Points of Divergence : Portugal

Portugal is a small European country that had the virtue of being the world's first real colonial power. Of course, that's only after it was outcompeted by almost all of the other colonizers. It was also the only of the European powers to have been (for a time) ruled by one of its colonies (see Brazil-Portugal Union) and held onto its colonies longer than any other country.

Points of divergence concerning alternate historical developments within the modern day territory of Portugal, the Azores and Madeira.

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Portugal dominates Iberia

More peaceful co-existence of Abrahamic religions in Iberia

Challenge: Viking or Irish or Welsh Azores by 1100

What is so special about the Algarves ?

Portuguese Spain instead of Castillian Spain

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Portugal's King Sebastian I. ... Sebastian the Victorious ?

Portugal becoming part of the British Empire

Portugal not having to compete with the Dutch

No Iberic Union founded in 1580

Portugal joining Castile instead of Aragon

What is so special about the Algarves ?

Portuguese Spain instead of Castillian Spain

Challenge: Keep Spain and Portugal united

WI - More slaves for Portugal ?

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Portugal becoming part of the British Empire

Challenge: Make Spain and Portugal lose their Atlantic island territories with a POD starting in 1740

Portugal keeping some of its colonies

Portuguese Spain instead of Castillian Spain

Effects of no Peninsular War on Latin American Wars for Independence ?

WI: Dom Pedro I. doesn't abdicate in Portugal and Brazil

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1941 US invasion of the Azores ?

Portugal holds on to its colonies

Portugal keeping some of its colonies

Dividing the Portuguese colonial empire

Portuguese colonies partitioned by European powers during the Portuguese bankruptcy crisis of the early 20th century

WI Portugal ditches Mozambique but keeps Angola ?

Plausibility check: Portugal going communist after the Carnation revolution ?

WI: Portugal goes red in 1975

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How would the non-existence of several Atlantic archipelagos influence history ?

WI: Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Italy ISOTed to 1914

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