Unnngh, that's the stuff. I needed this.
Planet R... That's gonna be fun. Russia, Romania and Rwanda of all places.
Then Planet S... which will have MUCH more crowding than we are used to.
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Unnngh, that's the stuff. I needed this.
Planet R... That's gonna be fun. Russia, Romania and Rwanda of all places.
Then Planet S... which will have MUCH more crowding than we are used to.
Yeah, I was looking at S... that's a lot. Not sure if it's the top for a letter or not (and stealing Korea simplifies it a tiny bit).
What are you going to do about the Western Sahara. Assuming you haven't already included it, and I am a derp for forgetting.
As long as I've been waiting on planet U...
Given that Planet U contains the US and the UK, that is going to be one heck of a lot of possible homeland recolonisation.
Probably incentive for an eventual buildup to a cold war, sort of a reverse The Grasshopper Lies Heavy.
Save Uruguay, The USA likely goes all Manifest Destiny on the Americas.
The UK and Ukraine divide Europe between them.
Uganda knows de wey to claim Middle Africa. (So, so sorry...)
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Incidentally, if anyone remembers my rant from a while ago about people needing to put thought into their resettlement, @Beedok is an example of how to do it right.
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Regime stability is going to play a huge role in U world. Uzbekistan, for instance, is just starting to chart a new course after the death of Karimov. The ISOT will change things drastically. Musaveni has been solidifying power in Uganda for a while now but he's old. Not to mention that what could be interpreted as an act of God could lead to a resurgence of the LRA. How will Britain react to their ironic post-Brexit circumstances? What will happen to self-proclaimed Novorossiya and perhaps most importantly, will Crimea come with? There are going to be an inordinate amount of Russian soldiers and military equipment in U world regardless.
How will Trump react to the sudden appearance of virgin land? Surely he'll approach it in a steady-handed, reasonable, and bipartisan manner. It's not like there are any simplistic/reckless fantasies of American expansion for him to draw on.
Nice work as always but what became of Al Udeid afterwards?
Does Beedok ISOT nations from 2018 or from when the Alphabet ISOT series first began? Can't recall if an answer was ever given.
"This New World truly is the glorious land of freedom. Under the guidance of enlightened figures, such as their President Azcárate and the saintly Hidalgo, the peoples of this land are prospering. As all souls are equal before God, the people are all equal to one another, and theirs is a society which knows no slavery of any kind. I cannot say the same of Great Britain or the United States... I wept at the statue of Nike on their great boulevard. So graceful is she, born to the sound of bells"
- Neill D'Isgny, Journals of an Irishman in California, Entry #56: El Bajio
Early Post-Independence Mexico is a balancing act of various parties. President Juan Francisco Azcárate y Lezama deftly navigated the choppy waters of statecraft into a more stable regime by the 1810s. The path to the abolition of slavery as well as the wearing down of the hacienda system by autonomous peasants and immigrant labor have slowly been undercutting the power of traditional patrón class. With the end of Spanish mercantilism, Mexico's trade with the United States began to come above table, and the Mexican state began receiving revenue from the vast amount of trade undertaken both via the hide and tallow trade of California, Fur Trapping in Alta Pequistanui [OTL Missouri River area], and coffee in Veracruz. With the British Blockade of Charleston in 1830 and Caribbean embargo, The United States has turned to Mexico for its coffee and sugar concerns. This is not to say smuggling did not still occur, as it would play a major factor in future confrontations between the two republics. Georgia found a particularly close relationship with Mexico, particularly after the Savannah Regiment returned from the Mexican War of Independence. Robert O'Toole and Warren Beady were two such men whose military careers helped get them to the Governor's seat.
The Western Mississippi Basin is balanced between French elite, who have been in the region since the 1640s, and Freedmen, both manumitted from French owners and runaways from the United States. The Mexican government tries to aide the entry of freedmen into the territory to dilute French influence, so long as they convert to Catholicism and at least try to take up Spanish. The Chaos continues on the Great Plains as Natives pushed further West by settlers in the Virginia pour in, and clash with established communities. The Comanche in particular are using The Chaos to grow influence in the region. In the West, The Catholic Church retains control over many haciendas, but the political interests of the Rancheros and a growing number of migrants from China have begun secularizing local politics. Mexico still trades in silver with China, and has officially sent a tributary mission in 1824, with a base of operations near Macau. Central Mexico has seen mobilization by autonomous peasants for land reform, still stirred up by the War of Independence. The Government has tried to solve this by giving away land along the fertile Mississippi, but the overall majority of these people do not wish to move. Many have set up make-shift towns around Mexico City, and several riots recently occurred, several threatening the Ayuntamiento.
The Stability of Post-Colonial Mexico in these early years sets in place systems and groups which will help Mexico through its darkest days. The military is subordinate to the civilian government, and Officers are chosen on merit as often as they are for the right blood. President Juan Aldama has banned the hacienda system from the northern territories in favor of autonomous peasantry. Slavery has been abolished for several decades, and unlike the United States there is no forced resettlement in Africa. The Federal system of Three Capitals is in place to distribute power to areas of potential rebellion, as well as make military coups significantly harder. Semaphore lines and a precious few railroad lines have begun connecting the country together. The Treaty of Kingston has kept Great Britain off of Mexico's back, and even brought them together to fight American smugglers and pirates.
With the election of José Figueroa, Mexico will enter a new period of crisis, and come out the other side stronger.
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My God, this is a beautiful world you've built. I can't wait to see the next installment.
Wonderful map - Mexico-wanks are painfully underdone on here, and anything with optical telegraphs gets my seal of approval.
Just a couple of nitpicks re the Spanish - that would be "Santa Genoveva" and "Nueva Orleans". I also wonder if they wouldn't start calling San Antonio de Béxar "Béxar" for short rather than "San Antonio", since that's how placenames in Mexico have tended to evolve IOTL.
Thanks for the Spanish, I'm utter crap at the language. Mind if I steal the Béxar idea?
Mexi-Can(!) maps are some of my favorite, it is quite sad they are not more prevalent.
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