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Hi! I'm new in this forum. I really, really love history, and alternate history is one of my favorite subjects. Now I'm here asking advice in doing a TL about Gran Colombia. I've always asked myself how would be the world had she been stable and lasting? So here I am! But before I start, I wanted to see just how plausible this PODs would be. Basically, what I want is a more populated Inca Empire (so there are a lot more people when the 1800's hit); a Spanish king who tries to industrialize his country, bringing developing to the colonies; a change in society where natives start to being protected and educated, mestizo and criollo rise in power and people who are not accepted in their country goes there, knowing not even the States would accept them (all thanks to that Spanish king); and a stronger Spain when Napoleon attacks.

Now, my ideas are:

-There's an incident in OTL Quito, where the angry people of the region slaughter hundreds of Incas. They decide that a lot of Inca people is needed in order to control and assimilate the peoples from there. Thus, they encourage having a lot of sons and daughters, and try to expand using diplomacy. When the Spanish arrive, the population of the Empire is almost 17 million (5 million more than in OTL) and the Incas have land in the Amazonas and even today's Bogota. Seven million live in the area of OTL Ecuador and Bogota, eight million in Peru and two million in the rest of the Empire.

-The Emperor of the Incas dies and a civil war apparently is going to explode between Atahuapa from the North and Huascar from the South. But, just before it happens, Huascar manages to capture Atahualpa and kills him. People from the North are ver angry, and try to secede. Cuzco uses military strenght against them.

-Columbus stays in a island and sees how the natives die for smallpox. He is extremally careful when he enters Panama, but a smallpox infected man makes contact with an Inca. The disease spreads through the Empire and slaughters 75% of its population. In the while, Columbus returns to Spain and the kings decide that the natives are too weak, so they won't become slaves, but subjects in less dangerous works. Slaves from Africa would be brought.

-The Spanish arrive at Colombia and colonize the area. When they go South they have to face the Incas. The peoples of the North, make a pact with the Spaniards and help them to conquer the Empire. However, the conquista is longer and needs more men. Once it's over, the people from the North is converted to catholic faith and treated well. The South people is enslaved. Three Viceroys are created: New Spain (Mexico and Central America), New Granada (Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, bits of Peru and Brazil. Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico are nominally under its rule too) and Peru (Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina). Since the New Granada Viceroy was the easiest and fastest to colonize, and has the bigger population, it becomes the wealthier, bigger and most important center of the Spanish America)

--After some centuries--

-Around the American Revolution, a new king rises in Spain. He builds infrastructure in the colonies and industries in the mainland, and passes a new law giving rights, protection and education to the natives and also gave political and economic power to criollos and mestizos. Millions of people go to the colonies as a result, mainly from Asia. They went there because they knew they wouldn't be accepted in any other place. Worthy of mention is the 2 million Indias who fleed British India because the East India Company was massacring towns and cities due to a rebellion. Most people go to New Granada, because it has the largest native population and better conditions of living. A sort of nationalism starts to grow. People start to love New Granada.

-In 1810 the law is banned. Natives are discriminated again. Criollos can't hold power anymore. Taxes are high due to the War in Europe. Philosophers are expulsed from Spain and end in the colonies. Revolution is boiling.

And that's were the timeline starts. I want to know if you consider this plausible. Thank you.

Also, I beg you to excuse my English. I'm not a native speaker, so I'm sure I commited some horrible mistakes.
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