A while ago, I made a thread about a more dominant Portugal in the Iberian Peninsula. The details of the discussion don't matter much, but it eventually boggled down to the Inca not being conquered by Spain (or any colonial power, such as France or Portugal, for that matter). I didn't give that much thought about the idea at the time since the post was more about Portugal, but I have since grown curious to what would have happened to the Inca.
However, let's not mix the two scenarios together. Imagine just a timeline where the Spanish just don't manage to conquer the Inca when they did in our timeline. An user commented on the thread their opinion that perhaps the Inca would end up not being conquered at all, be it at a later date or not, so let's assume that this is true to TTL as a starting point (though, I'd also welcome discussion about them being conquered later down in history).
Here's a few topics to kickstart the discussion:
1- How does this affect the Spanish Empire as a whole? If I remember correctly, the silver mines in the lands that the Inca hold were extremely valuable to the Spanish, perhaps even vital for their empire to last as long as it did.
2- How does this affect the Inca Empire itself? Naturally, it lasts for longer, but just how long? Is it eventually going to fracture under various ethnic groups? If so, how does Spain and Portugal react to this? (This might be one of the most important topics)
3- Since Spain doesn't hold the territories of the Inca Empire, how does that affect the colonization of Argentina?
4- How is Colonial Brazil affected by this? (If affected at all)
(Image taken from "History of South America : Every Year" by Paulista, on YouTube)
However, let's not mix the two scenarios together. Imagine just a timeline where the Spanish just don't manage to conquer the Inca when they did in our timeline. An user commented on the thread their opinion that perhaps the Inca would end up not being conquered at all, be it at a later date or not, so let's assume that this is true to TTL as a starting point (though, I'd also welcome discussion about them being conquered later down in history).
Here's a few topics to kickstart the discussion:
1- How does this affect the Spanish Empire as a whole? If I remember correctly, the silver mines in the lands that the Inca hold were extremely valuable to the Spanish, perhaps even vital for their empire to last as long as it did.
2- How does this affect the Inca Empire itself? Naturally, it lasts for longer, but just how long? Is it eventually going to fracture under various ethnic groups? If so, how does Spain and Portugal react to this? (This might be one of the most important topics)
3- Since Spain doesn't hold the territories of the Inca Empire, how does that affect the colonization of Argentina?
4- How is Colonial Brazil affected by this? (If affected at all)
(Image taken from "History of South America : Every Year" by Paulista, on YouTube)