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  1. Francisco Fernando

    How can there be a different North-South divide for Italy?

    How can there be a different North-South divide for Italy? How can Italy's north be more Catholic than the South like in Spain. Both countries have a Catholic North and atheist south. How can Northern Italy be the center of Catholicism in Italy and how can the urban working class think...
  2. Francisco Fernando

    How can the Kingdom of Asturias exist beyond the year 1000?

    How can the Kingdom of Asturias exist beyond the year 1000? It was reduced to a Principality. Why did Leon take over from Asturias as the center of power? Why did Asturias never retained its former glory or gained an upper hand after the Kingdom was divided by Alfonso III for his three sons?
  3. Francisco Fernando

    How can Romania be a majority Catholic country instead of Orthodox?

    How can Romania be a majority Catholic country instead of Orthodox? How could it be influenced by Hungary instead of Bulgaria? I mean, Transylvania has always had Romanian people despite that it was part of Hungary. It should be the center of Romanian culture. Catholicism could always push south...
  4. Francisco Fernando

    Why wasn't Spanish a universal language in Europe?

    Why wasn't Spanish a universal language in Europe? How did French become the universal language instead of Spanish? Spain was a global power in the 16th Century and was very rich. The University of Salamanca was a popular place for the teaching of the Spanish language. What gave the popularity...
  5. Francisco Fernando

    How can Madrid become the largest city in Europe during the 17th and 18th Century?

    How can Madrid become the largest city in Europe during the 16th and 17th Century? Could the expansion of the Empire cause a population boom in Spain? Could the Spanish government minimize the spending for urban projects and not make large churches? Could investment be repatriated back to Spain...
  6. Francisco Fernando

    Why do people believe that the revival of Greco-Roman civilization happened in the Renaissance?

    Why do people believe that the revival of Greco-Roman civilization in Italy happened in the Renaissance? It seems to be true that it happened in the High Middle Ages. The Pisa cathedral is a fine example of Roman revival built during the High Middle Ages. It is very ornate. It proves that people...
  7. Francisco Fernando

    Spanish Septimania

    How could the Kings of Aragon and the Counts of Barcelona sought after Septimania. I wonder why Septimania was lost permanently to the French in the 1200's. I wonder why they felt that it wasn't their best interest to look after that territory. I wonder what happened along the way? Why wasn't...
  8. Francisco Fernando

    What could the Aragonese do to take power in the Iberian peninsula?

    Why didn't the Crown of Aragon take power in the Iberian peninsula? Why didn't the Aragonese contribute more to the Reconquista. Would it be as simple as a more assertive Ferdinand of Aragon taking power and say that the Crown of Aragon has more privileges or could the Crown of Aragon expand and...
  9. Francisco Fernando

    What polity would most likely dominate the Cordillera region? (Philippines)

    What polity would most likely dominate the Cordillera region? Huangdom of Pangasinan or Tondo? Who would have the better opportunity and resources in conquering that region?
  10. Francisco Fernando

    Why did Paraguay fail to be an important country in South America during the 19th Century?

    Why didn't Paraguay prospered that much in the 19th century? Why didn't her economy rise as much as Gran Colombia, Brazil, or Argentina. The country could be successful because of its waterway linking Bolivia and Argentina. The country was the center of yerba mate and wood products. The...
  11. Francisco Fernando

    Why did the Philippines stay together while many Hispanic republics fell apart?

    I wonder how the Philippines stayed as one country despite many ethnic and cultural differences. Look at Mexico (Nueva Espana), Gran Colombia, Virreinato de Peru, and the Virreinato de Rio de la Plata. What kept them together instead of pulling them apart? What made the Philippines a country not...
  12. Francisco Fernando

    Persuade the Spanish to stay in the Visayas

    How can the Spanish stay in the Visayas instead of move the capital to Manila. Why would the Spanish want to move somewhere else where the people are hostile to them. The Cebuanos were more loyal to the Spanish than the Tagalogs. Moving the capital to Manila is like the Spanish moving her...
  13. Francisco Fernando

    Why was the Philippines mismanaged in the 19th Century?

    Why was there a lot of mismanagement in the Philippines in the 19th Century? It seemed that it was an 'Anglo-Chinese Colony with a British Flag'. If Spain lost all of it's colonies by the 19th Century, shouldn't they have enough money to invest in the Philippines? Why were the friars and...
  14. Francisco Fernando

    Earliest possible period for the Ottoman Empire's disintegration

    What would be the earliest possible period for the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire? The Caliphate of Cordoba disintegrated in 1031 which caused many gains for Christian Iberia. Is it possible for that to happen? If the Ottoman Empire disintegrates, would there be a Reconquista-like effect...
  15. Francisco Fernando

    Why was Chavacano invented in the first place?

    Why was the Chavacano language invented when they tried to make the Spanish language simpler? The Spanish phrase "Ella se fue á la escuela" is much easier than the Chavacano "Ya andá ele na escuela." It seems they use verb/subject/object instead of subject/verb/object. Sometimes they use...
  16. Francisco Fernando

    The Official Secrets and Mysteries of the Kapampangan People Thread

    So, I've researched a lot on the Kapampangan people and they're so captivating and mysterious. I'd want to share my hypothesis about them. I've heard that the Kapampangans are the oldest nation in the Philippines. I'm pretty sure they've migrated from the Philippines centuries before the...
  17. Francisco Fernando

    Van Mong Dynasty of the Khmer Empire (Cambuchiang)

    Van Mong Shui (Suryavarman II) "The Peter the Great of Southeast Asia" Suryavarman II was crowned in 1113 in a pompous ceremony. He noticed that his country was falling apart and believed that he needed to change it. He wanted to leave the country to see East Asia. He took his advisors with...
  18. Francisco Fernando

    Alternate Migrations to the Philippines

    UWho would MOST LIKELY migrate to the Philippines on a massive scale, bring their culture and civilization, and predominate the Philippine Islands in an alternate world. More than one answer is okay as well. Would the culture be imposed or be mixed with the predominantly Malay Culture. A...
  19. Francisco Fernando

    A more Sinicized Thailand (Daiyue)

    How can a more Sinicized Thailand be achieved. Do the Tai people need to impose their Chinese language and way of life towards the ruling Khmers. Or, would the Han Chinese be better at imposing those things? If there was a mass migration of Han Chinese to Thailand in place of the Tai (the Tai...
  20. Francisco Fernando

    Chinese influence on the Indochina Peninsula

    How can China extend its influence the Indochina peninsula other than Nanyue (Vietnam). There was the kingdom of Funan and the Burmese City States. If China conquered these areas, would China spread its civilization there or would it be difficult? Would the writing systems and architecture be...
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