Geronian Confederation

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The Geronian Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Geroñica) ( listen), also known as Geronia (Spanish: Geroña) is a sovereign state located on the south of Iberian Peninsula, Southwestern Europe. Its mainland is bordered by North Spain and Villarrobledo to the north, Portugal to the west and Morocco to the south. The Geronian Confederation covers an area with 186.074 square kilometres (71.84357 sq mi), and has warm mediterranean climate.

Etimology
Although there is no specific explanation on why the country is called Geronia (in short, the full name being Geronian Confederation). One theory about the origin of the name Geronia is that it is a corrupted borrowing from the Catalonian proper noun Girona, meaning the city at the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar, where the capital of ancient Geronia was likely located.

Muslim Invasion
In the 8th century, nearly all of the Iberian Peninsula was conquered (711–718) by largely Moorish Muslim armies from North Africa. These conquests were part of the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate. Only a small area in the mountainous north-west of the peninsula managed to resist the initial invasion.

The Reconquista
In the 11th century, the Muslim holdings fractured into rival Taifa kingdoms, allowing the small Christian states the opportunity to greatly enlarge their territories. The first victory in resistance to Muslim rule occurred in Asturias in 722. A strict increase of taxes by the emir Anbasa ibn Suhaym Al-Kalbi provoked several rebellions in Al-Andalus, which a series of succeeding weak emirs was unable to suppress. Around 722, a Muslim military expedition was sent into the north in late summer to suppress a rebellion led by Pelayo of Asturias. The Muslims were unable to conquer the mountain stronghold, and gave up in the Battle of Covadonga. This is hailed as the beginning of the Reconquista.

Kingdom of Geronia
In 1492, after the Reconquista completed, the crowns of the Christian kingdoms of Castile and Asturias were united by the marriage of Lucas III of Castile and Sara of Asturias. Only 3 independent kingdoms will remain on the Iberian Peninsula - the Kingdom of Catalonia, the Kingdom of Plasencia and the Kingdom of Valencia. Following Castillian and Asturian illustration, three almost the same culture having countries joined up to form the potent and prosperous Kingdom of Geronia.

The year 1492 also marked the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World, during a voyage funded by Isabella.

The Republican Era
In 1812, the Kingdom of Geronia in the long run was declared collapsed. Following its disappearance, a civil war to recreate the country occured with two belligerents fighting: the Royalist rebels and the Republican rebels. Surely, the war was won by the Republicans, because they had more supporting countries such as France, the United states and the United Kingdom. This civil war claimed the lives of over 500,000 people, and caused the flight of up to a half-million citizens from the country. The Republican governance in Geronia lasted for 127 years, until the occupation of the Spanish State.

Spanish Occupation
The Republican Geronia remained neutral in World War I, and tried not to interfere in the German Reich's foreign expansion. Its country-neighbour, the Spanish State, was allied to the German Reich and the Kingdom of Italy. These powerful powers wanted to boost the population of national socialist and fascist parties, but nohow failed. Seeing that, and also being prompted by the Spanish State, the Axis Powers agreed to invide the Geronian Republic, and secretly set forces near the border: Spain-Geronia.

In 05:15, 25 December 1939 the Axis Powers declared war on the Geronian Republic, and started the operation Pillars of Hercules. The Geronian Republic couldn't withstand the advancing forces, and quickly surrendered.

Independence
Geronia was under the Spanish occupation for 39 years as long as dissatisfied citizens started to protest against Spanish rule, and demanded independence. In December 29, 1978 the Council of the Geronian Confederation decreed the Declaration of Independence with announced borders, flag and coat of arms. Shortly, the Geronian Confederation joined international organisations like NATO, OECD, and started improving its economy, diplomatic relations with other member states.