Portuguese Restoration War - Spanish Gains

As part of my TL I'm working on a slightly different Portuguese Restoration War were Portugal gets help from the English earlier and in greater numbers.

Now, assuming after this Spain tries to settle and gives Portugal up for a lost cause a few years earlier than OTL (wants to end its open conflict with the English, suffered defeats similar to OTL), would would be its demands and what would Portugal willingly part with?

Ceuta will probably remain Spanish as they refuse to submit to the new Portuguese House of Braganza, as per OTL. Tangiers isn't going to the English so Spain can have that too. Maderia seems something not vital to Portuguese interests but also with enough value for Spain to want it (possibly). Also because I felt Spain needed something larger I'm toying with the idea of Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique).

Again, not sure how realistic that is though.

I don't include anything in the Americas because that's vital to Portugal. West Africa (Angola) again is a vital link to Brazil. Anything around the Indian Ocean seems a bit too far away for Spain to care about, plus a lot of the smaller islands around Africa are very anti-Spanish.

Any thoughts? Would Ceuta and Tangiers be enough?
 
Is there any place in the East Indies that could combine nicely with the Philippines?

That is a very good point. I must admit I was a bit hazy on Spanish claims East of Africa. I assumed it was mostly Dutch and Portugal. Now I realise why I need to work on a proper colonies map... Its very difficult and time consuming though since they change hands so often...

But thank you, that is very helpful.

Edit: Hmmm, Flores could fit the bill.
 
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That is a very good point. I must admit I was a bit hazy on Spanish claims East of Africa. I assumed it was mostly Dutch and Portugal. Now I realise why I need to work on a proper colonies map... Its very difficult and time consuming though since they change hands so often...

But thank you, that is very helpful.

Either Ternate or Tidore had been Spanish for a while IIRC, but not sure it is th right timeframe. Moreover, as the Dutch are in a rampage through the area at this point, the Spanish might not think that gais in the area are defensible. OTOH, holdings in the East Indies were considered highly valuable.
 
Either Ternate or Tidore had been Spanish for a while IIRC, but not sure it is th right timeframe. Moreover, as the Dutch are in a rampage through the area at this point, the Spanish might not think that gais in the area are defensible. OTOH, holdings in the East Indies were considered highly valuable.

Spain might well start looking to the Pacific from this point in my TL as the Dutch will still be engaged in a war whilst their own is brought to an end. Extra claims in that area might help them seize more while the Dutch are occupied.
 
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