Spanish Empire

After Carlo attended the coronations of his son, Prince Alexander, and his nephew, Prince Vittorio Emanuele, he did not return to Spain until the end of October.

Although Christmas was still two months away, a wave of celebration had already swept across Spain. It was not for Christmas, but for the grand ceremony to be held a month later—the declaration of the Spanish Empire's founding, and King Carlo of Spain's formal coronation as Emperor of the Spanish Empire, ushering in the era of the Spanish Empire.

After a long period of public-opinion preparation, both Spaniards and Portuguese had accepted one fact: Spain was about to become an empire.

Clearly, for most Portuguese, Carlo had ultimately broken his former promise.

When Portugal and Spain formed the United Kingdom, Carlo and the Spanish government had promised to preserve an independent Portuguese Kingdom Government. While diplomatic, military, and other powers would be placed under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom Government, most other powers would be devolved to the Portuguese regional government, ensuring Portugal's independence.

In the early days of the Spanish-Portuguese United Kingdom, Carlo and the Spanish government had indeed done so.

Although diplomatic and military authority had been placed under the unified control of the United Kingdom Government, the Spanish and Portuguese Governments still enjoyed considerable autonomy, and the Spanish government had not interfered excessively in Portuguese Government affairs.

The turning point came after Portugal and Spain became deeply integrated in industry, the economy, and other fields.

Although the Spanish government had not interfered excessively in Portuguese Government affairs, the Portuguese people could not help comparing themselves with Spaniards.

After all, they were all subjects under the rule of the great monarch Carlo. Even if there were some differences, their overall circumstances should, in theory, have been more or less the