San Nikolo
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San Nikolo | |
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Capital City | |
    From the top, clockwise: Christ the Saviour on Korkọvadọ, Barra pa Láhadataźap, Downtown San Nikolo from San Martinyo, Abafélo Stadium | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): 𞤡𞤢𞤪𞤢 𞤨𞤢 𞤐𞤭𞤳𞤮 (Šara pa Niko) (Nick's Town) () | |
| Motto(s): "Non ducor, duco" (Latin) "I am not led, I lead" | |
| Country | Wallenland |
| Province | Greater San Nikolo |
| Established | 15 December 1552 |
| Named for | Saint Nicholas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | City Chamber of San Nikolo |
| • Mayor | Agnaldo Nunes (PLP) |
| Time zone | UTC-1 |
| Website | sannikolocity.gov.wl |
San Nikolo (Wallen: ) is the capital and largest city in Wallenland and is the provincial capital of Greater San Nikolo; home to million residents in the city's metropolitan area or to in the main city since the 2022 census, it is the first-most-populous city in Wallenland and ...-most-populous city in Adula. It is located in the Bay of Saint Nicholas on the northern coast of Walandalana Island.
Founded in 1552 by the Quetanans, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of São Nicolau, a domain of the Quetanan Empire, and the Captaincy of Nova _ in 1602. In 1673, it became the capital of the State of Walendia, a state of the Quetanan Empire. Following the Skithan conquest of Quetana, the territory was reorganised as the Governorate General of Wallenland. This remained until 18 with the signing of the Treaty of Santa Madalena and establishment of the Dominion of Wallenland with San Nikolo subsequently serving as its capital. In the early 1900s, San Nikolo began to develop following economic growths in the sugar, coffee and tobacco industries. At the beginning of the Wallenlander Civil War, the city was held by the liberals until republicans staged an uprising. From the 1920s to 1950, San Nikolo became one of the largest centres of the Wallenlander Revival. After 1950, upon Quetana's entry into the World War, the city's naval importance grew in the Cantalle theatre but also became the main site of anti-conscription and pro-independence protests and groups, whose actions inspired others across Wallenland and culminated in the re-establishment of martial law in December 1955.
San Nikolo has the first largest municipal GDP in the country. This is estimated at _ billion. In the city are the headquarters of Wallenlander oil, telecommunications, and mining companies, including two of the country's major corporations, PetroNasional and WalMidia, and mining conglomerate, VzSF. The home of many universities and institutes, it is the second-largest centre of research and development in Wallenland, accounting for 17 percent of national scientific output according to 2010 data. Despite the high perception of crime, the city actually has a lower incidence of crime than most cities in Wallenland.
History
Quetanan colonisation
the name of San Nikolo comes from the the Bay of Saint Nicholas (Wallen Bahía pa San Nikolo, Qoati Baía de São Nicolau) was named in honour after Saint Nicholas by Quetanan sailors on the 6th December 1524, recording the area as and erecting a stone padrão. Prior to Quetanan discovery, indigenous Wallens had settled in the area up until the early 1600s. The site would remain devoid of any Adulan activity for about two decades until 1545 when one of the islands in the Bay of Saint Nicholas, now called Fortaleza Island, was occupied by 500 Quetanan colonists under Manuel de Sousa. Consequently, Sousa built Fort Saint Nicholas and San Nikolo proper would be established on 15th October 1552 as São Nicolau das Ilhas de Dezembro ("Saint Nicholas of the Islands of December").
As the sugar trade became economically viable and sugar plantations grew in size and wealth, slave labour from Adula was shipped over to São Nicolau with a large influx of 300,000 to 600,000 slaves arriving through Sousa Wharf between 1775 to 1800. The Port of São Nicolau was the second largest port of slaves in Wallenland after Bandara up until the abolition of slavery in _.
In the late 17th century, the Quetanans discovered gold and diamonds in around modern-day [[]], São Nicolau grew from exporting gold and precious stones, besides sugar. In April 1673, the colonial administration in the State of Walendia was moved from Fortaleza de Cobras to São Nicolau. The city remained the primary colonial capital until 1709 with the Skithan conquest of Quetana.
Skithan control
The establishment of Governorate General of Wallenland saw the displacement of São Nicolau with Salvador as the colonial capital, however, following an outbreak of cholera and riots, São Nicolau was reinstated as capital in 1717.