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There has been a lot of discussion on a British River Plate from the 1807/8 invasion attempts. The consensus seems to be that the Brits could pull off an autonomous protectorate but not a full blown colony. But what if an attack is successful during a longer Seven Years War? The Spanish population is much smaller, meaning it will likely be overwhelmed by migration. In addition, the River Plate was not its own viceroyalty yet. That meant much less sense of local national identity and severe economic restrictions, having to trade only through Lima. British liberalisation would likely cause an economic boom, substantially benefitting the existing population, meaning the criollos could easily become pro-British.
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