Many ways, getting him involved in a war elsewhere would be a nice start. A costly, attention extensive, war.Is there anyway to avoid Napoleon's invasion of Iberia?
French support could always come, and that could cause serious problems for any independence movements.Well, the South American independence movements would be seriously hampered. Although eventually the colonies would ask for independence or home rule anyways since Carlos IV and his son are rather incompetent.
French support could always come, and that could cause serious problems for any independence movements.
Well, the South American independence movements would be seriously hampered. Although eventually the colonies would ask for independence or home rule anyways since Carlos IV and his son are rather incompetent.
Avoiding what happened in Bayonne might do the trick: Napoleon basically overthrew Charles IV, forced Ferdinand VII to renounce the crown of Spain which Napoleon gave to Joseph, his own brother. This was a really bad move as it only strengthened the Spanish's conviction that Napoleon was using them as mere pawns.Dfront21 said:Is there anyway to avoid Napoleon's invasion of Iberia?
A key point is whether Spain is formally allied with France. If it is, the British would probably try to put a naval blockade around her, so independentist movements might still consider they have a chance - although they would have less legitimacy. Viceroys would still be undisputable lawful rulers and there are no previous junta movements in Spain.Sure, the South American liberators were influenced by the French and American revolutions, but it's my understanding they only got their chance due to Napoleons invasion of Iberia. Even then it took nearly 20 years for independence. How long would Spain be able to hold on to it's empire in the Americas without Napoleon?