After a year long siege laid by Medeghino and his Florentine troops, the city of Siena was eventually taken.Actions
A. We can handle it
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Siena for 12 months
- -400 relations with Siena
Spain -- Not random
Will happen within 120 days of October 21, 1525
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after August 11, 1534)
Description
Antonio Pigafetta belonged to a rich family of Vicenza. In his youth he studied astronomy, geography and cartography. He served on board the galleys of the order of St. John at the beginning of 16th century. In 1519 he accompanied the Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Chieregati, to Spain where he was presented to the Emperor Carlos I (V). There he heard of the trip of Magellan and negotiated to be admitted as a paying passenger, a supernumerary. In spite of initial difficulties with Magellan, he managed to gain his confidence and served as a chronicler and cartographer for him. During the trip, Pigafetta collected information about geography, the climate, the flora, the fauna and the inhabitants of the visited places. His meticulous notes were to serve as invaluable documents to future explorers and cartographers, mainly due to their focus on nautical and linguistic data. In the battle at Mactan, Philippines, in which Magellan was killed, Pigafetta also was hurt. Nevertheless, he managed to recover and was among the 18 on board the Victoria who accompanied Juan Sebastián Elcano in his return to Spain. After reaching port in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz) in September of 1522, three years after his departure, he recollected his experiences in 'Relations of the First Round-the-world Trip', composed in Italian and published in Venice. After that voyage Pigafetta returned to Italy where he died in his native city in 1534.Actions
A. A very interesting report
- Naval tech investment: +200