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  1. Bomster

    Realistic PODs for a surviving Al-Andalus

    Al Andalus is one of the most interesting societies in world history. It was an eclectic, diverse society of Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together in relative harmony compared to other regions at the time. It was one of the most advanced societies in Europe for its time, with Cordoba...
  2. Phillip II of Spain’s two sons

    I’m OTL, Phillip II of Spain and his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois had two daughters, Isabel Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela, but what if they were both sons (Named Philip and Ferdinand respectively)? I know Don Carlos’s death may be butterflied, but at the same time Philip didn’t exactly...
  3. Spain without the March 11 2004 attack?

    I was only 11, but I still remember a lot from that day. Almost 20 years later, and I think the scar is not properly healed, that we don't know the full truth, and that it surely changed Spain. What do you think would have happened if the attacks don't happen, or, say, happen after the general...
  4. GameBawesome

    WI: The Nasrid Dynasty survived to the present-day?

    The Narsid Dynasty of the Emirate of Granada is probably the most well known for being the last Muslim dynasty on the Iberian Peninsula during the Reconquista. After surviving for centuries, they finally were conquered in 1492 by Castille and Aragon under the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I and...
  5. kasumigenx

    The line of Don Carlos
    Threadmarks: Birth of Don Carlos

    On 1545, Maria Manuela would give birth to a healthy son baptized as Carlos, but Maria Manuela would die after giving birth due to the complications of the pregnancy and immediately Philip, Prince of Asturias decided to marry Maria of Portugal, the half aunt of Maria Manuela so that Infante...
  6. Smaller Mexico, fragmented New Spain (Gran Colombia but in Mexico) - Better outcome?

    Most Alt-history narratives explore the scenario of Mexico remaining a vast "empire", potentially rivaling the United States in power. This speculation is cool indeed, but here I would like to think about a smaller Mexican State. At the time of its independence, Mexico was indeed enormous, and...
  7. Carlos I de Quito

    Maximilian I Habsburg King of Spain
    Threadmarks: Ideas

    We all know the History of Maximilian I Hasburg, the emperor who was very liberal for conservatives, but very conservative for liberals, an Emperor with a very liberal tendency when specifically his support base was conservative, which is why his end was in the mountains of Querétaro on July 19...
  8. España No Ha Muerto: If Franco brought Spain into the Second World War
    Threadmarks: Summer 1941: Franco's Blunder

    España No Ha Muerto “We are confronted by the twin dangers of Bolshevism and Masonic-Plutocrat capitalism. The spirit of both is Judaic. But the Spanish people already know how to deal with this menace. We have defeated it once before on the battlefield, and we shall do so again. And this...
  9. WI: Margaret Theresa of Spain marries Charles II of England?

    In OTL, the Spanish Ambassador had proposed a match between the Stuart King, Charles II and Infanta Margaret Theresa (Ironically enough, her grandmother had been suggested as a bride for Charles II's father before Henrietta Maria). King Phillip of Spain rejected the idea, stating he should seek...
  10. WI: Spain the last Catholic state in Europe

    Let's say that France, Austria, Hungary, and Poland all converted to Protestantism while the Ottomans invade and conquer Italy. With most of Europe divided between Protestants and the Ottomans, how does Spain handle this? Would Spain become a hermit empire only interacting with its colonies or...
  11. Effects of a German Venezuela on the Spanish American wars of independence (Specially grand Colombia)

    Hello! I've been reading about the independence of Latin America recently, and something that consistently comes up is the significant role that Venezuela (what later became Venezuela) played in the downfall of Gran Colombia. I'm still trying to understand the specifics of how Venezuela's...
  12. Viability of a Spanish march/province on southern France

    Greetings, albeit being a longtime lurker on this forum, this is my first post. I hope i can stay as a active member for a long time. Anyways, lets say that Castile or Aragon manage to conquer Gascony or Languedoc on the XV or XVI century or inherit them, although probably this requires an...
  13. SunZi

    La Gastonnade — TL of another "Grand Siècle"
    Threadmarks: Chronology

    LA GASTONNADE ___________________________________________ What if Gaston d'Orléans become King of France ? “ Jamais règne ne fut plus doux, plus tranquille, ni plus heureux que l'a été le sien ; et, en vérité, de semblables princes devraient naître un peu plus souvent, ou ne point mourir...
  14. The_Persian_Cat

    Mondragon Corporation in Republican Spain?

    Hello all, So, the Mondragon Corporation is one of the largest business entities in Spain, and is involved in a great many sectors (including banking, consumer industry, heavy industry, retail, and (through Mondragon University) education). It's also a federation of workers' cooperatives, with...
  15. GameBawesome

    WI: Joanna the Mad dies of childbirth in 1500

    In 1500, in Ghent, Charles V was born, who would become Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Spain, controlling the largest domain, which included the newly conquered Americas. His father was Philip the Handsome, a German prince who married the Joanna I, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and...
  16. AsukaEMP

    Concordia Res Parvae Crescunt - A United Seventeen Provinces TL
    Threadmarks: Chapter I: The death of Don Juan

    Chapter I: The death of Don Juan, July 1577. In the early hours of the 3rd of July 1577 three men were gathered at a house in Mechelen. One of them was a local, while the other two men had come from Holland 0ver the previous month, and all of them were radicalized Calvinists who saw the regional...
  17. The Dawn of a Century: an Iberian timeline
    Threadmarks: Castile 1475

    Asturias, Spain, December 1475 "Checkmate!" the Princess of Asturias exclaimed as she moved her knight across the checked board. She looked up at her mother and gleamed, basking in her achivement. "Excellent. You are learning very fast, Isabel" Queen Isabel of Castile congratulated her...
  18. Challenge: United Kingdom of Aragon and Portugal

    Well, the title explain everything
  19. Brita

    1588 and its aftermath: Henri I de Bourbon-Condé survives, Henri IV of France dies in battle

    So I've been wondering what the French succession would be like if Henri I de Bourbon-Condé didn't die in March 1588 and Henri IV, King of France, was killed in battle in 1589 leaving his uncle Charles, Archbishop of Rouen, as his heir. Charles, however, dies soon after as OTL. So here are a...
  20. Spain sells Philippines to Japan in 1896 - impacts on World War II(and 20th century)

    According to the Spanish diplomat F.E. Reynoso, in 1894 the Japanese offered to buy the Philippines from Spain for 40 million pounds sterling. However, according to Reynoso this offer was not accepted.[20] According to the scholar C.E. Russell, in 1896 Spain was rumoured to have offered to sell...
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