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Pre-History

Main articles: Yaaxitaani Empire, Nojochi Empire, and Meyaletun Empire

Ruins of a Meyaletun city, near modern day Atejachel.

Human habitation was first recorded in Nuxica roughly around 11,000 to 12,000 BCE, when hunter-gatherers Native Asterians moved south from the area around modern-day Lake Taquetapa and settled in the foothills of the Macayne mountains in modern-day Jiquichuapa, Anavador, and Floretan provinces. Two different groups would come to settle in the region, the Yajä'i and Úuchmáa, with most tribes coming from these groups.

Tribes began to settle inland along the river Tepulas, eventually developing agriculture around maize, beans, various squashes, and chili peppers by 7,000 BCE. By 5,000 BCE, the people of the regions began to form large permanent settlements, began writing codified laws, formed a central religion, and developed a hierarchical society. The first recorded large scale civilization in the region was that of the Yaaxitaan, who created numerous cities and religious sites throughout the region, around 4,000 BCE. The Yaaxitaan were based primarily around the city of Xamaniqinqu, and from there began absorbing neighboring tribes into their Empire. Around this time other tribes also began developing their own empires, particularly the Nojochs who centered around the city of Chicahua.

The Yaaxitaan Empire began to decline by 2,000 BCE, being overtaken and later subsumed into the Nojochi Empire by 1,500 BCE. Most of the cultural traditions of the Yaaxitaan were also absorbed into the Nojochi culture and their religion adapted to fit into the existing mythology. The Nojochi Empire is believed to have incorporated the practice of human sacrifice into their religion, building massive pyramids, statues, monuments, and religious complexes throughout the regions under their control. They also constructed the first man-made canals, and introduced irrigation to the region.

The Nojochs were themselves conquered by the Meyaletuns by 200 BCE. Like the Yaaxitaan, much of the Nojoch culture and religion were absorbed into the larger Meyaletun culture. The Meyaletun Empire was the first to completely control the lands of modern-day Nuxica, largely via conflict and forcing subservient tribes to play fealty. They founded the city of Usucuilta, which would serve as both the administrative and religious center of their empire. The city was constructed, reconstructed, and expanded for over a thousand years, reaching its final size in 1179 CE. The Meyaletun Empire reached its height around this period, a height which would last until 1450 CE.

The death of the ruling emperor, Colop-U-Uichikin, without an heir in 1475 led for many within the imperial court to vie for the throne of the empire. This infighting, which also took religious significance, created massive rifts within the imperial government. Escalating into a civil war, the conflict wracked the land and greatly diminished the ability of the government to counter outside threats. The war ended in 1483, when the nobleman Xibalba seized power. The region was visited by Assim Asterias in 1488 and 1489 as part of his exploration of the Asterias, though besides meeting some tribes along the coast it is unknown how this affected the empire. Xibalba died in 1505, and was succeeded by his brother Xumucane. Xumucane imposed many reforms, such as codified taxes, an update of the existing laws, and developed an official bureaucratic structure to the empire. He died in 1543, and was succeeded by his son Ixmucane.

Colonization and Early History (1554-1XXX)

Main articles: Floren conquest of the Meyaletun Empire, Battles of Veciana (1554-1555), and Fall of Usucuilta

Meeting of Miguel Andradas and Ixmucane in Usucuilta.

In 1553 the Duke of Remana, Leodogari II, ordered the explorer and navigator Miguel Andradas i Santmartí and Prosper Girabal i Formiguera to explore the western coastline of Asteria Superior for the purposes of potentially establishing a colony and trading post there, which would enable the Duchy to expand its reach to the Asterias and reap the wealth thought to lie within. Other colonies such as Nuovo Poveglia along with those created by Caldia, Estmere, and Ordennya had seen broad success, and Leodogari sought to discover land that Remana could claim as its own.

Ships under the command of Girabal and Andradas landed upon the shores of the modern-day Andradas' Bay, near the modern day city of Veciana, in 1554 with a force of five hundred men. There they founded the settlement of Nou Veciana. They met with several native tribes around this time, and began to trade for sugar, beads, pottery, gold, and jewelry with them. They also began enslaving many of the tribes they met, should they not have the goods Andradas sought or information about the "heavenly land." Word of the arrival of the explorers quickly spread throughout the Meyaletun Empire, eventually reaching the court of Meyaletun Emperor Ixmucane in the city of Usucuilta, near the modern-day city of Sant Picano. He extended an invitation to the newcomers to come to the capital, seeking to meet them firsthand and absorb the new "tribe," requesting they pay fealty to his empire. He was also unsure of their nature, whether they be "gods of light" (Úuchmáa: yuumtsilo'ob le sáasilo' ) or "gods of the underworld" (Úuchmáa: yuumtsilo'ob le metnalo' ). Believing that he had found the way to the heavenly land mentioned to him, Andradas accepted the invitation and left Girabal in charge of the new settlement.

Relations between Ixmucane and Andradas' explorers were initially described as positive, with Andradas seeking to cement trade ties with Ixmucane's realm. However, issues soon arose. Upon being told that the lands of his empire had been claimed by Andradas on behalf of the Duchy of Remana, Ixmucane was reportedly enraged. Andradas also outright refused to pay tribute, as well as claimed that the emperor must submit to Catholicism and give up the native religion as a whole. As this was occurring, Andradas' men were looting much of Usucuilta, taking any valuable they could steal. This included many religious artifacts, which angered any Usucuiltans Having decided that Andradas and his men were "gods of the underworld" (Úuchmáa: yuumtsilo'ob le metnalo'), Ixmucane ordered that the conqueridors be expelled from the city within a day and never to return to the empire. Around this time Andradas took Ixmucane hostage and ordered him to quell the population of Usucuilta, which had by this time grown into a mob and forced Andredas' men to take shelter in Ixmucane's imperial compound, and ensure them safe passage out of the city. The mob instead began to riot and attack both Ixmucane and Andradas' men. The ensuing battle, known as the Battle of Usucuilta, marked the beginning of Floren conquest of the Meyaletun Empire. Ixmucane was killed, and Andradas and his men were forced to flee the city under a barrage of arrows, spears, and rocks. Over a hundred conquistadors were killed, and Andradas fled back to Veciana. Though the Meyaletuns attacked the city many times, they were unable to take the settlement.

Andradas flees Usucuilta in 'The Sad Night.'

Reinforcements from Remana arrived the next year. These forces, numbering between two and three thousand fighting men, met with Andradas's men, who had been under siege for a year, and began pushing west from the settlement back towards Usucuilta. This group would come to be known as the Army of Gold following the sacking of Usucuilta. Conquistadors from Ciradila, Lusitana, Sarcus, and Demora landed in the region in 1555 and also began establishing settlements along the coast. These forces, along with the Army of Gold, would attack numerous Meyaletun cities, oftentimes with the support of tribes chafing under the Meyaletun rule. This, along with an epidemic of smallpox, influenza, plague, and other Euclean diseases caused the complete collapse of the Meyaletun Empire by 1600.

The dissolution of the empire caused a massive power vacuum in the region, as many tribes broke away to form their own localized governments. Many conflicts were fought, both among the natives as well as among the Euclean colonizers, over competing boundaries.

Nou Remana and Gaullican Domination (1XXX-1760)

Main articles: Viceduchy of Nou Remana, Decree of Union, and Dominion of Nou Remana

War for Independence and United Colonies (1764-1771)

Main articles: Asterian War of Secession and United States of Asteria

Jean-Christophe Ponce surrenders his army to Marshal Amadeu Juarez following the Battle of Gualacúa Valley.

The ceding of Nou Remana in the Treaty of Savona led to an immediate and drastic break between the Floren-speaking population of Nuxica and the new Gaullican authorities. Rising tensions between the Floren aristocracy and the newly-founded Gaullican ascendancy reached new heights following the 1763 Guadarca massacre and subsequent imposition of the Intolerable Taxes and Unbearable Acts, a set of laws (known collectively as the Despotic Edicts that sought to secure the power of a new Gaullican noble class within the region as a whole. The laws, which mandated the use of Gaullican in government affairs, made radical reforms to the judiciary that benefitted Gaullican nationals, imposed higher taxes upon the region above those passed in the wake of the Pereramonic Wars, heavily restricted the ability for merchants and traders to "cooperate with those nations outside of the Gaullican sphere," and heavily taxed regional trade, were seen as highly restrictive and lead to significant dissatisfaction unrest amongst the population and upper classes. In addition, the rise of republican ideals in the colony, largely spun from the ideals and policies of Nèstor I, lead to the creation of many secret societies and republican organizations seeking to make the region an independent state through whatever means available, primary of which being La Trinitat and La Congregacio. These groups, though largely clandestine in nature, frequently sponsored anti-Gaullican protests and acts of civil disobedience across the region. As a result, both were quickly outlawed and pursued by Gaullican mercenaries and legal authorities whenever possible.

The unrest facing the region reached a fever pitch following the Guadarca massacre, in which a protest by Nou Remanans against the Despotic Edicts led to Gaullican soldiers firing into the crowd -- killing 12 and injuring 16, though the event generally seen as the breaking point by most historians came in the form of the Tarrageida massacre. Word of the massacre rapidly spread amongst the colonies by both word of mouth and incindiary propaganda published by secret society groups, ultimately leading to citizens in the Florentan Province to take up arms and drive out the local Gaullican garrison from the region. The rebels, having successfully forced the Gaullicans on the backfoot in the region, quickly published the Florentanese Pronouncement which called for "all of the free peoples of the Asterias to rise against the Gaullican tyrant-oppressor."

The call to action was heeded by many throughout the region, particularly amongst the formerly burgeoning Nuxican merchant class, with numerous armies and rebel militias being raised under the banner of the Army of the Asterias.

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Confederacy and Independent States Period (1772-1811)

Main articles: Nuxican Confederacy, First Mariranan-Nuxican War, and 1795 Astuvila incident

Typical plantation in Floretan Province, circa 1802.

Following the failure of the various delegates at the Astoria Convention to come to a consensus on the structure of a federalized or centralized system of government amongs the NUMBER nations, as well as various ethnic, cultural, and linguistic differences between the NUMBER, it was ultimately decided that each nation would form seperate polities.

As a result of the failure of the Astoria Convention, the delegates of the various Nuxican states and territories reconvened in the city of Carutagua for the First Carutagua Conference. It was ultimately decided that the states would unite under a confederal system of government, with the President of the Confederal Assembly also serving as both head of state and government. The role of the President, however, was largely as a figurehead or stabilizing force for the nation, as real power was vested in both the individual states of the Confederacy as well as their delegations within the assembly. After much deliberation amongst the delegates of the assembly, the Confederal constitution was promulgated and inaugeral elections set to be held in November of that year. Amadeu Juarez, Grand Marshal of the Nuxican forces during the war of independence and national folk hero, would win the election handedly and be sworn in as the first President of the United Confederate States of Nuxica.

The initial years following the foundation of the Confederate States would be largely peaceful, as the government primarily focused on building trade relationships with both the newly formed nations of Eldmark and Halland, as well as shoring up the merchant and aristocratic class. Immigration from CATALANLAND, LUSITANLAND, as well as Estmere was encouraged, with thousands immigrating into the country in the decades following its founding. Slavery as an economic practice was continued though the rise of a low-wage peasant and free tenant class, as well as a growing domestic and international abolitionist movement, quickly led to the practice falling out of favor with most landowners. Clerical policies were also introduced, with the Solarian Catholic Church being emshrined as the national religion of the nation. The politics of the nation were largely dominated by land-owning and trade interests, with the nation largely pursuing a form of laissez-faire economics. A major policy result of this was of Nuxican expansionism, which saw the government "grant" settlers large tracts of land both to the south and to the east of the country in order to seek more resources and farmland to sustain the nation. This land would ultimately be incorporated as territories, receiving observer status within the assembly, which ultimately would be fully integrated as full states as the population of those territories increased. This expansion would quickly lead to tensions with neighboring Marirana, who also sought to expand their newly-founded nation in the Asterias. These tensions would come to a head in 1789, when the two sides would go to war over the disputed territories. While Nuxica would ultimately emerge victorious in the conflict, the economic toll that it took on the fledgling nation was severe, and disputes over how to resolve the economic disruption would rear their head in the wake of the war.

Despite the early period of peace, political tensions over the social and economic direction of the nation would quickly surface as time went on. The rise of industrialization within many of the states of the confederacy, as well as the subsequent rise in the number of non-peasant workers, led to the rise of more liberal economic and social ideals within many areas. In many cases, reformists were able to assume government positions and implement changes such as the abolition of slavery, worker's rights and protections, and even give the franchise to non-landowners. The largely conservative aristocracy quickly began to chafe at these reforms, particularly when proposed at a national level. Over time, a widening political gulf formed between those states who had embraced reforms and those who had not. The inability of the President of the Assemby to settle these disputes ultimately led to the 1793 Astuvila incident, where troops of the Astuvila territory forcibly removed soldiers of a neighboring reformist region. Other conservative regions quickly followed suit. Following numerous failed attempts by reformists to condemn and sanction the rebellious territories or compel them to admit reformist troops, then President Dioclecià Figueras declared Confederal Assembly incapacitated, but was likewise unable to force territories. He was While the incident did not result in any casualties, it is typically cited as the the de-facto end of the Nuxican Confederacy and the beginning of the independent states period.

While still existing nominally as a united front, many of the states were largely free to pursue their own interests and geopolitical relationships independent of the rest of the confederacy. This led to many powers, both regional and international, to attempt to exert influence over the administrative officials of the various states and territories. The primary agents of this were Estmere, Marirana, Gaullica, and INSERT OTHER NATIONS HERE. Many nations even carved out quasi-independent territories in the form of various Free Districts or Cities, through which they could spread their economic influence. Many groups of reformists, and even some nationalists, were dissatisfied with the growing dismemberment of Nuxica and sought to create a powerful centralized state that would stand free of foreign influence. These groups would ultimately form the Consolidationist Party in 1795, which would serve as a transnational party advocating for the reconsolidation of Nuxica under a centralized state.

Fearing the liberal reforms proposed by the Consolidationist Party, as well as seeking to maintain their political and economic holdings, both the conservative aristocrats and merchants within many regions -- as well as their foreign backers -- passed laws rendering the party illegal within their territories. Despite this, many Consolidationists found themselves making inroads within the local population. Consolidationist parties even found themselves winning elections, such as the 1802 Carutaguan general election, the 1803 Vallamaduran presidential election, and the 1805 Asturteixi territorial election. From 1802 to 1810, Consolidationists continued to grow in power and strength throughout modern-day Nuxica. This ultimately caused regional leaders to sign a series of defensive agreements between both Nuxican states and territories, as well as foreign powers, in a bid to maintain their security in the face of an increasingly organized centralization movement.

La Reconsolidació and First Republican Era (1812-1914)

Main article: La Reconsolidacio

Rebel foot soldiers and military defectors erecting a barricade during the First Battle of Sant Picano.

Revolution, Great War, and Emergency Government (1915-1949)

Main articles: New Order (Nuxica) and Mariranan front of the Great War

Nuxican soldiers move to engage Mariranan infantry during the Battle of Tatoto.

La Suautadura and the Asterian War (1950-1980)

Main articles: Unnamed War, Operation Raptor (Nuxica), and Asterian War

Guerilla fighters for the FLNCO take a smoke break after attacking a military base in Suran Province, 1985.

Decline and Fall of the Junta and Contemporary Period (1980-Present)

Main articles: Dahlia Revolution and 1990 Nuxican Amnesty Law

Soldiers prepare to return to their barracks during the Dahlia Revolution.