Antargentina

# The Second Republic of Antargentina

## History

Long ago originating from the Grappa Valley migrations southwards, several cultures and distinct peoples emerged which settled on the Antarian plains and the Occidan region,  of these emerged primarily the Antarian and Fir peoples living in their respective lands, During the Ancient and Classical Eras the Antarians put limited resistance to Reman expansion north with the southern regions being integrated into the empire and the northern frontier being harder to resist. Due to the overextension of Reman forces in the region, Antarian tribes in the north were harder to suppress but the south of the country remained under Reman influence where much of the oldest cities and structures of Antargentina were built. Cities like Bascanet, Navarro, Port Dacken and Javan City were founded in the late classical era.

After the collapse of the Reman Empire, the squabbling kingdoms of Antaria were brought into the Pictish Federation along with the Fir City States, until its collapse in 1000.

After the Pictish Collapse, the Kingdom of Antaria capitalized on the power vacuum and launched an expansionist campaign to acquire new lands and subjugate neighboring kingdoms with the final campaign levied against the Fir City States, their most valuable prize. After the conquest of the Occidan Region, the Antargentinian Empire rose from the crucible of war. Centuries after their consolidation, the Antargentinian Empire fought the newly established Firocco for it’s independence and lost the Firoccan territories beginning the slow collapse of the Empire. A new rival at sea meant that Antargentina could not effectively launch a overseas colonial empire and was bottled up in the small seas of the Nestorian Gulf. To save face, Antargentina issued a belligerent and confrontational status with Firocco for centuries, facing off in the Second Antargentinian-Firoccan War of 1730, which ended in stalemate. The nation became wary of a constant state of belligerence with their neighbors in a futile attempt for the country to remain relevant in the world stage.That is until the Antargentinian Recclamation Wars of 1812 saw Walter Bonaventura I victorious against rebellious provinces, the Antargentinian First Republic and a Firoccan military intervention all in once propelling Antargentina to a temporary resurgent status, acquiring overseas colonies in Kijama and establishing a medium of peace and prosperity for the nation until his death in 1861 where everything went crashing down prompting a coup d’etat from the republic against the monarchy in 1894.

## Summary

Also known as the Second Republic of Antargentina is a state that controls the Patian Plains region in which holds the Patian, Gaborian and Turaguan peoples. Not a nation state by any means, in modern times this region is plagued by separatism, ideological strife, sectarian nationalist movements, and the following fall of the old imperial system and the birth of the third republic has not solved the political issues that plague the nation, Born from the ashes of the Antarian Spring in opposition to the unpopular monarchy, the young Republic seeked to once and for all cure the ailing economy, society and status of the nation after the constant defeats and setbacks of the multiple wars and rebellions the now defunct Empire has suffered in it’s existence. It was not to be, after the first government’s term the opposition won the elections and reversed its progress, causing political instability. The increasing polarization as well as the boldness of separatist movements will go to head and the country awaits with baited breath the result of the 1904 election, as the military prepares for a plot to depose the government and reinstall the monarchy at any cost and separatist movements wait for an opportunity to rise up and assert their independence, to say that the Republic stands on a knife’s edge is a severe understatement.

**System of Government**: Presidential Republic, Former continental empire

**Seat of government**: Capital: Antaria, Autonomous provinces capitals: Javan City for Turagua and Port Dacken for Gaboria.

**Major Cities:** Antaria**,** Montelezo, Buenos Vientos, Ciudad Javan, Port Dacken, Bogodan, Murdis, Fajardo, Valladonet, Oliverta, Bascanet, Caponeto

**Provinces**: Central Patia, Northern Patia, Southern Patia, Grappa Ridge, West Grappa Madras, Antaria Metropolitan Area, Curdavia, Rojas, Gaboria, Turagua,

Religion: Pankasmic Church

## **Geographic Regions**

The Patian Plains: A vast stretch of fertile rugged terrain that consist much of the Antargentinian heartland, thousands of acres of vineyards, cattle ranches and farmland dot the landscape with urban regions around the river connections.

Grappa Valley:

A stretch of hilly and mountainous terrain that split the countries of Firocco and Antargentina forming a natural barrier between the two countries, Rich in mineral resources, much of the country's mining industries is located there.

## Economy

The economy of Antargentina can be divided into 3 subgroups, the Antargentinian Economy and its autonomous constituent countries.

Being a Mediterranean/Temperate climate depending on location, Antargentina’s relatively flat lands and vast river complex have been excellent ground for farmlands and food production. A diverse set of grains, vegetables, fruits, and other diet staples are produced in the Patian plains region, A legacy of the imperial age was the access to foreign food products like potatoes, maize, cocoa, but by far the best agricultural produce made in the Patian plains are their high grade olives and grapes, Some of the earliest industries in the Antargentinian economy, wine production, grapes and olive oil were highly coveted luxuries abroad, Antargentinian wine makers held great prestige on the Encircled Sea trade routes and further entrenched its importance in Antargentinian culture, Other mediterranean nations like Firocco, Liotain and others developed their own wine making industries but Antargentinia remained the supreme producer worldwide. A second major industry of the Antargentinian economy was its highly developed cattle and ranching industry, The Patian Plains were excellent areas to grow and produce cattle, animals like cows, swine, chickens, sheep and later imported new world animals like llamas made their way into Antargentinian ranches. The farther inland lies the Grappa Valley, a large extended mountain range that divides Firocco with Antargentina along its northern borders except a small flat strip named the Fajardo Strip that is the host of border disputes. The Grappa Valley overlooking the Patian plains region, besides being a picturesque landscape filled with sheep and goats, is a rich source of cobalt, silver, along other trace sources of metals like copper, iron, tin, aluminum and gold, During the eve of empire, the Grappa Valley was host to several mining expeditions extracting the silver for trade and craftsmanship, The silver was exported through the rivers flowing off the Grappa Valley finishing in the Argent Gulf (hence its name due to the silver exports). With the Industrial Revolution commencing, Antargentina experimented with Industrialization around 1806 with industrial wooleries and agricultural mechanization but local heavy industry was first developed by the autonomous community of Gaboria having developed the country’s first steel mill and coal fired electricity.

## Events preluding to 1905

Once one of the Great Powers of the planet during the Medieval Era, coveted by many, yet for all its glory, the Empire was the most brittle of them all, Consumed by sectarianism and separatism due to the different constituent countries of the empire, clamoring for autonomy and civil liberties, Stability during the imperial era was only guaranteed by threat of force and extreme prejudice and compromise after compromise. But the subsequent imperial decline, military defeats abroad and the subsequent rise of influence by the merchant state of Firocco to its east, meant that the empire standing was tenuous at best. “The Sick Man” as it was called by diplomats, Antargentina faces tumultuous times ahead,

The downward spiral into civil war were due to 4 major reasons: Virulent separatism in the imperial core, the wave of Republicanism that were responsible for the foundations of the First and Second Antargentinian Republic, the former being overthrown by the Royalist army in a bloodless coup, the decline of imperial integrity, and the pronounced political divisions and conflicting interests between the major factions.

The ratification of the 1804 Royal Decree of Grace or “Decreto Real de Gracia” in Antargentinian was a measure dedicated to alleviate the tensions between the constituent countries in granting them higher degrees of autonomy in exchange for an increased conscription ratio to the army, During 1804, border skirmishes and costly wars between Antargentina’s neighbors drained its effective manpower. The promise was to be fulfilled once the border wars stopped. 6 years passed and the border wars reduced intensity. The Nations of Turagua and Gaboria demanded their increased autonomy pointing to a perceived victory, the ruling emperor: Walter Bonaventura I of House Bonaventura, who’s predecessor: Teodoro III of House Salazar  died 3 years after the Decree was enacted, flatly refused any kind of autonomy increase, and instead decided to levy taxes on the heavily burdened nations to pay for its standing armies defending the borders. This betrayal of the emperor enraged the other nations seeing the taxes on the army more like paying for its own occupation.

The Gaborian and Turaguan Uprising was the catalyst that started the Antargentinian Reclamation Wars, that lasted for 8 years, ending in an Imperial victory, the last it will achieve in it’s history,

Republicanism in Antargentina as an ideology emerged from the tumult of the Reclamation Wars, growing discontent of the monarchy and the socio economic downturn, Seeing an opportunity to cultivate the republic, Republican rebels ousted the monarchy during the height of the Reclamation Wars. the monarch, exiled with his army on the frontlines kickstarted the offensives deep into the constituent nations in order to end the war quickly and regain his throne, the Republican standoff against monarchical forces was fierce but short lived the young republic only lasting 2 years crushed under royalist boots after a coup d’etat in the capital by traitorous generals. Walter Bonaventura, King of Antargentina, The Titan of Curdavia against all odds crushed the republic and ended the Reclamation Wars in Antargentinian Victory, remaining one of the most talented and famous soldier kings in Antargentinian history. After the consolidation of the state, Antargentina during Bonaventura’s rule has seen moderate success in curbing the problems the nation was facing but it only delayed the inevitable by about 80 years, after his death in 1861, his successors has been mildly average at best and disastrous at worst in maintaining the nation’s integrity and prosperity, worsening the stability enough to prompt a republican coup in 1894 where the monarchy was ousted and a republican form of government was restored.

In 1894 the first proper elections in Antargentina began with the success of the moderate left wing party coalition winning the election, promoting extensive reforms across the board, reclaiming Antargentina’s position as a world power once more and bringing back the prosperity it was robbed off so long ago. It was not to be as after 5 years of loyalist meddling, strikes, political infighting inside the young republic and foreign tensions increasing had the right wing parties win the 1899 election and began reversing much of the reforms the previous party had enacted, with enormous discontent by part of the populace and the opposition. Fear and uncertainty of each other’s aims as well as suspecting that the right wing government was aiming to restore the monarchy, the uncompromising attitude of the opposition only grew, While indeed the end goal of the right wing factions was the installation of the monarchy and restoration of old values, many were divided on how to reach it, the rampant political violence and discontent came to ahead after the results of the 1905 general election which saw the most polarization of Antargentinian society in its history, had the popular front win against the monarchist factions yet again, This subsequent loss prompted the monarchist factions to have no choice but to covertly plan a coup by the military to oust the elected government, the government caught wind of the plot and covertly began preparations of an uprising, **Civil War** was inevitable at this point forward, with the national government falling apart at the seams, the autonomous entities of Gaboria and Turagua **reactivated dormant guerrilla units** and prepared stocks for the second uprising.

## Succession to the Antargentinian Throne

After Walter Bonaventura died in the 1840s 2 kings of his primogeniture arose, those being Theodoro V and Gabriel II being the last legal monarch in 1895 when the second republic was established. Gabriel II had 4 kids, Marcos, "the eldest son" Elezier "the maniac" Isabella "the moderate" and Tulio "The Idiot". Marcos was killed during the coup, Elezier is presumed dead after a nervous breakdown that led him to commit suicide but not before having 3 children born out of wedlock with an L'Accquan nurse and Tulio is a child who fled to Valpo and has little interest in governance, leaving only the eldest daughter of the last legal monarch: Isabela Bonaventura who is living in Celtica and planning her return. The Loyalist faction is presented a proposition whether to elevate Isabella of Bonaventura to the throne which is supported by the moderate wing of the loyalist, mostly reformists and conservatives anti republican liberals and so on, but due to Antargentinian old imperial law, women were forbidden to rule the country, so the hardliner faction, the ultra conservative religious and the military favored one of the last direct descendents of the legendary Walter of Bonaventura, Manuel Duarte Bonaventura due to his military background

## Claimants to the Throne of Antargentina

* Isabella of Bonaventura 22 years old at 1895 Moderate and reformist minded, survived the coup and is stationed in Celtica
* Marcos of Bonaventura 20 years old at 1895 Was originally the successor to Gabriel II but died during the coup defending the palace.
* "Alpha" Bonaventura, Daughter of Elezier Bonaventura , the third son of Gabriel II
* "Kappa" Bonavnetura Son of Elezier Bonaventura, the third son of Gabriel II
* Tulio Miguel of Bonaventura 12 years old at 1895. Fled to the Valpo Principality during the coup and is the last direct male successor to the throne but is a quite dull person
* Manuel II of Bonaventura, Not a child from the last legal king but is a direct successor to Walter of Bonaventura.