Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

"This" Vittorio hesitated a little, but Mohammed's face relaxed and tightened, tightened and loosened again. I don't know what the two of them decided.

After Alfonso finished speaking, he had no intention of continuing. After all, this decision involves territorial issues. As long as territorial issues are involved, it will be a very sensitive issue no matter which country it is in. Those in power cannot be careless. handled with caution.

From this question, he thought of another question, that is, if the independence trend emerges later, how will it be carried out in the territories of the Spanish Empire, now Western Australia and New Zealand, and in the South China Sea? Alfonso, the island of Palawan that used to belong to the Philippines, implemented the process of Spanish localization in both places early, and there are only tens of thousands of local indigenous people in both places, and the Spaniards now occupy several places. With absolute population advantage, Alfonso had already formulated a three-quarters strategy at the beginning, that is, he would control the population to more than 75% in every colonial territory that he thought needed to be the territory of the Spanish Empire in the future, so as to avoid several Ten years later, the local area was no longer under the control of the native Spain, and there were even emergences that were not controlled by the Spanish.

He signed off on France's actions in the Indian Ocean in later generations, that is, the French will occupy the absolute majority of the population in that area. Then no matter how noisy the local minority is, as long as France does not become weaker, there will be no country here. Interfere with the political power here. Of course, if I have to mention one place as a reference, then it must be the Malvinas Islands, where dozens of quarrels continued between Britain and Argentina in later generations. Argentina said that the islands belonged to them, and the United Kingdom said that it belonged to them. Argentina said that they would not use force and seek negotiations. The United Kingdom did not want to negotiate at the beginning, but Latin American countries all supported Argentina's position. Under such circumstances Next, the United Kingdom relaxed and said that it could negotiate, but the negotiations must involve the participation of people living on the islands disputed by the two countries. Argentina did not agree, why.

The British do have a very long-term vision. In 1982, Argentina decided to take back the Falklands by force because it believed that the United Kingdom did not have many troops stationed in the United Kingdom and that the United Kingdom would not go to war with Argentina for this island. Mrs. Chel issued an order to declare war on Argentina, resulting in a fight between the two countries. Of course, Argentina lost in the end. Even after this battle, Argentina did not have a single national aircraft, and there were only a few warships left. . Argentina was forced to temporarily cease the war, and the United States acted as a peacemaker and asked not to fight anymore. The United Kingdom also saw the attention of Latin American countries and the international community to the incident. In addition, the Soviet Union was watching from the northern hemisphere, and the United States was still there. To exert pressure to prevent the Soviet Union from taking the opportunity to intervene, the British did not push for an inch but adopted a quick resolution method to bring the war to a quick end.

Since then, the United Kingdom has been extremely vigilant about Argentina being the Malvinas Islands. At the same time, the British Margaret Thatcher had long known that there might be negotiations one day, so she implemented the British immigration strategy to the Malvinas Islands, and every subsequent dispute At that time, the British would use a method to resolve the issue of the British snatching the island from Argentina. That is, the island was yours before, yes, but it was hundreds of years ago, and now we British, if you don't admit it, we can't help it, but as long as the people on the island believe that they are under our British control, that's fine. Even if we want to take it back, our British government can allow it, but it must require everyone on the island to vote in a referendum. If most of them say they want to return to Argentina, we will also allow it. How about it, democratic enough! Negotiation is also fine, just invite them and let's have a three-party negotiation, and then we'll talk about it after it's settled. ….

Argentina is naturally unwilling. The reason is obvious. Only a few people on the Falkland Islands are Argentinian, and they have managed to live a wealthy life like the British. Argentina is so poor, it is strange that they are willing to be under your control, not to mention Most of the island now belongs to the British, and they have no reason to control Argentina. This is a classic example, at least for Alfonso. Even Alfonso was thinking, . Can I use the method to implement more similar Hispanic colonies? At the same time, there are also some dissatisfied with their cheap ancestors. Why did they implement this strategy in Latin America in the first place? If that were the case, Spain today in Latin America would definitely not be like it is now, with only a small number of Spaniards in certain countries. Fortunately, those few Spaniards still occupy relatively large positions in the centers of power in their respective countries, and there has been no anti-Spanish behavior. This makes Alfonso believe that his impression campaign of cultural transformation of people is likely to be successful.

His mind immediately went through all the territories under Spanish rule from place to place. He found that Western Australia and New Zealand, needless to say, had only a few hundred thousand indigenous people in these two places. At that time, it was still the British white policy. What was left after the massacre was very cruel to Britain. Of course, he would not defect to his former suzerainty, and there were very few local British Spaniards, so Alfonso was most at ease with these two places. The Micronesian Islands and the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific also have the largest number of Spanish people now, and Spain has occupied them for a long time and has assimilated the local indigenous people, so there is no need to worry about these two places.

The real thing to worry about is Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is in the center of East Asia, and it has been in a very strategic position for at least several maritime centuries. The Filipinos will definitely be dissatisfied with Spain's decision to leave it behind, and the Philippines after independence will definitely make a big deal out of it. Fortunately, he had already thought of a countermeasure before exchanging territory with Britain, which was to first find out all the various documents recognized by the then king of the Philippines after the Spanish navigator Magellan's expedition to conquer the Philippines in 1521, and then collect them at a high price. Coupled with the documents of the transaction with the United Kingdom, the two swords are combined, and neither the legal nor the actual control of Palawan will be out of Spain's hands. Only Spain becomes extremely weak to achieve such a thing.

In Equatorial Guinea in the Gulf of Guinea, Spaniards now account for the majority of the population, and it is destined that in Africa, at least in the 21st century, no country will dare to challenge the Spanish regime here, and the same is true for the Spanish Sahara above. The two Spanish bases in Africa that have changed in the Strait of Gibraltar are still in the hands of Spain in the 21st century. It can be seen that Spain still has a firm grip and will not change. Now that he has fallen into Alfonso's hands, he will naturally not let them be lost. In addition, the Canary Islands are all Spanish, and a map of the Spanish-controlled areas has appeared in front of him.

Blue represents the firmly managed areas, including mainland Spain, Western Australia, New Zealand, the Northern Mariana Islands and Micronesia, the Canary Islands, and Equatorial Guinea. These are very stable.

Red represents Palawan where there may be future disputes. However, the danger is not very great, and even the pressure from major powers will not make Spain retreat. In addition to the Spanish Sahara and two points in northern Morocco and part of southern Morocco, these are also disputed. In the future, it is very likely that Spain will need to make some concessions in exchange for Africa's recognition. This is something Alfonso needs to think about. ….

Finally, there is ordinary colonial control, which is Angola and Mozambique that help Portugal control. This is used in green to describe them. They will definitely exist independently, so according to Alfonso's view now, that is to circle the resources first and then enjoy them slowly, or if possible, quickly mine and use such as gold minerals, etc. .

This is the current political map of Spain.

"I think we should take more time to think about it, Prince Mohammed, what do you think?"

"What His Majesty Vittorio said is correct. I should also ask our king for advice before I dare to issue an order to implement the feasibility. Then I will reply."

"If you say so, then I understand. I am waiting for the good news after all." Back to reality, Alfonso had long known that there would not be a conclusion so quickly. After all, national events are extraordinary, and it still needs some people who agree to make it better. Implementation, but he believes that the governments and royal families of the two countries will still agree. After all, there are still too many implications.

The third update today is finally done. I don’t know why the typos I corrected today and the words I want to thank the Great Wall for upvoting didn’t appear, which caused me to get criticized! The Great Wall of China will also reward me again today, and I am very excited to say thank you again. Also, your two reminder tickets will make me busy updating again tomorrow. Fortunately, there are only 6,000 words.

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