New Vulcan

New Vulcan was an alternate reality Vulcan colony founded by Spock Prime as a home for the estimated ten thousand survivors of the destruction of Vulcan perpetrated by Nero in 2258.
The of this timeline thought that, logically, he should resign his commission in Starfleet to help restore Vulcan civilization, but his "older self" urged him to remain, so as not to be denied the potential accomplishments made with his friendships with the crew of the , specifically . ()
Within a year, New Vulcan had become the capital of the Confederacy of Surak. In 2259, the Enterprise contacted this planet, where Spock Prime revealed the true nature of to the crew. ()
In 2263, Spock Prime passed away on New Vulcan. The younger Spock again considered resigning his commission and returning to New Vulcan to help rebuild the Vulcan race, but after defeating Krall at Starbase Yorktown, decided to remain in Starfleet and accompanied the others when the was launched. ()
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===Background information===
New Vulcan was classified as a class M planet by the .
===Apocrypha===
New Vulcan is one of the settings of the video game, set between the events of and . In the game, it is invaded by the Gorn, leading to the destruction of infrastructure and loss of life.
File:New Vulcan 1.jpg|, Spock, and Kirk on New Vulcan
File:New Vulcan 2.jpg|Spock and T'Mar facing the colony
According to the "Legacy of Spock" arc of the Star Trek: Ongoing series, more than twenty-seven million Vulcans survived the destruction of Vulcan and planned on relocating to Ceti Alpha V. It wasn't until Ambassador Spock initiated a mind meld with the Vulcan elders that the Vulcans learned of Ceti Alpha V's eventual fate, and decided to settle on the second planet of the Simon-316 system instead. Spock Prime has a monument made there in his likeness that is still standing three thousand years later.
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