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The Confederation of May

The beginnings of the Confederation of May happened long before any contact by Europeans. Before union, the May (or Mayans) were divided into of dozens of little tribes, and they weren't just in May; Mayan civilization can be found in modern Haut-Adalie [1], Nouv-England [2], and even in southern Ashoqua [3]. The anti-colonial spirit of these indigenous remnants was embodied in the rebellious Kingdom of Utatlan, which refused vassalisation by both France and England, until it was eventually taken over by a freed Adalie in 1908. But, for the most part, most action took place on the Galopin (Yucatan) Peninsula, where Mayan culture always thrived.

The first explorer of the Galopin Peninsula was said to have been from an envoy sent by the Kingdom of Súþdælgeard some time in the early-1200's. A message from an old diary, probably from the captain of the ship, translated to this:

"After sailing for two days, we reached an isle we christened Eegelwin [4] after his majesty. As we pulled our great ship to the land in close sight, the natives called for us, and gave us presents, as they believed us to be gods. We dined on a feast of rice and cassava, and set off two days later, continuing our exploration as ordered. The voyage was rough, but we sailed for three days and four nights and landed on a land one of the crewmates christened Hálga Baldehuia [5]. The natives were hostile to us, and we knew they were more advanced than the people on the isle Eegelwin. After we offered them gold, they took us to the city of Sawam [6], and we departed with great riches bestowed upon us by the king there."

Though a product of its time, the record remains as the first contact by Europeans with the native May civilization. Though some claim the story, and the entire diary it was a part of, was a forgery created in the 19th century, most historians believe it to be legitimate. However, there were no records written of contact with "Hálga Baldehuia", except for a brief mention in the Epic of Frithugeorn the Great, where it mentions the main character seeing a sight as "gold as the pyramids of Sawam". The next verified European to contact the May was a Scandinavian explorer by the name of Otto Isometsä. During the initial colonization of Fennica (the Caribbean), Isometsä was sent to survey the lands to the west, and landed near the modern-day city of Xicharet. Ill-prepared for hostile contact, he fled after having his life threatened, and told the Scandinavian governor to leave the Mayans to themselves. It wasn't until after the sale of Fennica to England that another exploratory group was sent out.

By 1610, the May were well-aware of, and militarized against, the European colonizers. The Ashoqui (Aztec) Empire was in the process of falling to the French, and they knew they were next. So, in the Summer of 1611, when an English explorer named Gaël Galopin approached the king in Chicheen Itsha (Chichen Itza), he decided to make a decision that might have represented the antithesis of Mayan society at the time. Instead of siccing his legions on the explorer and his team of soldiers, he decided to hear them out. Galopin promised protection in exchange for gold and a unified ally on the "Galopin" peninsula. He said he'd provide the king with an army large enough to take over all his enemies, and confederate the peninsula. By the winter, Galopin had made good on his word, and by 1617, Mayan civlization back to the Big Mountains (Cuchumatanes) was under the rule of Chicheen Itsha.

Things remained similarly for the next two centuries. The so-called "Empire of May" gave England a penance in gold, and they sent them armies to defend their borders. The emperors of May were clever, in that a unified Mayan identity was fostered over the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the emperor himself was accepting backhanded deals with imperial powers, the people believed that May was a resisting against the evil English and French colonizing states. In their anger, instead of being mad at Chicheen Itsha for taking over their city, they became angry at the Europeans for encroaching on their native land. The only other surviving Mayan state was Utatlan, which the emperors didn't want to take over as it was very resistant to foreign rule, and it would also be hard to hold as it was mostly in the mountains.

Eventually, the people realized that the emperor was on the side of the Europeans they had been led to hate, and they turned on him. A revolution, supported by French troops, formed a democratic republic. The so-called Insurrection of Cilvituuk (1819-1824) is considered as part of the Litirlandi Revolution, a period of democratic and anti-colonial revolution in the New World. The new Confederation of May devolved itself into states, and elected a leader by using an Althing not far from the methods of Scandinavia. They were puppetized, and nearly taken over by, both Britain and France, and a brief invasion by Adalie in 1911 shook the state to its core. Although it was a large exporter of gold throughout the 19th century, after the need for gold dried up, embargoes were put on May by European countries attempting to get the small nation to submit to colonial rule. Because of this, a period in the mid-1900's lead to further anti-European settlement, which in turn lead to isolationism, which lead to a collapse of the Mayan economy. During this time, they adopted the native name of Miyaipa to describe themselves. Eventually, after intervention by neighboring states, there was a regime installed that was more friendly to the rest of the world. Nowadays, the Mayans are attempting to rebuild themselves, find a national identity once again, while hopefully finding a way to push away imperialist powers once and for all.

[1] - Northern Central America
[2] - Costa Rica and Nicaragua
[3] - Mexico
[4] - Most historians think that it refers to the western portion of Fennica (Cuba)
[5] - Believed to be a name for the Galopin Peninsula
[6] - A bastardization of the name Xicaambi, presumably

Description

The Confederation of May

The beginnings of the Confederation of May happened long before any contact by Europeans. Before union, the May (or Mayans) were divided into of dozens of little tribes, and they weren't just in May; Mayan civilization can be found in modern Haut-Adalie [1], Nouv-England [2], and even in southern Ashoqua [3]. The anti-colonial spirit of these indigenous remnants was embodied in the rebellious Kingdom of Utatlan, which refused vassalisation by both France and England, until it was eventually taken over by a freed Adalie in 1908. But, for the most part, most action took place on the Galopin (Yucatan) Peninsula, where Mayan culture always thrived.

The first explorer of the Galopin Peninsula was said to have been from an envoy sent by the Kingdom of Súþdælgeard some time in the early-1200's. A message from an old diary, probably from the captain of the ship, translated to this:

"After sailing for two days, we reached an isle we christened Eegelwin [4] after his majesty. As we pulled our great ship to the land in close sight, the natives called for us, and gave us presents, as they believed us to be gods. We dined on a feast of rice and cassava, and set off two days later, continuing our exploration as ordered. The voyage was rough, but we sailed for three days and four nights and landed on a land one of the crewmates christened Hálga Baldehuia [5]. The natives were hostile to us, and we knew they were more advanced than the people on the isle Eegelwin. After we offered them gold, they took us to the city of Sawam [6], and we departed with great riches bestowed upon us by the king there."

Though a product of its time, the record remains as the first contact by Europeans with the native May civilization. Though some claim the story, and the entire diary it was a part of, was a forgery created in the 19th century, most historians believe it to be legitimate. However, there were no records written of contact with "Hálga Baldehuia", except for a brief mention in the Epic of Frithugeorn the Great, where it mentions the main character seeing a sight as "gold as the pyramids of Sawam". The next verified European to contact the May was a Scandinavian explorer by the name of Otto Isometsä. During the initial colonization of Fennica (the Caribbean), Isometsä was sent to survey the lands to the west, and landed near the modern-day city of Xicharet. Ill-prepared for hostile contact, he fled after having his life threatened, and told the Scandinavian governor to leave the Mayans to themselves. It wasn't until after the sale of Fennica to England that another exploratory group was sent out.

By 1610, the May were well-aware of, and militarized against, the European colonizers. The Ashoqui (Aztec) Empire was in the process of falling to the French, and they knew they were next. So, in the Summer of 1611, when an English explorer named Gaël Galopin approached the king in Chicheen Itsha (Chichen Itza), he decided to make a decision that might have represented the antithesis of Mayan society at the time. Instead of siccing his legions on the explorer and his team of soldiers, he decided to hear them out. Galopin promised protection in exchange for gold and a unified ally on the "Galopin" peninsula. He said he'd provide the king with an army large enough to take over all his enemies, and confederate the peninsula. By the winter, Galopin had made good on his word, and by 1617, Mayan civlization back to the Big Mountains (Cuchumatanes) was under the rule of Chicheen Itsha.

Things remained similarly for the next two centuries. The so-called "Empire of May" gave England a penance in gold, and they sent them armies to defend their borders. The emperors of May were clever, in that a unified Mayan identity was fostered over the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the emperor himself was accepting backhanded deals with imperial powers, the people believed that May was a resisting against the evil English and French colonizing states. In their anger, instead of being mad at Chicheen Itsha for taking over their city, they became angry at the Europeans for encroaching on their native land. The only other surviving Mayan state was Utatlan, which the emperors didn't want to take over as it was very resistant to foreign rule, and it would also be hard to hold as it was mostly in the mountains.

Eventually, the people realized that the emperor was on the side of the Europeans they had been led to hate, and they turned on him. A revolution, supported by French troops, formed a democratic republic. The so-called Insurrection of Cilvituuk (1819-1824) is considered as part of the Litirlandi Revolution, a period of democratic and anti-colonial revolution in the New World. The new Confederation of May devolved itself into states, and elected a leader by using an Althing not far from the methods of Scandinavia. They were puppetized, and nearly taken over by, both Britain and France, and a brief invasion by Adalie in 1911 shook the state to its core. Although it was a large exporter of gold throughout the 19th century, after the need for gold dried up, embargoes were put on May by European countries attempting to get the small nation to submit to colonial rule. Because of this, a period in the mid-1900's lead to further anti-European settlement, which in turn lead to isolationism, which lead to a collapse of the Mayan economy. During this time, they adopted the native name of Miyaipa to describe themselves. Eventually, after intervention by neighboring states, there was a regime installed that was more friendly to the rest of the world. Nowadays, the Mayans are attempting to rebuild themselves, find a national identity once again, while hopefully finding a way to push away imperialist powers once and for all.

[1] - Northern Central America
[2] - Costa Rica and Nicaragua
[3] - Mexico
[4] - Most historians think that it refers to the western portion of Fennica (Cuba)
[5] - Believed to be a name for the Galopin Peninsula
[6] - A bastardization of the name Xicaambi, presumably