Atlantic Islands (Map Game)

This article is the map game within the Atlantic Islands timeline. For the portal page, see Atlantic Islands.

What if some of sea mounts and sea ridges in the Atlantic Ocean were a bit higher so that there were a lot more islands between the Old World and the New World?

This map game will be used to explore and observe the colonization attempts by powers, the change of hands, and to complete the borders for Atlantic Islands. It will be closed from editing once finished.

Moderators

• ChrisL123 (mapmaker)

Sign-ups

• Portugal (green) - Parsifal br
• England (UK) (yellow) - ChrisL123
• Netherlands (pink) - Marcus/Michael Villanova
• France (dark blue) - Granero
• Spain (red) -BSE
• Denmark (orange) - Mister Sheen
• Sweden (blue) - Fed (talk)

Gameplay Notes

The map.

• The game will begin in 1600, at the beginning of the European colonization of North America. It should end near the end of the 1800s, when the islands should begin to claim independence.
• It is possible to skip years in the case of inactivity in that year.
• Because of the immense amount small of islands in the Southern Atlantic, it is possible to split the maps into three, the North, the Brazilian, and the African Islands, if requested.
• Users don't need to draw up OTL borders.
• The Caribbean islands were removed from the map in order to avoid causing confusion.
• France, Spain and Portugal get first "dibs" on islands as they are the first three major powers to colonize the Americas.
• The Brazilian Atlantic Islands will most likely be colonized by only Spain and Portugal.

Pre-1600

In the beginning, moves are mostly by Portugal and Spain.

14th Century

Maps dating from the 14th century include many islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Whether this knowledge is based on actual evidence or mere hearsay is not clear; most of the islands, though, are indicated very closely to the actual sites of Ampere, Madeira, Canary and Azores islands. In 1385, Portugal defeated the Castillians at the Battle of Aljubarrota, which led to the ending of Castillian claims to Portuguese throne. In the aftermath, a new dynasty, the house of Aviz, was crowned in Portugal. King John I of Portugal associated with noblemen (fidalgos) and merchantmen and established a plan of maritime expansion for Portugal, in order to find resources and grant Portuguese independence towards Castille forever. Parsifal br 01:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1400s

Movements by decade:

1400’s –Portugal has reached Ampere Islands in the late 1300s and established a feitoria (a trading post) there. This feitoria will work as a landmark for overseas expansion, and is planned to be the starting point for new expeditions. The two big islands have been named Saint Peter Island and Saint Paul Island (Ilha de São Pedro e Ilha de São Paulo), in reference to the two apostles that have been martyred at the same time.Parsifal br 01:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1410’s –In 1415, Portugal conquers the village of Ceuta, in the African coast, and this leads to their expansion southwards by the African shore.Parsifal br 01:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1420’s –In 1420, Portugal begins the colonization of Madeira Island and founds the village of Funchal.Parsifal br 01:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1430’s –In 1431, Portugal reaches the islands of the Azores. This vast archipelago will be considered of major importance for future expansions and production. Prior to the islands occupation, sailors let loose some sheep and cattle there, because there were no big animals to support major occupation. In the following years, Portuguese sailors mapped the entire archipelago.Parsifal br 01:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1440’s –Portugal populates the Azores islands. Settlers came mostly from Algarve (Southern Portugal) and some were of Jewish origin (the Jew converts, or "cristãos novos", who were suspicious of still holding Jewish faith); some of the Jewish immigrants included Flemish. The islands became a haven of religious tolerance in a country that was very strongly jealous of its Catholic traditions.Parsifal br 01:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1450's –Around 1456, Portuguese sailors discover the uninhabited islands of Cape Verde archipelago. Pope Nicholas V issues the papal bulls Dum Diversas (1452) and Romanus Pontifex(1455), which granted European monarchies permission to conquer and enslave Saracens and pagans from the newly-explored lands (DD) and gave Portugal exclusive rights of trade and colonization of the lands of Africa and Asia, whether conquered or yet to be (RP). His successor, pope Callixtus III, confirmed Portuguese claims through papal bull Inter caetera (1456 - not to be confused with 1493's homonym bull ), from Cape Bojador through Guinea, up to India. These exclusive rights would later be overlooked and revoked. By 1600, they were no longer taken into consideration by any European power. Parsifal br 19:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1460's – In 1462, Portugal colonists settle in Cape Verde Islands, where they found the city of Ribeira Grande. The colony of Cape Verde would flourish in the forthcoming centuries as a major slave trading post. Parsifal br 19:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1470's – In 1472, Portugal reaches the island of Fernando Poo, where they start a sugar cane plantation system. Although its poor quality, the sugar produced there soon overwhelms European market. In the following years (1473-1489), Portugal settles in all major islands of the Biafra Archipelago. Parsifal br 19:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1480's – In 1485, Portugal settles in the uninhabited island of São Tomé, which, just like Fernando Poo and the rest of Biafra Islands, served as sugar production factories and was manned by mainland African slaves. Parsifal br 19:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1490's – Soon to come. Parsifal br 19:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

In mainland Africa, during this century, Portuguese explorer Gil Eanes finds a passage through Cape Bojador in 1434, thus allowing Portuguese vessels to reach Cap Vert (in Senegal) in 1444. Although they did not settle there, Portuguese used the cape as a site for capturing slaves in mainland and upstream in Senegal River. In 1483, Portuguese merchants make contact with the manikongo (king of Kongo), who converts to Catholicism (under the name of John I) and establishes a permanent embassy with Portugal. The Kingdom of Kongo's capital, Mbaza Kongo, was renamed to San Salvador. In 1498, Vasco da Gama reaches Calicute, in India, thus establishing a trade embassy with India and fullfilling Portuguese colonial objectives. Parsifal br 19:47, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1500's

1530s- In 1534 French explorator Jacques Cartier sails towards the new world. Planing to land in Azores, he instead landed at north Ampere Islands. He placed a large cross on the beach claiming it for King Francios I. He gave it the name of Isle de Grand Bretagne. He made contacts with native indinans and traded some goods. Cartier then continued to discover and claim New France. In 1537 a large group of settelers came from Normandy to settle in the cape of the North island and made the town of Cap Martin. Granero 17:28, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

1540s- 300 settlers make a village at Petit Bretagne (1542)

1550's- An epidemic kills 800 people in Ampere (1554) about 30 percent of the total populations. Granero 17:28, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

More to come...