Iberia

"Plus Ultra!"

Political Information

## Overview

Iberia is a Constitutional Monarchy, created on 11/15/20. Iberia was formed by softboytingz after the fall of Canaria due to the aftermath of the First World War. Iberia is home to many unique cultures both Celtic and Iberian. Even though Iberian is a fairly new nation, it holds very significant history.

## History

### Ancient Times

*"What I remember during the Ancient Times was prosperity and peace. I saw children smiling, men in shining armor helping the young and poor, and the women so beautifully dressed. But that all faded away until the war came along."* -Lance Corporal Fernandez Calvera

Not much is documented during the ancient times. At the beginning, life is booming within the Iberian Peninsula. There weren't any major conflicts nor any form of political instability of corruption. Through documents recovered from the abandoned Aragon Fort within the mountain ranges of Basque, it shows an unknown military force pillaged and invaded the Peninsula causing a great war, plunging the peninsula and its people into what it is known as the Dark Times

### Dark Times

Artwork showcasing members of the Army retreating after the Battle of the Roses"I don't know what the high command thinks, this is absolutely horrendous and plain out inhumane! How can we allow to use prisoners of war as test subjects for something that's so unholy that God condemns the actions of what these people are doing right now!" -First Lieutenant Roldán Araya

At the start of the Dark Times, many people began fleeing south towards the Realm of Valencia as well as the Canary Islands. A state mandated military draft was enforced causing many men from the ages of 16 to 21 to join the army to fight against this unknown force. One of the notable battles within this times was the Battle of the Andorran Mountains, The First and Second Skirmish of the Aragon Fields, the Battle of the Roses, and finally the Final Stand of Fort Aragon.

#### **Final Stand of Fort Aragon**

Fort Aragon was an important location during the war. Not only did it serve as a large military hold out, it also had labs and experimental technology. Only 1 of these were found which was an extra-dimensional anomaly that was experimented on to open up a portal to a different dimension. However this would ultimately backfire.

At the Final Stand of Fort Aragon, the 87th Regiment stationed there fought to the last breathe the sustain to Fort. However they were heavily outnumbered and ultimately outgunned. The unknown force presumably went on to destroy the fort as well as the portal to what is known as in their files, "Dimension N". This site later on would be recovered and be quarantined by a special forces division that formally served the Canarian Government later within the years.

### Colonization and Urbanization

After Canaria Seceded from the Order of Ancients, President Lansea and Minister of War softboytingz went out to explore the Iberian Peninsula. There, softboytingz would take initiative to colonize the area of Basque and name the area Aragon. From there, many people began moving into the developing town. the Government of Canaria issued a directive to aid the established town for further urbanization.

### Revolution

Due to political instability from the people of Aragon, the Minister of War softboytingz conceded to the people's demands to represent them as a whole and announced secession from Canaria due to Canaria's reluctance to assist the German Empire during **Europe's Cold War** between the German Empire and Slavia. However, Canaria would begin to arm themselves to recapture the rebellious town of Aragon.

One of the Deputy Ministers, Oscarvm24, formed a task force known as Shadow Company which was a joint task force of German Soldiers, Order of Ancient Soldiers, and Japanese Soldiers in case an Iberian Theatre were to open up during this Cold War not only between Germany and Slavia, but now Canaria and Aragon.

Hours, even minutes before war was declared and spies were being uncovered amongst both the Aragonese and Canarian's ranks, a resolution was formed between softboytingz and lansea. The People of Aragon were to pay up to 35k of reparations and to agree to some border treaties. With the financial assistance of the German Empire, the people of Aragon agreed. Afterwards Aragon would be renamed of Basque and the Empire of Castile would be formed.

### The Rise of Castile

During the Rise of Castile, a new government was formed under the initiative of Emperor softboytingz to stabilize it's territories and strive for an economic boom. The Minister of War of Castile repurposed Shadow Company as an espionage unit to convert towns of Canaria to join the Empire of Castile. With the assistance of spies gifted by the Order of Ancients this was somewhat successful despite some few calls.

At it's peak not only was Castile now rivaled to Canaria, but it also became a Colonial Power with colonies in Panama, Egypt, and islands off the shore of Portugal. Mercenaries were recruited by the Minister of War to assist with enforcing the Emperor's Will in Castile's newly gain territory. This included a Military Government in Alvera and a Military Advisor in Andalusia for further oversight within the region.

### The Fall of Castile

Due to political unrest the Empire of Castile lost its controlled areas within Egypt and the town of Alvera. Tensions rose which caused the Emperor to abdicate and the Ministry Council to decide what to do. Then, the Ministry Council decided on two things: Join Canaria, or join the German Empire. With this decision, this caused what is known as the Spanish Succession. With pressure on the rise as foreign powers seeing who will take this area of Spain, the Council ultimately announced that the German Empire would be its new ruler. However this would not end well as people began leaving Basque and leaving the town a ghost town.

### A New Era

From the aftermath of the First World War, Basque declared independence from Germany by the former Emperor softboytingz and declared a New Era within the Iberian region. With former members of Canaria and the backing of the Iberian people, the former Emperor, now King softboytingz, declared a new nation, a new power, Iberia. Up to here, fate will only decide what is to happen with the Kingdom of Iberia.