Could Spain have industrialized more than it did IOTL, in the 19th Century? If so, how?
Also, would there be any way they could gain a larger population?
Also, would there be any way they could gain a larger population?
The loss of the American empire seems to be a given no matter which way Spain swings, but you went on from there which implies there might have been hope for Spain even without it. Was there?
If it took radical progressives to make any progress in Spain, could they have had prospects for taking power early in the century and consolidating it? And if we have a long, steady progressive regime, how much progress can it foster in Spain?
What if the Spanish sell off the remaining American colonies by 1850? Cuba, Puerto Rico, and possibly the Pacific as well. It might allow them to focus more closely to home, granting all of Morocco to the Spanish and possibly other colonies as well. And American investment might be more forthcoming if Spain readily sold the colonies.
What if the Spanish sell off the remaining American colonies by 1850? Cuba, Puerto Rico, and possibly the Pacific as well. It might allow them to focus more closely to home, granting all of Morocco to the Spanish and possibly other colonies as well. And American investment might be more forthcoming if Spain readily sold the colonies.
Like I said, after the Napoleonic period it'll be a lot harder to do, because there's no really one moment I can point to and say "There, that's where everything went wrong." Basically Spain went through a century and a half of hell after 1814 - and worse yet, do the nature of the troubles, a POD in Spain likely won't do much, because Spain was facing intense pressures both from within and without. You'll need to remove the latter to at least present the opportunity for stability and economic growth.
A Prussian on the Spanish Throne probably creates a more industrious and larger populated Spain.
You should read more alternate historyHow so? Just because the king is German doesn't automatically mean that Spain becomes more industrious.