Doing a cursory title search, I'm surprised people haven't suggested a situation where the Spanish court is forced into the exile to the New World, mirroring the experience of the Portuguese court in Brazil. For instance, during the Peninsular War against Napoleon.
So, what if they did? Does that delay the Mexican War of Independence a bit? Does the Aranda Plan get reconsidered?
So, what if they did? Does that delay the Mexican War of Independence a bit? Does the Aranda Plan get reconsidered?
Kings of Aranda's America
After the American Revolutionary War, the Spanish minister count Aranda, had proposed reforming the Spanish empire into a commonwealth by turning the colonies into three kingdom's with sons of Charles III being made kings. There are two candidates who come to mind, namely Infante's Gabriel and...
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The Spanish Empire survives as a commonwealth.
After the American Revolution, the Spanish Empire re-organizes into a Spanish Commonwealth, with the viceroyalties turned into dominion-like kingdoms ruled by members of the spanish royal family. What happens later through the 19th and 20th centuries? Would Spain remain a great power? What would...
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