The Sons of Inti Shall Not Perish
- Thread starter King of the Uzbeks
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Quite easy. Portugal and Spain had quite a fierce colonial competition around this time. The Portuguese could always use a strong ally against the Spanish by propping up those allies, making those 'allies' beholden to them.
An Inca/Portugal dominated South America would be interesting
Indeed. The Inca will need a European ally who would willingly share some technologies with them before the Spanish get settled into the new world well enough to start sending large armies down south. Portugal's earlier agreement with the Spanish gives them the right to settle only on the easternmost parts of South America, but having friendly relations with a nation on the western side is not forbidden and would be a nice way to limit Spanish power.
lordapocalipsis
Banned
Yeah, an european ally could be really useful, (it was one in Guns of Tawantinsuya with the English), so the portuguese could be a good option, at least for the moment
twovultures
Donor
Judging from the Wikipedia infobox, the ally in this scenario might actually be the Spanish.
Kind of makes sense if you think about it. The Tuwantinsuyu are in a good position to block Portuguese expansion into the Pacific from the east, but isolated enough to not really be a threat to the Spanish in Mesoamerica, Mexico and the Caribbean. If they cannot be conquered, it would make sense for the Spanish to co-opt them so they are not enemies and even are potential allies. Both groups have a lot to offer each other-precious metal for the Tuwantinsuyu, technology for the Spanish.
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Alcsentre Calanice
Gone Fishin'
Yes, buying off the conquistadores is like buying off Hitler. I can see the Sapa Inca coming back to Cusco and saying: "We gave them enough gold. I believe it is peace in our time."
The Spanish conquistadors are a treacherous, opportunistic lot.
It's possible to buy some of them off and make them turn against their King and God.
Alcsentre Calanice
Gone Fishin'
But precisely because they are treacherous and opportunistic they'll turn against the Incas once they realize that there is much more gold to get.
Emperor RyRy
Banned
As for the plagues, the Andes are hella easy to quarantine, there's only so many viable roads to each city, so the plagues shouldn't be the society-destroying forces they were in North America or Mexico.
twovultures
Donor
The Conquistadors are treacherous and opportunistic. But as the Spanish crown exerts more control over its colonies, they can be reigned in to a degree.
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