Monarchs of New Granada (Principia Moderni IV Map Game)

The Monarch of New Granada is the head of state of the Kingdom of New Granada. Under the constitutional system established by the first king of an independent New Granada, Miguel I, the king is the head of the executive branch of government.

As with many monarchies, the Monarch (who is the eldest child of the former monarch, either male or female) rules until death or abdication.

Responsibilities and Duties
The monarch of New Granada heads one of three branches of the New Granadian government. In addition to his domestic role as executive, the monarch may exercise diplomatic influence by sending royal envoys to various nations (formal diplomatic recognition, declaration of war, alliances, and trade agreements all require approval by the Cortes Gerais).

According to most constitutional scholars, the constitution was designed to give the monarch a good deal of latitude depending on the relative power of the Cortes (led by the Palestrante) compared to that of the king. Miguel I, the hero of the anti-Mehican revolution, had a good deal of prestige and translated his popularity into governing capital. His eldest son and successor, Tomás, however, struggled more to be recognized but proved an effective administrator.

One unique responsibility of the king is the partial administration of the national bureaucracy. In addition to royal oversight (often managed by the monarch's ajudante de campo), the bureaucracy also responds to the Deputy Palestrantes who manage a Committee of Origin in the Cortes.

List of Monarchs
The official listing of monarchs of New Granada begins with the coronation of Miguel Braganza as Miguel I in 1823. As of 1873, there have been two monarchs of independent New Granada. Both hail from the eldest line of the House of Braganza, and therefore maintain as a subsidiary title the pretender claim to the former Kingdom of Iberia.

Residences
The Monarch of New Granada maintains three official residences across the nation. They are in the provinces of Cordilheira, Costa Equatorial, and Istmo. In the cases of Cordilhheira and Costa Equatorial, the residences are found in the region surrounding the provincial capital, due to the Iberian colonial construction style of centering the town around the cathedral. In Istmo, the royal residence doubled as a fortress or castle, and is therefore located within the boundary of Balboa Rocha.

The primary residence is the Palácio Real de Facatativá, located to the northwest of the national capital of Bogotá. It is from here that the King typically conducts his daily business; the other residences are also equipped with necessary tools to conduct royal business, such as telegraphs, but aside from the royal entourage the rest of the staff remains on-site in Facatativá.