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In the eventual scenario where Western Europe (Catholic, no Reformation etc.) would have managed to be somehow centralized in a sort of greater HRE (including France, Iberia and the British Isles), how it could have been the exploration and conquest of the Americas?

IOTL the different European powers competed between them for finding new commercial routes, something which would finally lead to the exploration of the Americas.

Without competence, would be that sort of Greater HRE already compelled to spend efforts and resources in such travels? Wouldn't be more 'conservative' and reluctant to launch such explorations (considering that i.e. Portugal would be peripheral and without power of imposing decisions on such projects).

What do you think?
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