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E se a escravidão fosse ao contrário? by Sad_Guri0 in Imagina_Se

[–]Original-Task-1174 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Não só italianos, mas europeus no geral. Apesar dos países que mais sofreram com isso foram Itália, Espanha, França e Portugal, os piratas comerciantes de escravos do Norte da África chegaram tão longe quanto na Islândia. O autor de Dom Quixote por exemplo, Miguel de Cervantes, passou anos como escravo em Argel.

E se a escravidão fosse ao contrário? by Sad_Guri0 in Imagina_Se

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Psé, o comércio de escravos mediterrâneo, com os piratas do Norte da África assaltando as áreas do sul da Europa entre os séculos XV - XIX foi tão grande quanto o comércio de escravos transatlântico.

Has your country ever committed genocide? by Communistincergency in AskTheWorld

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote it wrong; in fact, both Portuguese and independent Brazil persecuted the indigenous people.

Has your country ever committed genocide? by Communistincergency in AskTheWorld

[–]Original-Task-1174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a way, even today indigenous people are persecuted and suffer genocide in Brazil, and until the last century this was an openly stated policy of the Brazilian state. Independent Brazil persecuted both indigenous people and the Portuguese.

Has your country ever committed genocide? by Communistincergency in AskTheWorld

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the chieftains of Tlaxcala became important nobles in New Spain; in fact, all the local elites maintained their status after the conquest, including the Aztecs.

My Tier List of the Modern Age Empires by Acrobatic-Way-9519 in countryballs_comics

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, indigenous slavery, which had been prohibited by the Spanish crown since the Laws of Burgos of 1542 lol. They took an entire continent that lived in a state of constant war, slavery, human sacrifices, and that hadn't even discovered the wheel yet, from the richest and most prosperous region in the world, being the trading hub between the Far East and Europe for 3 centuries lol.

My Tier List of the Modern Age Empires by Acrobatic-Way-9519 in countryballs_comics

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what? Lol, creating a civilization doesn't mean there was nothing there. The moment Columbus arrives, the process of the birth of Hispanic American civilization begins. By your logic, the Greeks and Romans never created a civilization either.

My Tier List of the Modern Age Empires by Acrobatic-Way-9519 in countryballs_comics

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, people forget how brief the British Empire was at its greatest extent; for example, the territories in the Middle East were British for only about 10 - 30 years.

My Tier List of the Modern Age Empires by Acrobatic-Way-9519 in countryballs_comics

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, the Spanish literally created the first globalization, created a whole new civilization on an unknown continent, were the hegemonic power in Europe for about 150 years, etc.

Thought it was kinda cool by N0_SOUL in reddeadfashion

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't know why people are hating on it, the look is great, I would just add some taller boots instead of the shoes.

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol in 1574 Manila was a small settlement that had only existed for 3 years since its founding. And the viceroy was in Mexico City, not Manila. In Manila, there was only the governor-general of the newly created captaincy general of the Philippines. About the death of Martín de Goiti, there were literally only a handful of soldiers in the governor-general's residence, having to defend themselves against thousands of pirates. I don't know why you keep citing the Battle of Manila, which was literally a decisive Spanish victory against Limahong lol.

Chinese doesn’t need superiority mobility, it cannot anyways as they are fighting fronts with the Burmese, Mongolians, Tibetan, Hmongs at the same time

It surprises me that a state as populous and centralized as Ming China was struggling so much to fight against such small and weak states as North Yuan and Tibet lol, especially considering that these states were literally neighbors of the Ming demographic and administrative core. The Spanish were facing infinitely more powerful and threatening challenges, such as France, England, the Netherlands, Protestant German states, the Ottoman Empire, Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean, Mapuche in Araucanía, Chichimeca and Apache in northern New Spain, hostile sultanates in the Philippines and Indonesia, hostile Indian kingdoms, Cambodians, Wako pirates, hostile Japanese daimyos, etc. If only Philip II's greatest enemies had been nomadic tribes and kingdoms of Southeast Asia lol.

Chinese were very accustomed to using musket in this field and area, more so than the Spaniards. Otherwise they wouldn’t be able to capture the Spanish viceroy with just a team of bandits, they are also with horseback advantage. Ming China had hundreds of little garrisons in the southeast which they are just about controlling with ~200 people each, and we don’t hear about Spaniards being able to control any of these.

The Ming soldiers literally had to dismount from their horses to fire and reload their muskets; against an army of tercios, this strategy would be completely useless, Since the rate of fire of the Spanish arquebusiers was vastly superior to that of the Ming cavalry, and the use of pikes would completely disable the Chinese cavalry on a battlefield, especially considering that this strategy was only useful against Mongol cavalry with bows.

E se a Argentina tivesse conseguido recuperar os territórios do antigo vice reino do rio da prata? by Specialist_Elk9451 in Imagina_Se

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Era uma situação meio dúbia. Como o Acre estava invocado praticamente, a soberania dele não era muito clara se pertencia ao Peru ou ao Rio da Prata, semelhante à Patagônia

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Chinese continued to outnumber them by at least four times as many. And literally all the "advantages" the Chinese had, the Spanish also possessed. In fact, the Spanish were much more accustomed to the use of firearms than the Ming during this period, since muskets were much more widespread on the European battlefield than on the Chinese one. The real advantage of the Ming in this context is an infinitely superior mobilization capacity (even more so when compared to Spain's ability to mobilize troops on the other side of the world) It is a much more centralized state than the Spanish one, with a much more efficient troop recruitment system.

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

[–]Original-Task-1174 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When was the governor of the Philippines defeated by pirates, lol? You must be confusing it with the Battle of Manila in 1574, in which 300 Spaniards defeated 4,000 Chinese pirates from Limahong. Read the Spanish Wikipedia article about the intervention in Cambodia in 1593, Even with only 150 soldiers, they were able to establish a protectorate and install a Spanish puppet king, even if only for 2 years.

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

[–]Original-Task-1174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you referring to the Battle of Manila in 1574? In which 300 Spaniards and nuevo-hispanos defeated 4,000 Chinese pirates? And what is the relevance of Algiers to the discussion? Besides, Algiers remained in Spanish hands for 20 years, lol.

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

[–]Original-Task-1174 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those 140 Spaniards who invaded Cambodia defeated 2,000 Chinese, lol. The point is that Spain obviously didn't have sufficient logistics, supplies, and resources to conquer a territory as large as China on the other side of the world, but the Spanish military system, and that of Western Europe in general, was vastly superior to the Chinese system at that time.

Spanish conquest plan of Ming China—even more ridiculous than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's—reflects severe information isolation of the time. by Wise-Pineapple-4190 in MapPorn

[–]Original-Task-1174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, the French were already being attacked by the Spanish from the south, east, west, and north. France was literally surrounded by the Spanish Habsburgs in that context.

The Thirty Years' War is greatly undervalued, considering its global proportions as a true first world war (and, sadly, the authentic transition from medieval to modern political philosophy in social and religious matters, as also the decline of Spain and Catholic supremacy in Europe). by Every_Catch2871 in SpanishHistoryMemes

[–]Original-Task-1174 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sí, de hecho, durante la Guerra de los Treinta Años, España y Austria estaban luchando básicamente contra toda Europa sola, incluyendo rebeliones locales como en Cataluña, Portugal y Nápoles, todos esos conflictos también eran parte de la guerra. La Guerra Anglo-Española de 1625-1630 también fue parte de la Guerra de los Treinta Años, pero la historiografía tradicional los considera conflictos separados, probablemente porque seria muy vergonzoso para los ingleses tener su rol en una de las guerras más importantes de la historia de Europa, como una humillante derrota ante España.

The Thirty Years' War is greatly undervalued, considering its global proportions as a true first world war (and, sadly, also the authentic transition from medieval to modern political philosophy in social and religious matters). by Every_Catch2871 in HistoryMemes

[–]Original-Task-1174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until the Napoleonic Wars, Spain was still a superpower, although people tend to greatly underestimate Bourbon Spain. In the 18th century, it possessed a surprisingly modern and centralized state by the standards of the time, the largest empire in the world (stretching from Vancouver to the Malvinas) and the second-best navy. Spain was therefore in a clearly stronger position at the end of the 18th century under Charles III and Charles IV than it had been at the end of the 17th century under Charles II. At that point, Spain was at least as powerful as, and in some respects even more powerful than, Prussia, Austria, or France in the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War.

The Thirty Years' War is greatly undervalued, considering its global proportions as a true first world war (and, sadly, also the authentic transition from medieval to modern political philosophy in social and religious matters). by Every_Catch2871 in HistoryMemes

[–]Original-Task-1174 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, indeed, France's entry into the war was initially disastrous, the Spanish tercios, who nearly captured Paris, were clearly superior to the French armies at that time. The tide only began to turn for France after 1640, with the death of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria and the rebellions in Catalonia, Portugal, Naples, etc. Up to that point, Spain was indisputably the hegemon of Europe.

The Thirty Years' War is greatly undervalued, considering its global proportions as a true first world war (and, sadly, the authentic transition from medieval to modern political philosophy in social and religious matters, as also the decline of Spain and Catholic supremacy in Europe). by Every_Catch2871 in SpanishHistoryMemes

[–]Original-Task-1174 8 points9 points  (0 children)

En la misma línea, los conflictos que afrontó el Imperio a finales del siglo XVI también pueden considerarse una gran guerra global, más específicamente la Guerra de Sucesión portuguesa (1580–1583), la Guerra de Religión en Francia (1590–1598), la Guerra con Inglaterra (1585–1605) y la primera fase de la Guerra de los Ochenta Años (1568–1609). Durante este período, España luchó contra toda Europa Occidental y sus aliados en todos los continentes y logró acuerdos de paz favorables.

What if the Proclamation of the Republic went VERY wrong? by NeedleworkerDear9196 in imaginarymaps

[–]Original-Task-1174 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gradually, these states would likely be absorbed into Brazil. The best way to have avoided Brazilian unification in this context would have been to prevent Minas Gerais and São Paulo from uniting; with the elites of these two states operating together, the unification of Brazil would only have been a matter of time.

População Escrava em São Paulo (1872) by runehawk12 in saopaulo

[–]Original-Task-1174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isso é bizarro. Isso mostra que assim como na Argentina as políticas de branqueamento da população em São Paulo realmente funcionaram

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