Portuguese Colonial Venture Thread

Your inquiry into the colonial ventures makes good use of your colonial presence in the Southern Americas. It seems the region is inhabited by native tribes, more civilised than those in deeper in the rainforest, but still barbaric. They have at times put up minor levels of resistance to Spanish settlers in the area. Although Spain has some minor colonies in the area, their presence is limited and it will be simple enough to incorporate them into a well-funded Portuguese administration.

To settle the first colonists, you are advised to spend around 15,000 Ducats. They will also need a temporary garrison during the early years of colonisation to ensure they are protected from the barbaric natives, and the even more barbaric Spaniards.

Brazil offers to send their own units to protect the colony, but ask that the tax they pay to the Crown is reduce by 25% during the time it takes for the colonies to achieve their maximum output. Once fully colonised, it is believed that the Portuguese would own enough territory in the region to establish a new colonial administration to govern the Greater Banda Oriental area.

I order to further empower the future colonial adminstration of Mozambique, Dom Pedro directs his ministers to explore the possibility of extending Portugal's control of the souther coast of the area. As always, the Portugese crown will provide men and money as required.


OOC: The two provinces on the EUIV map that I am concerned with in this venture are Imhambane and Matsolo.