Athens was only chosen as the Greek capital because of its significance in the Classical Era
Smyrna would make more sense as the capital of Greece. It was an actual large city at the time. Or alternatively Thessalonica.
Athens was only chosen as the Greek capital because of its significance in the Classical Era
Remember, Post-Ottoman Greece didn't start with all of its current territory, they only got Thessalonike on 1912! So you can't really choose it as a capital at independence.Smyrna would make more sense as the capital of Greece. It was an actual large city at the time. Or alternatively Thessalonica.
Or just have the Nationalists stay in power, as Nanjing was their capital of choice.The post 1900 alternative is to change Chinese history so that Beijing gets destroyed so thoroughly that instead of rebuilding it, the new government that unifies China decides to make the most obvious alternative, Nanjing, the capitol. Or add extra crazy to the cultural revolution and they go with a planned capitol built from scratch, though sometime after Mao's death this probably would have been abandoned.
Remember, Post-Ottoman Greece didn't start with all of its current territory, they only got Thessalonike on 1912! So you can't really choose it as a capital at independence.
Smyrna would make more sense as the capital of Greece. It was an actual large city at the time. Or alternatively Thessalonica.
The Only way that can happen is if Luzon was not conquered by the Spanish or the Portuguese/British gets majority of Luzon.A Philippines that had its capital kept at Iloilo or Cebu City during the Spanish era would be interesting.
- The US could potentially have chosen an existing city in Maryland such as Baltimore as its capital instead of building DC.
DC was also raided.Havre de Grace, Maryland was almost the US capital and was easily raided by British naval forces during the War of 1812. A coastal city as capital would be a really bad idea for early America.
DC was also raided.
Wouldn't you run into the problem that long island is only accessible by boat at this time.And, in the case of New York, having the government facilities be built where Brooklyn would be since during the earlier years of America the area was a few small towns rather than an urbanized landscape
Wouldn't you run into the problem that long island is only accessible by boat at this time.
And one not so much moving a capital as changing its name. It's confusing to have the country, the local state and the capital city all called Mexico. Perhaps an ultra-nationalist government changes the name of the capital back to the old Nahuatl name of Tenochtitlan?
If America still wants to create a capital district then it would depended on the states. However if they just occupy the citys and they stay a part of the states i don't really see a problem outside of where New Jersey would put their capital if Trenton was choosen.What do you think of the capital being in Baltimore, Princeton, or Trenton?
If America still wants to create a capital district then it would depended on the states. However if they just occupy the citys and they stay a part of the states i don't really see a problem outside of where New Jersey would put their capital if Trenton was choosen.
I alwas thought it was the state name that changed from New Spain to Mexico - that it was the Audiencia of New Spain that split up into both modern Mexico State and others.
Mexico City was always the first Spanish-named Mexico, that much I know for sure, and the others followed.