Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire is a sovereign state largely and world power located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as colonial possessions in West Africa. The Spanish mainland is bordered to the South and East by the Mediterranean Sea, The Maharajahnate of Morocco to the South, to the North and Northeast by the Imperial State of France, the Italian Empire and Kingdom of Monaco to the east, it's Puppet State of the Kingdom of France, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the West and Northwest by the Kingdom of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Along with the Commune of France, Spain is one of the only two countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. Extending to 1,214 km (754 mi), the Portuguese-Spanish border is the longest uninterrupted border in Europe.

Spain has gained glory during WWI and has even created an Empire that is worthy of the old Spanish Empire during the age of exploration.

## History

### Aftermath of Spanish American War

In the late 19th century nationalist movements arose in the Philippines and Cuba. In 1895 and 1896 the Cuban War of Independence and the Philippine Revolution broke out and eventually the United States became involved. The Spanish–American War was fought in the spring of 1898 and resulted in Spain losing the last of its once vast colonial empire outside of North Africa. *El Desastre* (the Disaster), as the war became known in Spain, gave added impetus to the Generation of '98 who were analyzing the country.

Although the period around the turn of the century was one of increasing prosperity, the 20th century brought little social peace; Spain played a minor part in the scramble for Africa, with the colonization of Western Sahara, Spanish Morocco and Equatorial Guinea.

Industrialisation, the development of railways and incipient capitalism developed in several areas of the country, particularly in Barcelona, as well as Labour movement and socialist and anarchist ideas. The 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition and the 1870 Barcelona Labour Congress are good examples of this. In 1879, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded. Linked trade union to this party, Unión General de Trabajadores, was founded in 1888. In the anarcho-sindicalist trend of the labour movement in Spain, Confederación Nacional del Trabajo was founded in 1910 and Federación Anarquista Ibérica in 1927.

Catalanism and vasquism, alongside other nationalisms and regionalisms in Spain, arose in that period, being the Basque Nationalist Party formed in 1895 and Regionalist League of Catalonia in 1901.

Political corruption and repression weakened the democratic system of the constitutional monarchy of a two-parties system. The Tragic Week events and repression examples the social instability of the time.

### WWI

Spain joined the side of Germany and it gave up Spanish Sahara to get French Sudan and Southwest France. It was successful with it's gains to getting help from French Monarchists and the Natives who were promised freedom from France.

After the war ended, Spain then gained the Virgin Islands, Southwestern France and French Sudan. Spain created Andora into a puppet state known as the Holy State of Andora and made the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine into the Kingdom of France.

### Rivera takes over

General Miguel Primo de Rivera had created himself the position of President of the Privy Council after there were protests to impeach him and have him replaced by a new Prime Minister. Rivera after hearing about the Syndicalist riots in Italy feared that it could happen to Spain so he then became the first President of the Privy Council of the Spanish Empire. His first Prime Minister is José Sanjurjo y Sacanell in which he made the Nationalist Party the only legal party of Spain.

### Franco's rise

Rivera due to his elderly age is able to do his duties, but he had bad health problems and could not command the military, so Rivera then appointed General José Sanjurjo y Sacanell as Prime Minister and he ruled with Rivera in a co-dictatorship. Rivera died in 1930 as he was then succeed by José Sanjurjo y Sacanell himself as Franco became Sacanell's Prime Minister.

## Government

The Government of Spain is a Absolute Monarchy under a Nationalist Military Dictatorship run by Union Patriotica and the Spanish Falange Espaniolas which are both Nationalist Military groups. The King rules all of the people and his word is law and the King has the power to appoint a President of the Privy Council who will rule the country by his side.

### Executive Branch

The Executive Branch of the Spanish Empire consists of the Parliament who's members are members of the Union Patriotica and the Spanish Falange Espaniolas (In which they are all nationalist military officers) who are the only legal parties in Spain. The members of the Party are the people of Parliament and are elected into power by the Party Members and are appointed the Privy Council who's members are personally appointed by the President of the Privy Council. The Parliament then appoints a Prime Minister who appoints members of his cabinet.

**Current Administrative Cabinet**

* **King:** Alfonso XIII
* **President of the Privy Council:** José Sanjurjo y Sacanell
* **Prime Minister:** Francisco Franco
* **Foreign Minister:** Javier de Borbón-Parma
* **Armament Minister:** Fidel Dávila Arrondo
* **Minister of Defense:** Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart
* **Minister of Intelligence:** Manuel Hedilla Larrey
* **Chief of Staff:** Fidel Dávila Arrondo
* **Chief of Army:** Manuel Goded Llopis
* **Chief of Navy:** Francisco Moreno Fernández
* **Chief of Air Force:** Diego Hidalgo Dúran
* **Chief of Military Police:** Gonzalo Queipo de Llano

### Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch consists of Local Warlords of the regions of Spain who are loyal to the Union Patriotica and the Spanish Falange Espaniolas. These Warlords are appointed by the cabinet of the Prime Minister to rule over the towns and keep loyalties to the Union Patriotica, Spanish Falange Espaniolas, the Catholic Church and the King himself.

## Military

### Army

The Spanish Armed Forces currently consist of 13,000 active personnel spread across: 2 Regional HQ Divisions, 17 Infantry Divisions, 1 Mountain Division, 2 Cavalry Divisions, 2 Regional Garrisons, and 2 Colonial Light Infantry Divisions. General Manuel Goded Llopis is the current Chief of the General Staff with José Enrique Varela serving as his loyal deputy. While relatively modern by international standards, the Spanish armed forces await much-needed reform, with the most modern equipment and units currently serving as part of the Army of Africa.

### Navy

The Spanish Navy is comprised of 2 España Class Battleships, 2 Canarias Class Heavy Cruisers, 6 Light Cruisers of varying ages, 17 Destroyers, and 12 Submarines. Despite being fairly large in size the Spanish fleet is woefully outdated with the 2 German designed Canarias Class Heavy Cruisers far outperforming the dated España Class Battleships. Admiral Antonio Magaz y Pers is the current Minister of the Navy.

### Air Force

The Spanish Airforce is comprised of 214 aircraft spread between 2 Fight Wings, 1 Interceptor Wing, a Tactical Bombing Wing, and a dedicated Naval Bomber Wing. Largely neglected by the General Staff the Spanish Airforce is generally seen as nothing more than an accessory to the equally underfunded Navy. Procurement of new aircraft and general aerial affairs are handled by Major Juan Antonio Ansaldo Vejarano, a close ally of General Sanjurjo.

## Foreign Relations

Great Relations with the German Empire and the Italian Empire.

## Economic

Spain's economy after it's victory started to rise up and made Spain a powerful nation.