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In OTL, when the Portugal regained its independence from Spain about 1640ish, Portugal kept nearly all its colonial possessions that had not been poached by the Dutch. The one pre-Iberian Union Portuguese territory that was left to Spain was the exclave of Ceuta in Morocco.

What if Spain had kept an additional Portuguese territories?

For example- East Timor. Not much of a big deal for Portugal at the time, what if Spain got it in the split and it was added on to the Spanish East Indies?

OK, from there let's put a butterfly net on the ATL to keep the rest of history the same as OTL.

Fast forward to the Spanish American War, does the US annex East Timor along with the Philippines and Guam?

If the US chooses not to grab East Timor, might the Germans purchase it along with their Micronesia purchase?
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