São Marcos

Kingdom of São Marcos Reino de São Marcos
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS" "Peace unto you, Mark, my Evangelist"
Anthem: O Regime Integral "The Integral Kingdom" Royal anthem: Hino da Coroa "Hymn of the Crown"
Capital and largest city	São Marcos
Official languages	Luistian Alpanian
Recognized languages	Hestaican
Ethnic groups	Lusitian- 65.3% Commixtus- 20.4% Other Cybellean- 8.1% Native- 3.8% Other- 2.4%
Religion	Alpanian Catholic- 99.2% Other- 0.8%
Demonym(s)	Marconian
Government	Organic Hereditary Monarchy
• Rei	Henrique II
• Regent	Prince Luis de Trebora
• Primeiro Ministro	Pedro de Evoro
History
• First Settled by Luistia	1515
• Colonial Period	1515-1810
• Kingdom Established	1810
• Cavado War of Independence	1882-1891
• War of the Grand Coalition	1912-1919
• The Great Treason	1917-1920
• The Great Renewal	1920-
Population
• 1936 estimate	21,500,000
Currency	Aureus
Driving side	left

The Kingdom of São Marcos (Luistian: Reino de São Marcos), known as more commonly as São Marcos, is a sovereign state in eastern Aestia in the world of Verthandi, bordered by the north to the Republic of Talaithe, west to the Pan-Cavado Republic, and southwest to the !Piratini Republic. While considered sovereign, it is in Personal Union with the Kingdom of Luistia. The two share a common Monarch and extremely close ties, however, São Marcos has its own government and local rule. Luistian settlers first founded the colony of São Marcos in 1515. The area was colonized and developed by the Kingdom of Luistia from the fifteenth century, first the coastal region, and then later the inland Cavado region. The coastal cities, especially the large São Marcos, developed close ties with Luistia, however, the Cavado estates grew more separate and distinct. The Luistians took particular care in developing the colony, and it grew and prospered, becoming one of the most developed areas in the New World. During the Clementine Wars, the King of Luistia fled to São Marcos after Pierre Clement's invasion of Hestaica, where he was welcomed with great acclaim. With popular support, King Henrique II of Luistia elevated the Luistian colonial estates in Aestia to Kingdom of São Marcos, becoming King Henrique I. Taking forces from São Marcos, he returned to Cybelleum and liberated Luistia from Auvernian occupation. After the wars, however, São Marcos began to fell into tension between the coastal cities, which benefited from the arrangement and had closer ties, favored continuing ties with Luistia, while the interior provinces grew more restless and felt exploited by the coastal cities. In 1882, rebels in the Cavado regions declared independence as the Pan-Cavado Republic, beginning a bloody 7 long year civil war. At the end of it, the inland provinces won their independence, but the coastal cities remained loyal, despite the rebels trying to take the coastal cities as well. There was peace for a time, as the Kingdom had lost most of the inland territories. Although the civil war had been won, as the Kingdom developed and industrialized republican movements grew in the early twentieth century. The Kingdom joined the Grand Coalition and participated in the War of the Grand Coaltition, with its troops achieving success against Varille and Nymera. However, during the later stages of the war, a republican uprising took place in the southernmost province of the Kingdom. With the troops gone, the republican rebels made some advances, and were joined by the Pan-Cavado Republic. However, despite losses, a popular paramilitary movement known as the Integralist Front arose in defense of the regime, halting the advances of the republican forces. With the conclusion of the war, the veteran soldiers returning from Cybelleum found the country in Civil War. The revolutionary front was no match for the veterans, who crushed the combined forces of Cavado and the republicans. However, the republican forces retreated and fortified the southernmost province, with most of the Republican sympathizers fleeing in exile to it. With the crown's support, leaders of the popular Integralist Front were appointed to the government in what was called the Great Renewal. Since then, São Marcos has had an economic boom, and has largely recovered from the aftermath of two civil wars, establishing itself as a regional power.

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