Spain's Worthwhile American Possessions

Yes. Actually, I could even argue that it was the reaction of Parliament to the Boston Tea Party that actually led to the Independence.

Sure, there are differences. But it would not lead to outright war without the Stamp Tax, the Tea Tax, the Intolerable Acts, etc...

Canada and Australia, for example, did not revolt and kick out the British by force of arms, despite differences between it and the mother country.

Ok I understand your point.

So if a not Napoleon invasion you believe the Spanish American Independence will look more like the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand independence movement? or like the Cuban one?
 
Ok I understand your point.

So if a not Napoleon invasion you believe the Spanish American Independence will look more like the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand independence movement? or like the Cuban one?

Depends on the events in the mother country, I suppose. The Spanish Crown could give them more and more autonomy. It has too, because the crown cannot possibly know the local conditions.

Then perhaps we could get dominions, etc.

But if the Spanish don't give autonomy, then it could end up like the Cuban Revolt.

Anyway, I'd like to ask if it was possible for a Spanish king with multiple sons to divide his realm among his sons. For example, his second son could be king of New Spain, his third son, King of Peru, etc... It's not unprecedented, as a Castillian king once divided his realm between his son, one son getting Castille, and the other son getting Leon. Cuba and the Carribean would remain with the Spanish Crown.
 

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Depends on the events in the mother country, I suppose. The Spanish Crown could give them more and more autonomy. It has too, because the crown cannot possibly know the local conditions.

Then perhaps we could get dominions, etc.

But if the Spanish don't give autonomy, then it could end up like the Cuban Revolt.

Anyway, I'd like to ask if it was possible for a Spanish king with multiple sons to divide his realm among his sons. For example, his second son could be king of New Spain, his third son, King of Peru, etc... It's not unprecedented, as a Castillian king once divided his realm between his son, one son getting Castille, and the other son getting Leon. Cuba and the Carribean would remain with the Spanish Crown.
So perhaps the various "kingdoms" in New Spain (as shown on this map) could become actual kingdoms ruled by lesser sons? MAYBE this could lead to one unified Central America (Kingdom of Guatemala) and Mexico ends up being several smaller kingdoms. Yucatan has a long history of wanting to be independent, but I've never heard of the New Kingdom of Leon and New Kingdom of Galicia having attempted (though Leon does occupy some land that was a part of the independence movement for the Republic of the Rio Grande and the independence movement for Zacatacas is nearby).
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On how to hold them:
OTL the local elites in Mexico and Peru were still counting on the spaniards on helping them in case of a native uprising. They could play more on this - though long term result for the locals might be rather ugly so OTL is better I think.
 
Don't forget Argentina, it has a nice climate and it is probably going to be one of the first colonies to industrialize, if it can get a higher population.
 
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