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== History == | == History == | ||
{{See also|History of Cartadania}} | |||
=== Pre-Cartadanian Era === | === Pre-Cartadanian Era === | ||
[[File:Reconstruction_of_Taino_village,_Cuba.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Reconstructed village in Mecahuatl Parish]] | [[File:Reconstruction_of_Taino_village,_Cuba.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Reconstructed village in Mecahuatl Parish]] | ||
The | The archipelago that would become the state of Porta Bianca was formerly inhabited by an indigenous group known today as Yunisuyarans who, like many Taínean groups, trace their ancestry back to the North Songun civilization of what is today Arcerion, Kelekona, Malentina, Telonaticolan, and Titechaxha. The Yunisuyarans particularly are thought to have originated around the coastal peninsulas of southern and central Titechaxha, arriving on the archipelago via heaven ships forced southward by the southbound West Coscivian Current and passing through modern Equatorial Ostiecia and first landing near Prado and Sonora parishes. The spread of groups originally limited itself to the western coastal plains of the main island, however, based on archeological finds, is thought to have fully encompassed the island by 600 BC, roughly around the midpoint of the North Songun's efforts to rid themselves of certain groups of individuals. | ||
Early Cartadanians were known to coexist and even intermix with the indigenous population upon their arrival, leading to the preservation of | Early Cartadanians were known to coexist and even intermix with the indigenous population upon their arrival, leading to the preservation of various aspects of their culture down through generations. However, the formal society of these indigenous peoples is believed to have collapsed not long after the arrival of the Cartadanians in the 15th and 16th century. Census records from 1700 reveal that approximately 43% of Cartadanian men in Amar, the now-capital of Porta Bianca, were married to Tainean women, which indicates the extent of intermarriage and cultural exchange during that time. As a result, many present-day Porta Biancans may have Tainean ancestry. | ||
The history of Porta Bianca's indigenous population has remained a topic of ongoing research and exploration across the various years since it became a part of the republic, as scholars continue to uncover and piece together the puzzle of the archipelago's ancient past. The dynamics of cultural exchange and assimilation between the indigenous peoples and early Cartadanians, as well as other people groups from proximal areas have strongly influenced the unique cultural heritage and diversity of Porta Bianca today. | |||
=== Cartadanian colony and territorial era === | === Cartadanian colony and territorial era === | ||
[[File:Del_Monte_Pineapple_field_at_Camp_Philips,_Bukidnon,_Philippines_03.jpg|thumb|left|Pineapple fields in Carolina Parish]] | [[File:Del_Monte_Pineapple_field_at_Camp_Philips,_Bukidnon,_Philippines_03.jpg|thumb|left|Pineapple fields in Carolina Parish]] | ||
In April 1682, two ships left a port in the city of Santaluz, Vitrea Territory and landed at the southeasternmost point of Palestina Parish, establishing the post of Araçarói. It was from this point that the spread of agricultural settlement on the behalf of Cartadanians became permanent on the main island of the archipelago, spreading northwestward over a series of decades following. | |||
In | In the late 1690s between 1696 and 1699, and following the territorial status of Porta Bianca, many mainlanders flocked to the island chain. They sought many of the new incentives the federal government was offering for relocating and developing the island, including tax reductions, large swathes of land, and federal grants, in part, due to a reluctance to develop the southern territory and contested areas that bordered Caphiria. The island's population grew, on average, 651% each year, a pace that rapidly outpaced the native population of the archipelago until Congress ended the program in October 1699. The influx of Cartadanians, most of whom came from the central, Lusia states, is credited with the disappearance of the native population, not by genocide or disease, but rather by dilution. Porta Bianca was considered de jure annexed as a territory in 1695, but is retroactively and de facto considered a territory as of April 1682. | ||
By 1700, the island's population had crossed 1.5 million, and migratory growth from other states was beginning to slow. It was around this time that Porta Bianca's government began to mature from a loose gathering of townships in the southern portion of the main island toward a single, uniform entity controlling the entire island chain. When Porta Bianca became a territory, it became a forward station for the Cartadanian Navy, giving Cartadania a closer point of origin in its pursuit of Crona. The interior of the state's main island was covered in coffee and pineapple plantations in many parishes, propping up its still-agrarian economy. The outer portions stretching from low hills to the beaches, however, were growing more and more popular for tourism use, especially on the eastern side of the main island, primarily between Amar and Palestina Parish. | |||
In 1706, the territorial government began an aggressive campaign for representation in Congress, as | In 1706, the territorial government began an aggressive campaign for representation in Congress. Cartadania's government at the time view territories as arms of the federal government, existing as creatures of the state (today, known as {{wp|Dillon's Rule|At-will incorporation}}), and thus they lacked voting power in the federal legislature. In 1710, with the modification of Cartadania's constitution, Congress gave Porta Bianca and all of Cartadania's other territories equal representation to states in Congress, starting down a path that would all but make the territorial distinction obsolete. The territory elected it's 3 senators and Alahuela approved the election. Porta Bianca also elected eight emissaries, directly proportional to its population, which gave it a slight edge over some states, chiefly those who were less populous and tended to vote conservatively. States such as São Andreas contested the changes to representative authority in favor of territorial area. Congress, however, proceeded with the changes to powers and maintained that "the national congress still holds majority power of all territories". | ||
However, with the rapidly expanding territorial population, rapid development of coastal areas, and more desire to cohesively operate the territory, it would turn out that this concession was not enough for the people. As Porta Bianca's population kept growing and other people groups began arriving, such as Burgoignacs from Flordeterre and Port-de-Vent, as well as Pelaxians, the territorial government began to seek more control over the islands, leading to the Congressional lobbying of the 1720s. | |||
=== Statehood referenda === | === Statehood referenda === |