Hescruza

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**Hescruza** is a Malpuro city located in the Alconbrian Areas of the Metsarbarros(AAM). With a population of 4,784,283 in 2015, it is the largest Malpuro city in the AAM, and the fourth largest Malpuro city in the entire Metsarbarros.

## History

The city was founded sometime in the eighteenth century by Spanish timber exporters. In 1721, a Spanish military garrison was established here, and several tribals from the forests were relocated here to work in the timber fields and farms, leading to a well-to-do economy. During the Altivebrian War of Independence, the city was besieged by the Freedom Coalition. During Altivebrian control, the city became a woodcutting hub. The timber industry suffered heavily after the 1905 Hescruza fire which completely destroyed all most of the forests, infrastructure and led to over 1000 deaths. The town's minority Alconbrian population, numbering in about 3400 were blamed, and were massacred by the Fenador de Real. The economy of the town stagnated, and saw a gradual shift to manufacturing. Hescruza was the site of mass strikes during the Second Altivebrian Revolution, and was the third city in which communist Carlos Novella gained power.

The city remained a communist haven after the fall of Novella, and was a stronghold of a communist party. Miguel de Odeo, a staunch anti-communist bespoked military rule in the city, and allowed for the detention and execution of extremists. The situtation worsened when the Bartolomé Tirano took over. He ordered the execution of over 10000 communists and their family members, resulting in the death of over 100,000 civilians, severely depopulating the city. He paved the way for Alconbrian resettlement in the city, and by 1945, the Alconbrian population peaked in at 500,000. After the Second Altivebrian Civil War, the 1946-7 Anti-Alconbrian riots in Altivebrio led to the expulsion of Alconbrians back to Unforto. Prior the to start of the Alconbrian War of Independence, the city's Alconbrian population was just 200, compared to the Altivebrian population of 1.9 million.

The city was captured by the Military of Alconbria in 1998, and it led to the 1998 Hescruza massacre, in which 600,000 Altivebrians were rounded up and killed. The rest were pushed back into Altivebrio. In 2005, the Altivebrian population stood at 400,000; compared to nearly 1.2 million Alconbrian population, mainly of immigrants. After the Hescruza Declaration was signed in 2007, the 1.2 million Alconbrians were resettled elsewhere, and over 1 million Malpuro Alconbrians and some Altivebrians were allowed to settle in Hescruza. After the removal of Malpuros in the northern Metsarbarros to make way for Alconbrian colonies, and as well as an expulsion measure to control riots, the city's population rapidly increased to 4.7 million in 2015.

## Current status

Located right between the colonies of South Samoca and Kayehertz and adjacent to the Malpuro township of Oyer, Hescruza is one of the few economically good Malpuro cities. Over three quarters of the population work in the AAM or in Alconbria, mainly as laborers and slaves.

The inhabitants of Hescruza are not citizens of Alconbria, as per the Malpuro Law, and the Malpuro Governing Agency cannot legally count them as Malpuros due to an agreement with the Alconbrian Armed Forces. As a result, the residents of Hescruza do not vote in any sort of elections, and do not have any sort of representative, save for an Alconbria-appointed councilor. In 2012, the residents created the Hescruza and Surrounding Governing Council, and started their own elections. This was in direct violation of the Malpuro Laws, and the Alconbria responded by having the voting centers hit with airstrikes, resulting in the death of over 10,000 civilians.

The district of Sorca Alcona can be freely accessed by Alconbrians, and by law, aren't allowed inside the rest of Hescruza. This is to do with the historical significant of the district to the Alconbrian population, as well as, it is the location of an Alconbrian cemetery. Law enforcement in this particular district is handled by a private contractor, and as a result, is a free haven for many of the Alconbrian Poperfendivados and militias, with the most notorious one being the extremist Mother's Milita, which had killed over 300 Malpuros in 2013 alone.