DEMO Map accuracy and other things...

[Hohenlohe]

Dear fellows, please do not misunderstand me but I think that there was some little inaccuracy considering Paraguay...

I think that back inmidst the 19th century Paraguay owns eventually the provinces of Posadas, Formosa, Pilcamayo and Miranda.

But for these facts I must first search for my books about the southamerican Triple Alliance War.
After this war as I remember correctly Paraguay lost some territory to Brazil and Argentinia. I think that Paraguay would eventually own the Iguacu province.

Most of these provinces had a decent Guarani population in those times if I am right which was related to the former existing Jesuit reducciones in that area...

Additionally Paraguay had some Iron and Maté tea ressources in their provinces. The iron was found in the hill area northwest of Asuncion and the Maté tea was found in nearly every province because it was the most important export product of Paraguay besides Tannin and Wood in those times...Without these ressources Paraguay would not be able to recreate the historical situation as I like to do...

Paraguay had the first shipyards in those times in which wooden steam paddle ships were mostly built and later on even some simple river ironclads.

Please do not misunderstand me but Paraguay was definetely underestimated in the last time-related historical strategy games like the Victoria ones and even shortened incorrect by some provinces in VIC2.

My comments are definitely no critics per sé but I hope you will understand them as some improvements for an upcoming patch...

Although I had not studied history in an academic manner I own many history books(around 1000 of total ~2000) and I have gained a great and decent knowledge about history due to my natural curiosity and intensive readings of more than 12000 books in my life until now. Please do not feel to be offended about that facts. I like to see alternative approaches to history because sometimes as I have experienced by reading and even nowadays by accessing information portals some conflicts only went another way as intended because either one political or religious or military leader made the wrong decision or the involved populations were not able to follow the intentions of their leaders as it happened in many civil wars or rebellions. Thus history is something which has shown me many times that often in the past human beings had the chance to change their life or their society in a better way but these were either not able to do so because of little literacy or due to some existential fears either of religious or economic or social reasons.

I hope you understand me...

greetings

Hohenlohe

[Generalisimo]

Part of what you say is true... if you can read spanish:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Historia_de_la_frontera_Paraguaya.JPG

[Hohenlohe]

Part of what you say is true... if you can read spanish:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Historia_de_la_frontera_Paraguaya.JPG

I wish I would have accepted the offer of a female co-student in 1986 to learn spanish because this woman managed to learn around five languages and use them continuily at Taize meetings.

I know only some little sentences or words but nothing more. I am happy that I can make a simple conversation in English, but my skills in reading and writing English seems well enough for my needs.

But I will give it a try to see if there is something new to me...
I have still ordered some new books about the past Paraguay like the Jesuit missions there and about the Triple Alliance War, nearly all in English...*sigh*

Here in Germany it seems that South America would be ignored related to history since the independance of the South American Nations. I think that the famous Simon Bolivar is simply unknown to many academicans because of the socalled eurocentristic view of world history. It's a pity...

heartful greetings

Hohenlohe

[ERISS]

the independance of the South American Nations. I think that the famous Simon Bolivar is simply unknown to many academicans

Sure, it could make a great campaign!