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Columbus
The Desire for a maritime route to India has grasped Western Europe. Our Court Title is now approached by a Ligurian navigator who claims a western route to reach India is the superior option to finding a path around Southern Africa. While some of our advisors reject the basis of his claims, this could prove a worthwhile investment.
Quest for the New WorldAdvanceimmediate, trigger
CastileCountryimmediate
PortugalCountrydynamic historical event.tagLigurianCultureimmediate
SpainFormable Countryimmediate
CatholicismReligionimmediateturned_down_columbusVariableimmediateDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_por.txt:3
4hide_portraits = yes
5type = country_event
6title = flavor_por.1.title Columbus
7desc = flavor_por.1.desc The Desire for a maritime route to India has grasped Western Europe. Our Court Title is now approached by a Ligurian navigator who claims a western route to reach India is the superior option to finding a path around Southern Africa. While some of our advisors reject the basis of his claims, this could prove a worthwhile investment.
8outcome = neutral
10image = "gfx/interface/illustrations/institutions/new_world.dds"
12fire_only_once = yes
21trigger = {
}
28immediate = {
45else = {
46ordered_known_country = {
47limit = {
50capital.sub_continent = sub_continent:western_europe
}
53order_by = country_economical_base
54max = 1
55save_scope_as = target_country
}
}
59create_character = {
60first_name = name_christopher
61last_name = Columbus
64birth_date = 1451.8.28
65birth_location = location:genoa
66trait_category = explorer
68adm = 85
69dip = 90
70mil = 85
71script = christopher_columbus
72save_scope_as = columbus_scope
73create_in_limbo = yes
}
}
96historical_info = flavor_por.1.historical_info In 1492 Christopher Columbus undertook his famous journey for Castile and sailed west across the Atlantic in search of a western route to the Orient. Seven years earlier in 1485, Christopher Columbus had presented the same plan to the King of Portugal, John II, who after submitting the proposal to his experts had rejected it. Columbus had made yet another attempt to convince the King in 1488 but as the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias around this time had successfully rounded the Cape of Good Hope, an eastern sea route to Asia seemed more likely and the King once again rejected Columbus's proposal.