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=== Statehood era === | === Statehood era === | ||
By the time of Fortuna's application for statehood in 1802, the settler population of Fortuna had multiplied to over 100,000. By 1804, more than 300,000 settlers had come. In 1801, a state Constitutional Convention was first held in Larney. Among the first tasks of the convention was a decision on a location for the new state capital. The first full legislative sessions were held in Lehua (1802–1803). Subsequent locations included Union (1803–1804), and nearby Melilla (1804–1805); these locations eventually proved to be inadequate as well. The capital has been located in Lua since 1806 with only a short break in 1814 when legislative sessions were held in Touloa due to flooding in Lua and the Marée Channel area. Once the state's Constitutional Convention had finalized its state constitution, it applied to the National Congress for admission to statehood. The majority of the state voted for the Democratic Party of São Ricardo, which dominated territorial and state politics for more than fifty years prior. Eager to gain full representation in Congress and the Electorate, residents actively campaigned for statehood outside of just the application to Congress. In Alahuela, there was talk that São Ricardo would be a Conservative stronghold due to its history of social conservatism. These predictions turned out to be inaccurate; today, São Ricardo votes Social Democratic predominantly. On 9 July 1802, São Ricardo became a state and 9 July became a state holiday. | |||
At the time of São Ricardo's admission into the Union, travel between São Ricardo and the rest of Cartadania had been a time-consuming, expensive, and dangerous feat, mostly due to the volcanic nature of the islands and the insular characteristic overall. Much of the state was extremely well suited to fruit cultivation and agriculture in general, owing to the fertility of volcanic soil. Vast expanses of {{wp|wheat}}, other cereal crops, vegetable crops, {{wp|cotton}}, and nut and fruit trees were grown (including citrus like {{wp|Orange (fruit)|orange}}s), and the foundation was laid for the state's prodigious agricultural production in the main island's Central Valley and elsewhere. After attaining statehood, São Ricardo quickly modernized through construction and a rapidly growing tourism economy. Its connectivity to the states closest to it have also caused its economy to explode. | |||
=== Modern history === | === Modern history === | ||