I am very interested. Color me subscribed.
Awesome, and your input as the TL advances will be greatly appreciated.
I am very interested. Color me subscribed.
Awesome, and your input as the TL advances will be greatly appreciated.![]()
TBH, while I understand it may not be your main focus, I am very interested in the Tudor exploration of India. The English at the time did not have the naval capabilities of the Iberian nations, but damn if that doesn't create some very interesting butterflies...
Keep up the good work, milady.
How long until the new knowledge spreads to Mexico and Peru?
While the Taino and other caribbean islands can act as a shield against limited Spanish incursions for a time, the only way for the natives to resist in the long term is to have the twin imperial civilizations of the Aztec and Inca to upgrade themselves as soon as possible!!
One thing I'm trying to figure out is the retention of black powder. I'm not sure if the Spanish, on this particular voyage, sent over someone who knew how to make it; and if they did and it's only one person, it's rather unlikely he'd of been on the ship that survived. So far, my research of this period shows the substance's manufacturing was a closely guarded guild secret, which could very well leave the supplies that were salvaged from the wreck it.
Even so, the advance in metallurgy and domesticated animals, and shipping technology is certainly a HUGE boost.
Gunpowder recipes were published in various books back to ~1300. I wouldnt be at all surprised if the basic ingredients were well known, even if the details of eg corning were specialized knowledge.
[10] Yes, this is Juan Ponce de Leon. A young veteran of the Reconquista, he was one of 200 volunteer nobles to accompany Columbus’s second voyage; and in OTL he would lead the Spanish expedition that would massacre the Higuey Cacicazgo, become the future governor of Boriken/Puerto Rico (where he would repeat what he did in Higuey), and seek out the fountain of youth in Florida (which he named).
Great update!![]()
I'm curious, when will we see the Aztecs?
So has the first expedition been to the Caribbean and returned in TTL, or was Ponce de Leon a volunteer on that expedition instead of the second? I've assumed until now that the first expedition failed and that its wreckage was what the Taino were seeing.
Great update as always - I'd like to see more of the Caribbean peoples. Will there be a Carib perspective at some point, or a Taino account of interaction/battle with them? I assume the Taino will use their new knowledge to defend against the Caribs first.
Two questions:
1. Will this be in the format of Male Rising (a narrative update, and then a "book" update) or in a different format?
2. How far are you planning on taking this?
Good start.
Fun fact: the Fountain of Youth thing was libel.
It does narrow the window considerably for the Natives. Though considering that Spain was pretty cash strapped from the Reconquista still, and Portugal has to not only defend its homeland, but their shaky colonial foundation overseas, both the Iberian powers won't have the time or resources to cross the Atlantic for the time being.
It might also deflect the first wave of European conquest/settlement to Brazil, which the Portuguese navigators will find by accident on their way to India. If South America becomes the focus of the early colonization efforts, then the Caribbean and Mesoamerican peoples might have more time to prepare and adapt.
Enjoy your vacation; I'll look forward to more when you come back.