Poll: Major European Peninsulas

[Laberia]

Someone voted on the Jutland Peninsula, would be interesting to hear their opinion.

Deymark.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

You are wrong. Scanderbeg didn't failed.
And after how many centuries of Arab rule happened Reconquista?

The Reconquista started already on the 8th century with Pelagius being proclaimed the King of Asturias. In the 9th century the county of Portucale already existed. Dom Afonso Henriques (our first king) during his lifetime reconquered nearly all the region where Portugal is geographically located nowadays. He did it more or less in 40 years, considering his kingdom lasted 46 years. We were not under Moorish rule for not even two hundred years in most regions.

[Annie999]

Personally the three most important are in the south, be it the Iberian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. When I mention the importance of the Balkan Peninsula I am mostly referring to the Hellenic sphere, even though it includes all the other nations mentioned above.

I am voting on the Iberian Peninsula due to its importance on shaping the world has we know. Most ex-Iberian colonies will be major nations in the future, if some ain't already.

The reason these ex-iberian colonies are not already developed is because of the iberians as well, and how they decided to rule their colonization (in opposite to english colonies that had a very different approach and showed to be way more successful).

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

The reason these ex-iberian colonies are not already developed is because of the iberians as well, and how they decided to rule their colonization (in opposite to english colonies that had a very different approach and showed to be way more successful).

One thing that all successful British colonies have in common is that their native people is nearly extinct or absent, be it in the U.S.A. or Australia per example. That way the process of settling and starting an orderly colony was easier. Is that the different approach you're talking about?

Their African, Asian and Middle-Eastern colonies where they were not able to do so are a complete mess and far worse than Latin America in most cases.

[Kriptc06]

The reason these ex-iberian colonies are not already developed is because of the iberians as well, and how they decided to rule their colonization (in opposite to english colonies that had a very different approach and showed to be way more successful).

I wouldn't blame them entirely, but the people that succeeded them, the corrupt people better saying. Gaining independence is not an easy task, if you install a corrupt/weak system it will fail, and the elite will suck the government tits for ever, and not rule the country properly, making poor people poorer.

Look at south sudan example, the turmoil it was after they became independent, the people that rule are to blame, luckily we aren't as bad.
I could discuss more, but it's very hard so in English.

[Porn Master]

Deymark.

Teutone is gypsy Deymark from ROMAnia?

[Laberia]

Teutone is gypsy Deymark from ROMAnia?

Yep, directly from the headquarters of his master and chief Bruce Lee in the sewers of Bucharest.

[Porn Master]

Yep, directly from the headquarters of his master and chief Bruce Lee in the sewers of Bucharest.

damn i knew that something was not right with Teutone, so he is gaymark(Deymark) now he's playing a christian german character lmao

[Ülev]

whole Europe is just a small Peninsula of Asian continent, lol and soon Xi will get it back (Silk Road version 2.0)

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

whole Europe is just a small Peninsula of Asian continent, lol and soon Xi will get it back (Silk Road version 2.0)

Sometimes Europe is mentioned as the "Peninsula of Peninsulas".