AHC: Spain or successor states in South America conduct a servile war against Brazil

raharris1973

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Encouragement of servile insurrection or at least desertion was a tactic Spanish Florida used against the English. The challenge is to have Spain (or, if later, Spanish-American successor states) use emancipation promises as part of a war with Portuguese Brazil (or, if later, imperial Brazil).
 
Big problem with that is most slaves are far away from the border - west São Paulo province was the frontier in the 1860-70's, Paraná state was fully colonized only in the 1940's. In the 19th century, Brazil was empty, and it would be better for slaves to do what they did in OTL - find a decent place for a quilombo. Hell, they didn't even need to go far - in what is the most expensive quarter of Rio de Janeiro(Leblon) nowadays, there used to be a quilombo.
 

raharris1973

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Big problem with that is most slaves are far away from the border - west São Paulo province was the frontier in the 1860-70's, Paraná state was fully colonized only in the 1940's. In the 19th century, Brazil was empty, and it would be better for slaves to do what they did in OTL - find a decent place for a quilombo. Hell, they didn't even need to go far - in what is the most expensive quarter of Rio de Janeiro(Leblon) nowadays, there used to be a quilombo.

This brings up a good point, so an approach to Brazil through the south would go through empty space. An approach over the Andes and Amazon would be going through deadly space.

However, in the era of the Iberian Union were Spanish Castilian troops and officials present in any numbers in Portuguese Brazil? Or was it administered only by "remote control" via Lisbon. If the Spaniards were present in populated Brazil to the point they could contest the Luso-Brazilian uprising, they could try the servile rebellion tactic from there.
 
However, in the era of the Iberian Union were Spanish Castilian troops and officials present in any numbers in Portuguese Brazil? Or was it administered only by "remote control" via Lisbon. If the Spaniards were present in populated Brazil to the point they could contest the Luso-Brazilian uprising, they could try the servile rebellion tactic from there.

The second option - Portuguese colonies were administered by the Portuguese, with no Spanish presence(administrative or military) on them.
 
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