AHC: Have three European monarchs have their capitals in North America before 1700

So the Challenge is to have at least three European monarchs have their capitals and the majority of their population and land in North America before 1700. I'm going to say Central America and the Caribbean counts so everything above Panama is fine.

To be completely clear; these are supposed to be nations based in North or Central America but with a heritage in Europe. They can't be rebellious viceroyalties or other colonies; they have to be rulers in Europe deciding to go the Brazilian route over a century earlier (and a bit North) and having it be permanent.
 
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I'm going to say Central America and the Caribbean counts so everything above Canada is fine.

Below Canada you mean.

Anyway have a land power that doesn't have a good navy and/or American possessions take over three countries who move the Americas. Or the power isn't interested in that colony.

Say Denmark and Norway have North american colonies and are invaded by Sweden . Or switch Denmark and Sweden.

Then have Portugal get taken over by Spain. Or a Scottish North american colony work and then the English take Scotland.
 
Sorry not going to happen.

Portugal going to Brazil was a century after this and based on a very specific set of events involving the fact that Portugal proper was essentially overrun, Brazil was highly developed as a colony and the fact that the King of Portugal had previously been governor of Brazil and so had some experience and connections to the place.

Colonies in general were meant to serve the homeland, so it takes an extraordinarily big reason to force the homeland to be abandoned for the colonies.

To go through:

1. The Caribbean- most of the islands are too small on their own, and too scattered in conjunction, plus a climate that was viewed as a virtual death sentence by soldiers sent out there- nobody in their right mind is going to move their capital here.

2. Central America- Large parts have the same issues as the Caribbean, but with larger highlands. In general, however, very isolated and undeveloped especially before 1700 so we can rule this one out as well.

3. Florida and the Gulf Coast- too marshy, malaria filled, hot etc. etc. fit for small outposts and not much else. New Orleans is in a better position but doesn't have the population base to support a European court.

That leaves, essentially, Mexico and the Atlantic Seaboard. The latter was very underdeveloped before 1700 and almost certainly doesn't have the population or economy to support the court and capital, so you've only really got the former.

Of course, this isn't even going into the fact that, in essence, nobody in Europe would even think of this as a possibility, let alone carry it out.
 
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