Kingdom of Escandria (1515-1878)
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The Kingdom of Escandria El Reino de Escandria | |||||||||
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| 1515-1878 | |||||||||
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| Motto: 'Servicio al Rey y a Nuestra Señor' 'In Service to the King and our Lord' | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Astugón | ||||||||
| Official languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Escandrian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1515–1538 (first) | Juan I | ||||||||
• 1867-1878 (last) | Juan VI | ||||||||
| Legislature | State Council | ||||||||
| Independence from Spain | |||||||||
• Declared | 31 July 1515 | ||||||||
• Monarchy established | 25 December 1515 | ||||||||
• Monarchy abolished | 24 May 1878 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 695.2 km2 (268.4 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1875 estimate | 890,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Veseta (VTA; Vs) | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Escandria (Spanish: El Reino de Escandria) was a historical kingdom that controlled three islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Santa Eulalia, San Jaime, and San Isidoro.
A former colony of the Spanish Empire, the Escandrians broke free in 1435, and chose to elect a new monarch of their own. They settled on Spanish nobleman Juan Pablo Astugón de Palma, who ruled as King Juan I.
The kingdom was ruled as an absolute monarchy, and over time became tyrannical, leaving the Escandrians in what some contemporaries called "conditions worse than colonial Spain".
The greed of the House of Astugón led to their people revolting once more, in 1873. In a civil war that lasted five years, the people took back control, and established the new Democratic Republic of Escandria. The royal family of the time were exiled to Spain, and spared execution, after intervention from activist groups and the international community.