ENTRY 1
The PoD is that Miguel de Vasconcelos is some sort of ninja and manages to escape the Portuguese rebels who come to kill him during the Portuguese Revolt of 1640. He gets information about the revolt quickly to Philip IV of Spain, and so it is put down. The Iberian Union survives, and manages to colonize all of South America IOTL (except, naturally, for British, French, and Dutch Guiana). As history goes on, the Kingdom of Iberia turns into a sort of Austria-Hungary-like state, multicultural and unstable, until 1808, when Napoleon invades. Support collapses and the Iberian monarch Joseph I fled to Lima (as by this time Mexico was seen as too unstable). Napoleon sets up puppet states in Iberia, again separating Portugal and Spain. Due to immense popular support, they are not once again fused once Napoleon is defeated, and so as the former Spanish colonies crack off one by one, the monarchs are left high and dry in South America. They are quick to crack down on revolutionary sentiment on the continent, and so the new Empire of Peru and Brasil (Imperio del Perú y Brasil) became a stereotypical crackpot dictatorship. Liberalization did occure throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, fortunately peacefully, and in 1925 a Constitution was signed by the reigning Emperor Alfonso XIII, which marginalized the already-weak monarchy and created the Republic of Peru and Brasil, a representative government based off the American system, with a hint of Britain's constitutional monarchy on the side. The new republic flies a flag very similar to the flag of Colombia today, but some buildings still fly the royal flag, the one used before 1925:
ENTRY 2
The Empire of Cinnabar
Formerly the Empire of Spain in exile, the Empire of Cinnabar was formed from Spanish Hesperia [1] - the Vice Royalty of Cinnabar - when Hesperian independence movements coincided with republican revolts in the home kingdoms of Spain [2].
The flag is based on the old Imperial Flag but with darkened red corners to reflect cinnabar-wood [3] and replaces the Coat of Arms with a simple Quina to indicate its formal renunciation of the title to Spain.
ENTRY 3
Philip IV (or Philip III of Portugal) of Spain was a very different person with amazing foresight and determination. He made the strategic decision to save the Iberian Union at all cost, and sold off Spanish possessions in other parts of Europe (just like England gave up Calais earlier on).
He went to war with the Dutch the sake of Portuguese colonial territories, a war which strengthened the ties between Portugal and Spain, and helped creating a united Iberian identity, together with joint management of the oversea colonies, the Nueva Iberia as it was then called.
As Iberian nations gradually comes closer and closer, their people could go to each others' colonies, and the difference between Brazil and the other South American provinces diminished as time goes by. However, starting from the Mid-19th century, a new type of division appeared, that was between Iberia and New Iberia, specially after the loss of Mexico to the US.
Growing discontents with Iberia has made the americanos more and more identifies with the native American culture. The Chakana, a cultural symbol of the Andes has come to represent the whole of the americano people. This was accepted even in places the Chakana was not traditionally used, as people understood that this was a Iberia v. americano thing.
Iberian Civil War in 1936, which saw the rise of a right wing dictatorships in Iberia, induced a massive War Of Liberation in New Iberia led by the Anarco-Communist syndicates and participated by other left-wing groups. The war led to the creation in 1947 of a new country in South America: the Syndicate Republic, and a new nation, the Syndicalites.
Just like IOTL Latin-Americas, the left is usually associated with Native American identities and cultures. In this case, the national flag is an Anarco-Communist Red and black flag is defaced with a Chakana symbol, a traditional representation of the native Americans (native syndicalites as they are called ITTL).
ENTRY 4
Following the intervention of the Portuguese in the Inca War of 1535, the Inca successfully evicted the Spanish from South and Central America. In exchange for the newly acquired Central America Provinces, the Portuguese gave the resurgent Inca Empire the area of Brazil. With the wealth acquired from trade with their Portuguese allies, the Inca solidified control over all of South America. While on his diplomatic mission to Europe, the Inca King decided to make a flag in the style of Europe. The design he came up with showed the sun god Inti who ruled the sky and the Inca Empire, who ruled the Andes and the Amazon
ENTRY 5
UNION OF SOUTH AMERICA
The struggle for South America’s independence from Spain and Portugal was long and bloody, stretching over some five decades. Success was achieved by the combined efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. The continuing presence of Spain in Central America gave impetus to a perceived need to preserve the unity of the former colonies and in 1876, 9 years after independence, the Union of South America was proclaimed. But democracy floundered and a centralist military junta seized power in 1882 – while the junta’s control was rigidly enforced over the next 27 years, today many historians believe that it laid the foundation for the concept of one nation in the minds of both supporters and opponents. The final 3 years of the junta saw a planned progression to democracy, resulting in free elections at presidential, national and regional levels during 1910.
The current flag was adopted in 1912. It consists of a central sun emblem surrounded by 15 stars (one for each of the nation’s Regions) set in a white horizontal band, with narrow blue and gold stripes above and below.
ENTRY 6
"FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH"
When South America’s freedom from the Spanish and Brazilian Empires was achieved, politicians and army commanders agreed that there should be no fragmentation, disputes and wars as had followed the independence of colonies in North America from British rule. The Congress of Lima declared the creation of the “Federal Republic of the South” and produced a constitution under which, among many things, a President would be directly elected every 6 years.
The “Clear Path” revolution swept away the office of President, replacing it in many aspects by the office of Principal Chairman, elected by members of the National Assembly of the People every 5 years. The nation’s title remained, but a new flag was instituted. This flag consists of one large golden sun and four smaller golden suns (representing the Spanish peoples, Portuguese peoples, Pre-Columbian peoples and the ethnic minorities) set in the upper left of a field of sky blue.
ENTRY 7
THE ILLUSTRIOUS CONFEDERATION OF THE SUN
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ENTRY 8
FEDERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
The golden cross's symbolism is obvious. The green circle symbolises prosperity, unity, future, optimism and the green rainforests in the federation. The purple is associated with religion, faith, the Iberian colonial heritage and also individualism. Lastly, there is blue that represents the ocean that lies between the two parts of the federation. Also, it symbolises the Portuguese history and culture, partly, of the federation, as Portugal historically had blue on its flag for a long time.
ENTRY 9
Confederation of South American Republics
This confederation consists of the republics of the Rio de la Plata, Brazil, Peru and Gran Colombia. La Plata consists of the entirety of the former Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, Brazil consists of modern day Brazil but they place a claim on Cisplatina, Peru consists of Viceroyalty of Peru and Gran Colombia consists of the entirety of Nueva Granada. This confederation came about due to the intervention of alien space bats.
The PoD is that Miguel de Vasconcelos is some sort of ninja and manages to escape the Portuguese rebels who come to kill him during the Portuguese Revolt of 1640. He gets information about the revolt quickly to Philip IV of Spain, and so it is put down. The Iberian Union survives, and manages to colonize all of South America IOTL (except, naturally, for British, French, and Dutch Guiana). As history goes on, the Kingdom of Iberia turns into a sort of Austria-Hungary-like state, multicultural and unstable, until 1808, when Napoleon invades. Support collapses and the Iberian monarch Joseph I fled to Lima (as by this time Mexico was seen as too unstable). Napoleon sets up puppet states in Iberia, again separating Portugal and Spain. Due to immense popular support, they are not once again fused once Napoleon is defeated, and so as the former Spanish colonies crack off one by one, the monarchs are left high and dry in South America. They are quick to crack down on revolutionary sentiment on the continent, and so the new Empire of Peru and Brasil (Imperio del Perú y Brasil) became a stereotypical crackpot dictatorship. Liberalization did occure throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, fortunately peacefully, and in 1925 a Constitution was signed by the reigning Emperor Alfonso XIII, which marginalized the already-weak monarchy and created the Republic of Peru and Brasil, a representative government based off the American system, with a hint of Britain's constitutional monarchy on the side. The new republic flies a flag very similar to the flag of Colombia today, but some buildings still fly the royal flag, the one used before 1925:
ENTRY 2
The Empire of Cinnabar
Formerly the Empire of Spain in exile, the Empire of Cinnabar was formed from Spanish Hesperia [1] - the Vice Royalty of Cinnabar - when Hesperian independence movements coincided with republican revolts in the home kingdoms of Spain [2].
The flag is based on the old Imperial Flag but with darkened red corners to reflect cinnabar-wood [3] and replaces the Coat of Arms with a simple Quina to indicate its formal renunciation of the title to Spain.
ENTRY 3
Philip IV (or Philip III of Portugal) of Spain was a very different person with amazing foresight and determination. He made the strategic decision to save the Iberian Union at all cost, and sold off Spanish possessions in other parts of Europe (just like England gave up Calais earlier on).
He went to war with the Dutch the sake of Portuguese colonial territories, a war which strengthened the ties between Portugal and Spain, and helped creating a united Iberian identity, together with joint management of the oversea colonies, the Nueva Iberia as it was then called.
As Iberian nations gradually comes closer and closer, their people could go to each others' colonies, and the difference between Brazil and the other South American provinces diminished as time goes by. However, starting from the Mid-19th century, a new type of division appeared, that was between Iberia and New Iberia, specially after the loss of Mexico to the US.
Growing discontents with Iberia has made the americanos more and more identifies with the native American culture. The Chakana, a cultural symbol of the Andes has come to represent the whole of the americano people. This was accepted even in places the Chakana was not traditionally used, as people understood that this was a Iberia v. americano thing.
Iberian Civil War in 1936, which saw the rise of a right wing dictatorships in Iberia, induced a massive War Of Liberation in New Iberia led by the Anarco-Communist syndicates and participated by other left-wing groups. The war led to the creation in 1947 of a new country in South America: the Syndicate Republic, and a new nation, the Syndicalites.
Just like IOTL Latin-Americas, the left is usually associated with Native American identities and cultures. In this case, the national flag is an Anarco-Communist Red and black flag is defaced with a Chakana symbol, a traditional representation of the native Americans (native syndicalites as they are called ITTL).
ENTRY 4
Following the intervention of the Portuguese in the Inca War of 1535, the Inca successfully evicted the Spanish from South and Central America. In exchange for the newly acquired Central America Provinces, the Portuguese gave the resurgent Inca Empire the area of Brazil. With the wealth acquired from trade with their Portuguese allies, the Inca solidified control over all of South America. While on his diplomatic mission to Europe, the Inca King decided to make a flag in the style of Europe. The design he came up with showed the sun god Inti who ruled the sky and the Inca Empire, who ruled the Andes and the Amazon
ENTRY 5
UNION OF SOUTH AMERICA
The struggle for South America’s independence from Spain and Portugal was long and bloody, stretching over some five decades. Success was achieved by the combined efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. The continuing presence of Spain in Central America gave impetus to a perceived need to preserve the unity of the former colonies and in 1876, 9 years after independence, the Union of South America was proclaimed. But democracy floundered and a centralist military junta seized power in 1882 – while the junta’s control was rigidly enforced over the next 27 years, today many historians believe that it laid the foundation for the concept of one nation in the minds of both supporters and opponents. The final 3 years of the junta saw a planned progression to democracy, resulting in free elections at presidential, national and regional levels during 1910.
The current flag was adopted in 1912. It consists of a central sun emblem surrounded by 15 stars (one for each of the nation’s Regions) set in a white horizontal band, with narrow blue and gold stripes above and below.
ENTRY 6
"FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH"
When South America’s freedom from the Spanish and Brazilian Empires was achieved, politicians and army commanders agreed that there should be no fragmentation, disputes and wars as had followed the independence of colonies in North America from British rule. The Congress of Lima declared the creation of the “Federal Republic of the South” and produced a constitution under which, among many things, a President would be directly elected every 6 years.
The “Clear Path” revolution swept away the office of President, replacing it in many aspects by the office of Principal Chairman, elected by members of the National Assembly of the People every 5 years. The nation’s title remained, but a new flag was instituted. This flag consists of one large golden sun and four smaller golden suns (representing the Spanish peoples, Portuguese peoples, Pre-Columbian peoples and the ethnic minorities) set in the upper left of a field of sky blue.
ENTRY 7
THE ILLUSTRIOUS CONFEDERATION OF THE SUN
[FONT="]The former colonies of Portugal and Spain moved towards economic and political integration at a leisurely pace. Full integration was not achieved until the new religion known as “The Light of the Sun” swept through South America, replacing Roman Catholicism within 12 years. The new religion took the reins of power and created The Illustrious Confederation of the Sun, a theocracy under the religion’s absolute leader, the All Seeing Revelator.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The flag has the religion’s emblem, an American pyramid and an eye within a jagged black circle, set in the centre of diagonal quartering of red and white.[/FONT]
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ENTRY 8
FEDERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
The golden cross's symbolism is obvious. The green circle symbolises prosperity, unity, future, optimism and the green rainforests in the federation. The purple is associated with religion, faith, the Iberian colonial heritage and also individualism. Lastly, there is blue that represents the ocean that lies between the two parts of the federation. Also, it symbolises the Portuguese history and culture, partly, of the federation, as Portugal historically had blue on its flag for a long time.
ENTRY 9
Confederation of South American Republics
This confederation consists of the republics of the Rio de la Plata, Brazil, Peru and Gran Colombia. La Plata consists of the entirety of the former Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata, Brazil consists of modern day Brazil but they place a claim on Cisplatina, Peru consists of Viceroyalty of Peru and Gran Colombia consists of the entirety of Nueva Granada. This confederation came about due to the intervention of alien space bats.
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