Rebirth of the Spanish Empire

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On August 12, 1909, King Alfonso XIII of Spain conducted an exclusive interview with "Lafite Sees the World" on Spanish Radio. On the 13th, it was reported by major newspapers around the world that day. Throughout Europe and the world, many people are talking about the various meanings of what Alfonso said above. For example, as mentioned earlier, his views on Edward VII becoming the King of England when he was older. Is it revealing something? Whether he was mocking Edward VII, or whether he was complacent about being the king at a young age, these were all analyzed in a meaningful way, and they wanted to find out something of practical value.

However, as reported in the media, most people focused on Antarctica, especially on Alfonso XIII’s theory of rights to the Antarctic and his criticism of Nicholas II of Russia. It has become the focus of major newspapers.

"No country's territory in the world is static. Today, there are more. It may be wasteland expanded by the country itself, or it may be trophies obtained through wars, or it may even be due to exchanges with other countries. Antarctica In question, it is obvious that none of these are consistent with these claims.

The King of Spain said that it was better to arrive sooner than later. Spain has deployed troops on this continent for more than ten years, and has settled in Shanman for that long. Countries around the world still regard it as a CLP. , there are no traces of human settlement from other countries on it.

Therefore, Spain’s military control is legal, Spain’s resident rights are also the most accurate, and Spain’s territorial rights are the most reasonable to expand. This is what Spain says. Although the process is simple, it is indeed very practical. Spanish meaning. In the past, the territory you didn't want was just for adventure, but I have taken it for myself, and now you stand up to oppose it. Is this justified? "\u003cb\u003e1 3kanwang\u003c/b\u003e The net does not skip words. This is a report from Portugal's "Lisbon Daily News". Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this newspaper's report is definitely inclined to support Spain. Therefore, Many people could only grin and treat it as normal.

However, after an investigation was released on the 15th, many people around the world were shocked. An investigation by the Bureau of International Connection found that.

All German newspapers that are Spain's allies in South America have expressed support for Spain, including the three Nordic countries. Denmark, which was originally somewhat unfriendly to Spain, this time also supported Spain's territorial rights together with Norway, which had just been repatriated by Spain on an adventure ship.

The former is of course easy to explain. The reason is that as an ally, it naturally supports Spain.

However, the three Nordic countries were puzzling at first, but when some media reported that Denmark wanted to prevent other countries from getting involved in Iceland and Greenland, it hurriedly expressed its stance first, so that Spain would have no excuse to intervene. Norway also has the same idea as Denmark, because Norway also has sovereignty disputes over Greenland. However, the relationship between the two countries is too special (the King of Norway is the son of the King of Denmark), so the two countries want to negotiate internally behind closed doors. This is a guess. As for whether this is the case, only Norway and Denmark can know.

In addition to them, the permanently neutral countries Switzerland, the Kingdom of Siam, the Ottoman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and even the Rashid family of the Kingdom of Najd, which was not yet a unified country, also expressed their solidarity with Spain, and Japan knew that it had no possibility of obtaining that territory. Under the circumstances, Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, referred to as Foreign Minister Komura Jutaro, announced his support for Spain's territorial claims with envy and reluctance.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty, which had already set Japan's attitude as a bellwether, did not dare to offend a world-class power like Spain, for fear of falling behind Japan and letting Spain support Japan's invasion of China. Therefore, less than two minutes after Komura Jutaro announced his support for Spain, As the father of Emperor Xuantong and the regent of the country in early 1908, Zaifeng quickly summoned foreign ambassadors and ministers to the Qing Dynasty to announce his support for Spain's sovereignty over Antarctica.

At this point, not to mention the Americas among the major independent countries, the remaining countries in Europe include Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, the German Empire, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and those countries on the Balkan Peninsula that have not yet released their news.

On the 16th, suddenly, Greece in the Balkan Peninsula first announced that it recognized Spain’s sovereignty over Antarctica, and then Montenegro did the same. Finally, to everyone’s astonishment, Spain did not know how to use Russia’s help to remove Russia from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The three independent countries, including Seville and Romania and Bulgaria, have all joined the Spanish team to support Antarctic sovereignty.

"All the remaining countries are either world powers or European powers. The United States, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the German Empire, the Netherlands, Belgium and other eight countries.

The attitude of the United States has made it clear that it will not oppose Spain's sovereignty over Antarctica, and France also expressed in a previous press conference that it hopes to discuss cooperation between the two countries during the French President's visit to Spain in the middle of next month. Therefore, many people are Because, by then, the French Republic may, like the United States, recognize Spain's sovereignty over Antarctica as a gift to Spain.

If such a calculation is made, the only thing left is the Kingdom of Italy. Many people know that His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele III has a good personal relationship with King Alfonso XIII of Spain, and there is a good relationship between the two countries. There has always been a quasi-ally relationship, so, not surprisingly, Italy is also supportive.

Then, there are Russia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium. The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Belgium are real allies. If the Spanish government does a good job in public relations, then it shouldn't be too difficult to defeat the United Kingdom. In the end, the only one left is Russia. This hard nut is the only one left. Spain is the most difficult to solve, but I believe in our allies, I believe they will solve it. "

"As Spain's closest ally, and as Portugal's current prime minister, how do you evaluate your allies?"

Barroso smiled, and then said with admiration: "Spain is a great country, yes, I think few people in the world will deny this, especially now that Spain under the leadership of His Majesty Alfonso is more So, Spain more than ten years ago was far worse than Portugal at that time. Of course, that was mainly because the war had just ended, so there was nothing left to do. However, please look at the following ten years. In the past year, while other countries in the world were developing rapidly, Spain was developing at an astonishing speed.

What is more important is all-round comprehensive development. Let me ask you, which country can achieve such a process in such a short period of time? Perhaps if you really want to say it, only the German Empire can make a slight comparison, but don't forget, The German Empire was the result of three generations of development, and when His Majesty William II took over the throne, the German Empire was already one of the top powers in the world. Therefore, it can be said that His Majesty Alfonso XIII will definitely be one of the greatest kings in European history in the future. I am very sure of this. "

"As for Russia, do you think Spain can get the other party to agree to Spain's Antarctic sovereignty?" \u003cb\u003e1 3kan.com\u003c/b\u003e The website does not skip words.

After hearing this, Barroso smiled evilly, and then said with certainty: "I will definitely do it."

But before Barroso could accept this weekly interview in Time, Russia did something that shocked the world.

“Because when the King of Spain accepted an exclusive interview with the country on August 12, 1909, Spain showed an extremely strong attitude on the Antarctic issue, especially the speech of His Majesty Alfonso XIII. It is difficult for people to accept. The attitude he showed is very contemptuous of our King. For this reason, many of our Russian citizens have already carried out anti-Spanish activities across the country.

Moreover, as a consideration for the nascent industrial development of our country, in order to provide them with a space and sufficient time for growth, we have decided that, starting from the 1st of next month, our Tsarist Russian Empire will, in addition to pharmaceuticals, , a policy prohibiting the import of all other industrial products from Spain, including automobiles. If Yuoh finds violators, they will be dealt with in accordance with Russian laws.

As for the time, we will officially announce it at an appropriate time after discussion.”

What's this! Russia actually imposed a product ban on Spain? This is too serious. So far, it seems that except for the German Imperial government, which under the pressure of the Junker nobles, banned the export of agricultural products from Tsarist Russia to the German Empire, and because of this reason, the original relationship with the German Empire Russia, which was a quasi-ally, was easily poached by the French Republic, the mortal enemy of the German Empire, and became one of the three central points in the encirclement of the German Empire by the French Republic, the British Republic, and the Tsarist Russian Empire. For this reason, many German empires regretted it.

And now, do the original victims want to find the pleasure of being similarly hurt in another country? However, will Spain really accept Russia's policy of clearly discriminating against Spanish industrial products like Russia did? Many people began to turn their attention to Spain in southern Europe. They wanted to see what Spain would do. Countermeasures to deal with or even counterattack Russia.

It is precisely for this reason that the Spanish Royal Palace is holding a response meeting in a solemn atmosphere.

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