Wrath of the Old Gods - A Philippine Alternate History

Wrath of the Old Gods - A Philippine Alternate History

The Old Gods

On the Beginning of 18th Century the spanish had already defeated the Malong-Maniago revolt by putting more fortifications in luzon, the Spanish East Indies continuously would experience the raids of the coast of Southern Luzon by Moros which would decimate the Tagalog Speaking population and also a small famine would happen in Ilocos in the end of 17th century which would cause the people of Ilocos to loose their surplus population and the population of the Ilocos became more or less enough to live in the Province, the Spanish could no longer import Ilocanos and Tagalog speakers in droves in their haciendas in Central Luzon and could only use the ones that they had already imported and the natives of Central Luzon.

Due to the famine and their hatred of the Spanish a part of the population in lowlands migrated up to the mountains on the beginning of the and married to the Igorots and assimilated into them which caused a start of the increase in the population of the Infieles, the Infieles would migrate down to the Valley of Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija creating a sizable population of Infidels in the area by 1750 but that was not the only change in the world, in this point the new population is speaking the Ifugao Language.

The Infieles would outnumber the Gaddangs and the other Christians in the hillside of Nueva Viscaya and Nueva Ecija since the mid part of the 18th century because the population became compact and the population would produce many babies, this fact would cause the Spanish to lose control of the Hilly parts of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya, but that is only the beginning for the land, the pagans gain the weapons and gunpowder of the Spanish, but it is the only the beginning.


Silang-Palaris Revolt
Diego Silang Revolt is Arguably one of the most famous revolts in Philippine history is the Silang Revolt from 1762 to 1763, led by the couple of Diego Silang and Gabriela Silang. Unlike the other revolts, this revolt took place during the British invasion of Manila. On December 14, 1762, Diego Silang declared the independence of Ilocandia, naming the state "Free Ilocos" and proclaimed Vigan the capital of this newly independent state. The British heard about this revolt in Manila and even asked the help of Silang in fighting the Spanish. However, Silang was killed on May 28, 1763 by Miguel Vicos, a friend of Silang. The Spanish authorities paid for his murder, leading to his death in the arms of his wife, Gabriela. She continued her husband's struggle, earning the title "Joan of Arc of the Ilocos" because of her many victories in battle. The battles of the Silang revolt are a prime example of the use of divide et impera, since Spanish troops largely used Kampampangan soldiers to fight the Ilocanos. Eventually, the revolt ended with the defeat of the Ilocanos. Gabriela Silang was executed by Spanish authorities in Vigan on September 10, 1763.

During the British Invasion of the Philippines during the Seven Years' War, the Spanish colonial government, including Villacorta, had relocated to Bacolor in the province of Pampanga, which was then adjacent to Pangasinan. It was at this time that the principalia of Binalatongan protested the abuses committed by the provincial governor. The town leaders demanded that the governor be removed and that the colonial government stop collecting taxes since the islands were already under the British at that time. But Governor-General Simon de Anda dismissed the demands and the revolt broke out in November 1762. The name of de la Cruz, who began to be known as Palaris , emerged as one of the leaders of the revolt, along with his brother Colet, Andrés López, and Juan de Vera Oncantin.

By December, all Spanish officials, except the Dominican friars who were in charge of the Catholic mission, had left Pangasinan. The Spanish colonial government had to deal with the British invaders and the simultaneous Silang Revolt, led by Diego Silang, in the neighboring province of Ilocos in the north. (The present-day province of La Union was still part of Pangasinan and Ilocos.)At the battle of Agno, he faced on March 1, 1763 the Spanish forces under the command of Alfonso de Arayat, who led a composite troop of Spanish soldiers and Indios loyal to Spain. Arayat withdrew after losing much of his Indio loyalists.Pangasinenses took over all official functions and controlled the province up to the Agno River, the natural boundary between Pangasinan and neighboring Pampanga in the south. (The present-day province of Tarlac was still part of Pampanga.)At the height of the uprising, Palaris commanded 10,000 men. He was also in communication with Silang, with whom he was coordinating a bigger offensive against the Spanish.

However, the Seven Years' War ended on February 10, 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763) in Paris, France. Also, Silang was assassinated on May 28, 1763 by an Indio under the employ of the friars. The Spanish were then able to focus on the uprising and mustered forces to surround Palaris.The Spanish friars, who were allowed to stay in the province, also started a campaign to persuade Pangasinan residents of the futility of the Palaris Revolt.

By March 1764, most of the province had already fallen, leaving Palaris no escape route except through Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea in the west. He chose to stay in Pangasinan and hid among his supporters.But his presence terrified his protectors and his own sister Simeona, who was apparently threatened by the Spanish clergy, betrayed him to Agustín Matias, the gobernadorcillo (mayor) of the razed Binalatongan.Palaris was arrested on January 16, 1765 and brought to the provincial capital of Lingayen for trial. While in detention, he confessed being the principal leader of the revolt. He was convicted and hanged on February 26, 1765.

Both the British Invasion and two revolts would decimate the population of Ilocos, La Union, Bulacan and Lower Nueva Ecija and a short famine followed the Spanish victory, this vacuum is exploited by the Infidels from the mountains, the empty lands in Bulacan, Nueva and Cagayan are starting to be settled by the Infidels who are indistinguishable from the Christians, the Spanish would start to lose their control over the Island due to the Infidels not wanting to convert and not recognizing the Spanish authority, the Pangasinenses and Sambals would also experience a population boost in this time, the population of Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija became 70% infidel.
 
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A marriage between a German Man and a Spanish Lady

British fears of a union between the French and Spanish crowns were long-held; they had been central to the War of the Spanish Succession more than a century earlier. Guizot, intent on rebuilding relations with Britain and his friend Lord Aberdeen in the early 1840s, had come to an understanding with his British counterpart that Isabella, the Spanish queen, would marry a Bourbon of the Spanish or Neapolitan branches, rather than a Bourbon of France.

Palmerston rejected this understanding which had been made with his predecessor, and instead revived the suggestion of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a suitor. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was closely linked to the British royal house; Queen Victoria's mother was born Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and her husband since 1840 was Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The the French were confronted with the possibility of facing a Britain-aligned dynasty on both of France's southern borders if Palmerston succeeded in his enterprise. Guizot therefore determined to adamantly oppose any Coburg marriages.

The affair connected also with the chaotic politics of mid-nineteenth century Spain. The French backed the ruling conservative moderados, while the British backed the opposition liberal progresistas, who desired to reinstate the liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812. In order to protect their political position, the moderados moved to carry out the French-backed marriages, over Palmerston's protestations, who insisted that the marriages were a breach of the 1712 Treaty of Utrecht. Palmerston's efforts succeeded – on October 10, 1846, on Isabella's 16th birthday, the Spanish queen was married to Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the former husband of the Princess of Wales taking the name Leopoldo, her younger sister would be the second wife of Henri, Count of Chambord, who was widowed for a decade.

Note: In this timeline there is no Napoleonic invasion of Spain but the Bourbons end up landless till recently but prolific even if the Legitimist line in France, the Bourbon-Chambord, Bourbon-Anjou and Bourbon-Parma survived due to the Orleans and Bonapartist usurpation.

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