Scenarios about 'spain'
Spain is a European nation with a rich history encompassing Visigothic rule, Islamic caliphates, Catholic reconquest, and global colonial empire that once dominated the Americas and parts of Asia and Africa. Its historical significance includes being the first global superpower during the 16th century, with cultural, linguistic and political influence that continues to shape modern geopolitics across multiple continents. In alternate history scenarios, Spain's trajectory offers numerous divergence points, from Moorish persistence to different colonial outcomes or altered civil war results.
What If Barcelona Developed Different Tourism Strategies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Barcelona implemented sustainable tourism policies in the 1980s, potentially avoiding overtourism and creating a more balanced urban development model.
What If Barcelona's Eixample Grid Extended Throughout the City?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ildefons Cerdà's visionary urban grid plan for Barcelona's Eixample district was implemented across the entire city, potentially creating one of the most uniformly planned major cities in the world.
What If Catalonia Successfully Seceded from Spain?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Catalonia's 2017 independence referendum led to successful secession, reshaping the European Union and inspiring separatist movements worldwide.
What If Madrid Developed Different Regional Relationships?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Spain's central government pursued a more collaborative approach with its autonomous regions, potentially altering the course of Spanish unity, the Catalan independence movement, and the nation's position within Europe.
What If The Catalonian Independence Movement Succeeded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Catalonia successfully broke away from Spain in 2017, creating a new independent nation in Western Europe and potentially inspiring other separatist movements across the continent.
What If The Habsburgs Lost Power Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Habsburg dynasty's hold on European power collapsed in the early 17th century, dramatically reshaping the political landscape of Europe and altering centuries of geopolitical development.