Empire Rising: Spain

The Minister of Civil Affairs is held by Carlisle Daniels. Carlisle is also a member of the Progressive Party, but unlike the rather radical Ruiz, Carlisle is clearly inclined towards conservatism.

During his tenure as Minister of Civil Affairs, he achieved no significant accomplishments but also made no errors, his political performance can only be described as mediocre.

The Minister of Transport was originally Ruiz. However, elected as acting Prime Minister by the Parliament, Ruiz performed extremely poorly during the workers’ parade, leading Carlo to dissolve the Parliament and abolish the then Spanish Cabinet.

Ruiz, who served as acting Prime Minister for only one day, was honorably unemployed and arrested by the Spanish Army for endangering national security.

Carlo had never much favored such a radical reformer. If this fellow were to take power, Spain would likely soon transform into a republic.

But history has taught enough lessons. Spain did indeed become a republic during this period but becoming a republic did not mean the internal struggles in Spain had concluded. On the contrary, the fights between various parties and forces caused the republic that lasted a few years to collapse with a bang.

Looking at Spain’s republican history from a God’s-eye view, its beginning was quite hasty, and its ending was equally miserable.

Ruiz, as such a radical reformer, did not have a clear understanding of the situation in Spain. At present, Spain does not need a republic; instead, it is the monarchy that can maintain the country’s unity and stability.

The seat of the Minister of Transport is currently vacant, but Carlo intends to promote the Deputy Minister of the Transport Department, Icarus Montoya.

Icarus has performed exceptionally well in the Transport Department, even arguably outstanding. If it weren’t for Icarus blocking some of Ruiz’s rather radical decisions, perhaps the department’s achievements this year would have been significantly compromised.

Having someone so capable and familiar with the department take over, could effectively reduce the work stagnation caused by the change of department heads for the Transport Department.

The Minister of Public Security is occupied by Garcia Herrera. Garcia is a rare non-partisan figure within the Spanish Cabinet Government, but he is also a member of the Spanish nobility, theoretically more inclined towards the Conservative Party.

The name of the Minister of Health is unfamiliar to Carlo, which could be related to the poor state of healthcare in Spain.

After all, medical standards in this era are indeed quite poor, Carlo mainly focuses on drug and biological research in the healthcare field, rather than paying much attention to the healthcare department.

Currently, the Minister of Health is Javier Hakson, a relatively renowned figure in the fields of biology and medicine.

Gerard Wilson continues to serve as Minister of Education. Gerard Wilson has made commendable achievements in promoting literacy education in Spain, and Carlo intends to further utilize him.

After all, there’s no term limit for Spanish Cabinet Ministers. As long as one is competent enough, holding a cabinet position for decades is not exaggerated.

Finally, there is the Foreign Secretary. The Foreign Secretary is also a member of the nobility and holds the title of Marquis. Carlo is not unfamiliar with the Marquis of Everton, as the Marquis was not only one of the earliest Spanish nobles to express goodwill towards Carlo but also one of the earliest to join the Royal Council.