Post by Aguatorreflete del Norte on Oct 16, 2023 13:30:13 GMT
Welcome back to Aguatorrefletan history! I'm Carlos Timotéo, and today we'll be reviewing the founding of the First Republic of Aguatorreflete del Norte.Now, that seems a little odd, given the fact that we're in the third republic, but I'll explain it quickly.
Back in the 1480's, Aguatorreflete used to be a Kingdom, ruled by (at the time) King Esteban Isaïas III. The Isaïas royal family had ruled over the Kingdom of Premiostenango with an iron fist, and the citizens were outraged. While no public protests were held due to fear of execution, countless anonymous letters arrived at the king's doorstep, demanding more freedom and an assembly to be made to help the king in his decision-making. The king eventually rejected these demands, and for the next decade or so, Premiostenango would suffer several attacks.
Houses and shops were burned, rocks were thrown at the Palacio Imperial de Premiostenango (which is where the National Assembly stands today), ports were sabotaged. The atrocities committed for an entire decade for the sake of democracy was nothing short of cruel. Obviously, the king used these attacks as propaganda, and the rebel groups committing these attacks had to find out another way to sabotage the kingdom without increasing the king's popularity. Deciding to take the king's idea, these groups started their own newspapers in several key cities, and eventually, they gathered enough support to begin a mass protest.
On the 29th of May, 1517, the key cities of Rubizalilla and Txirrulitaflám rose up in revolution against the monarchy. Forming the Northern Union of Rubizalilla and Txirrulitaflám, the two cities mustered their troops and march south-east, launching an offensive on San Juan. The king prepared his own army, sending the call for 15000 volunteers to march on San Juan and challenge the rebels' attack. However, the king's demand failed, only managing to raise a force of 8500, along with the military, comprised of around 20k.
On the 20th of June that same year, the forces met on a field south of San Juan, the field known today as "El Campo de las Lagrimas" (The Field of Tears). If the king and his army won against the rebels, the revolution would surely fail, but if the rebels won, it was anyone's war.
When the battle began at around 4:00AM, the rebel forces, lead by feared general Julián Borges, launched a two-pronged attack against the entrenched imperials. The imperial general, José Ajú, was wounded in the initial assault and was forced to retreat, abandoning his forces in combat. The lack of a major military leader would later prove decisive. The lack of a key figure to lead them through the combat, several defensive blunders forced the imperials further against the hills around San Juan, they had their backs turned against the wall. Forming a semi-circle against the edge of the largest mountain near San Juan, the rebels launched a horrifying cavalry attack on the remaining troops.
At 3:00PM, after 11 hours of brutal combat, the imperials surrendered, with the battle leaving 19000 dead, 1500 wounded and 4000 captured. The decisive rebel victory proved massively important for the war effort, and as soon as Premiostenango was under threat, revolts broke out in the streets. The king was forced to flee the country down south, and when the rebel forces marched into Premiostenango on July 14th (Now Aguatorreflete's independence day), they were greeted with a festival to celebrate their "liberation".
Soon after the combat ended and the higher generals of the Kingdom signed the treaty, President Asdrúbal Delgado was welcome as the leader of the newly-founded Aguatorreflete, the country named in honor of Giancarlo Nicolás Quentino, famed explorer who passed away a few years prior. His first act as President was to create the Asamblea Real de Premiostenango, aimed to offer guidance to the President and to help introduce laws in a swifter fashion using the gears of democracy.
A few years later, the country gained its current name, that being Aguatorreflete del Norte.
- Historian Carlos Timotéo,
2035 A.D.
Back in the 1480's, Aguatorreflete used to be a Kingdom, ruled by (at the time) King Esteban Isaïas III. The Isaïas royal family had ruled over the Kingdom of Premiostenango with an iron fist, and the citizens were outraged. While no public protests were held due to fear of execution, countless anonymous letters arrived at the king's doorstep, demanding more freedom and an assembly to be made to help the king in his decision-making. The king eventually rejected these demands, and for the next decade or so, Premiostenango would suffer several attacks.
Houses and shops were burned, rocks were thrown at the Palacio Imperial de Premiostenango (which is where the National Assembly stands today), ports were sabotaged. The atrocities committed for an entire decade for the sake of democracy was nothing short of cruel. Obviously, the king used these attacks as propaganda, and the rebel groups committing these attacks had to find out another way to sabotage the kingdom without increasing the king's popularity. Deciding to take the king's idea, these groups started their own newspapers in several key cities, and eventually, they gathered enough support to begin a mass protest.
On the 29th of May, 1517, the key cities of Rubizalilla and Txirrulitaflám rose up in revolution against the monarchy. Forming the Northern Union of Rubizalilla and Txirrulitaflám, the two cities mustered their troops and march south-east, launching an offensive on San Juan. The king prepared his own army, sending the call for 15000 volunteers to march on San Juan and challenge the rebels' attack. However, the king's demand failed, only managing to raise a force of 8500, along with the military, comprised of around 20k.
On the 20th of June that same year, the forces met on a field south of San Juan, the field known today as "El Campo de las Lagrimas" (The Field of Tears). If the king and his army won against the rebels, the revolution would surely fail, but if the rebels won, it was anyone's war.
When the battle began at around 4:00AM, the rebel forces, lead by feared general Julián Borges, launched a two-pronged attack against the entrenched imperials. The imperial general, José Ajú, was wounded in the initial assault and was forced to retreat, abandoning his forces in combat. The lack of a major military leader would later prove decisive. The lack of a key figure to lead them through the combat, several defensive blunders forced the imperials further against the hills around San Juan, they had their backs turned against the wall. Forming a semi-circle against the edge of the largest mountain near San Juan, the rebels launched a horrifying cavalry attack on the remaining troops.
At 3:00PM, after 11 hours of brutal combat, the imperials surrendered, with the battle leaving 19000 dead, 1500 wounded and 4000 captured. The decisive rebel victory proved massively important for the war effort, and as soon as Premiostenango was under threat, revolts broke out in the streets. The king was forced to flee the country down south, and when the rebel forces marched into Premiostenango on July 14th (Now Aguatorreflete's independence day), they were greeted with a festival to celebrate their "liberation".
Soon after the combat ended and the higher generals of the Kingdom signed the treaty, President Asdrúbal Delgado was welcome as the leader of the newly-founded Aguatorreflete, the country named in honor of Giancarlo Nicolás Quentino, famed explorer who passed away a few years prior. His first act as President was to create the Asamblea Real de Premiostenango, aimed to offer guidance to the President and to help introduce laws in a swifter fashion using the gears of democracy.
A few years later, the country gained its current name, that being Aguatorreflete del Norte.
- Historian Carlos Timotéo,
2035 A.D.