It gains cores on all owned provinces in Europe instead of Brazil's cores.Portugal will be released as a junior partner in a Personal Union under Brazil.if in the christian religious group then.inherits all provinces belonging to owned colonial subject nation in the Brazil colonial region.with its capital in the Colonial Brazil region.is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.Administrative technology is at least 10.has a colonial subject nation with its capital in the Colonial Brazil region.is playing with normal or historical nations.has not enacted a colonial nation formation decision before.Note that this is even possible (again) if Spain had been formed before by Castile, and then fully annexed. Since Portugal is in the Iberian culture group, it has the ability to form Spain militarily. Portugal's events are focused around colonization and expansion in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, as well as its volatile relations with its colonial competitors, particularly the Dutch. The Portuguese may also bring Iberia to their knees.Įvents Main article: Portuguese events Portugal's missions include the exploration and colonization of South America and the Caribbeans, Africa, Arabia, India and Indonesia, as well as trade control of Indonesia, Southern China and Japan. Missions Main article: Portuguese missionsĪs a Tier 1 country, Portugal has a large amount of missions and events, which are therefore listed on separate pages. The royal house of Avis has therefore pursued a policy of intermarriage with the Castilian royal family, hoping to ensure a lasting friendship and possibly strengthen future Portuguese claims to the Castilian throne. While Castile has had a series of weak rulers and strong nobles, the Castilians can be a serious threat to the Portuguese. As Afonso grows older however other forces at court will try to control him, hoping to use the young king for their own designs. Dom Pedro's regency has been fraught with the difficulties of controlling the strong Portuguese nobility at court, but the duke has so far been able to ably strengthen royal power at their expense. Indeed Portuguese sailors might one day circumnavigate the entire globe.Īs of 1444 Afonso is still a minor, with the daily rule of the kingdom entrusted to another uncle, Dom Pedro, Duke of Coimbra. They are reaching for new continents in the west as well as India, Indonesia and even China and Japan in the East. Seeking gold, spices and perhaps the legendary Kingdom of Prester John, Portuguese sailors are about to undertake voyages all over the globe. Under Henrique's direction Portugal has made great leaps in shipbuilding and navigation, embarking on expeditions long past cape Bojador in the south. It is however through the work of Afonso's uncle, Dom Henrique, Henry the Navigator, that Portugal will leave its mark upon the world. A policy that his grandson, the still young Afonso V will continue to the best of his abilities. With the conquest of Ceuta in 1415 the founder of the Avis dynasty, João I, has already made the first inroads into the Moorish homeland. With the Reconquista almost complete, and the Iberian peninsula almost entirely in Christian hands, the Kingdom of Portugal has turned its attention to the shores of Africa.
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