San Carlos Islands

San Carlos Islands

Իսլաս Սան Ծարլոս
Islas San Carlos
San Carlos Islands; Իսլաս Սան Ծարլոս; Islas San Carlos
Department
	Captaincy General and Department of the; San Carlos Islands
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Վիվա յ Սալվե լաս'Իսլաս Սան Ծարլոս; Viva y Salve las'Islas San Carlos
	Anthem: Viva y Salve ;
Country	Creeperopolis
Captaincy General	1 June 1387
Department status	19 January 1888
Autonomous status	13 March 1995
Founded by	Cristóbal Colón Cámarillo
Named for	Saint Carlos
Capital	Cámarillo
Government
• Type	Autonomous departmental captaincy general
• Emperor	Alexander II
• Captain General	Sergio Tejón Galdámez (IC)
Area
• Total	204,900 km2 (79,130 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Punto Colón)	1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,517,685
• Rank	28th
• Density	41.57/km2 (107.64/sq mi)
Demonyms	San Carlos Islander,; San Carlosian
Demographics
• Ethnicity	85.56% Natizo; 9.16% Creeperian; 5.28% Native Islander
Economy
• GDP nominal	$1 trillion colóns
• GDP per capita nominal	$117,402 colóns
Time zone	AMT+8 (ISC)
Area code(s)	9

The San Carlos Islands (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Իսլաս Սան Ծարլոս; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Islas San Carlos; pronounced: [iz-las san kaɾ-los]; literally translated as the Islands of Saint Charles), officially the Captaincy General and Department of the San Carlos Islands (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Ծապիտանձա Գեներալ յ Դեպարտամենտո դե լաս'Իսլաս Սան Ծարլոս; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Capitanía General y Departamento de las'Islas San Carlos) is an autonomous department of Creeperopolis which is located in Ostlandet, the only Creeperian department not located in Sur.

The precursor to the modern department was the Captaincy General of the San Carlos Islands, which was established on 1 June 1387 after being landed on by the Creeperans under Cristóbal Colón Cámarillo on 12 October 1381. The islands were governed by the Creeperian Navy from 1387 until 1565, and during that period, several revolts by the Native islanders were crushed by the Creeperian administrators, with the most notable revolt being the Great Revolt of Esclaveta in the early 1440s. In 1565, the islands were democratized and the islanders were able to vote for their Captain General, or regional governor. The islands returned to Naval administration from 1788 until 1887, when the islands were again democratized. In 1888, under Captain General Simón Bonilla Vásquez, a referendum was held in which the islands voted to become a department of Creeperopolis. In 1918, under Captain General Antonio Gutiérrez Avendaño, another referendum was held on wether the islands should gain independence, but the referendum failed and the islands remained a department of Creeperopolis. The San Carlos Islands sided with the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council during the Creeperian Civil War of 1933 to 1949. The Creeperian Army then administered the islands from 1949 until 1962, when the Creeperian Initiative began its governance over the islands.

On 12 October 1981, the Juan Horacio Palafox Mendoza Revolutionary Council (CR–JHPM) was formed and declared independence for the San Carlos Islands. Other groups, including the Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement (MRKA) and the Norental-Esclaveta-Pescante-Orisla-Colón Front (Frente NEPOC), would also form, beginning the San Carlos Islands Crisis. The 1995 Ankarabad Accords ended the San Carlos Islands Crisis on 13 March 1995 and granted the San Carlos Islands a degree of autonomy, however, the Kapahu Alana Revolutionary Movement was reformed in 2003 following the 2003 Creeperian coup d'état, reigniting a low-level insurgency on the island of Esclaveta. Autonomy for Esclaveta has since been revoked and the islands have since been the garrison of the 21st Creeperian Army.

The current Captain General of the San Carlos Islands is Sergio Tejón Galdámez of the Creeperian Initiative who has been serving since 1 March 2011. As of 2020, the islands have a population of 8,517,685, making it the 3rd least populous department of Creeperopolis. The capital and largest city of the department is Cámarillo, located in the municipality of Colón. The other four municipalities of the San Carlos Islands are Esclaveta, Norental, Orisla, and Pescante. The islands' highest point is Punto Colón, located on Esclaveta, which is also the largest island of the island chain. The majority of the population is ethnically Natizo, or a mix of ethnic Creeperian and ethnic Native islander, at over 85% of the population. The official language of the San Carlos Islands is Creeperian Spanish.

The San Carlos Islander economy is primarily supported by tourism, especially in the municipalities of Colón and Norental, mining, especially in the municipality of Orisla, and fishing, especially in the municipality of Pescante. The municipality of Esclaveta is considered to be a hindrance on the San Carlos Islander economy due to the constant military presence and influence in the municipality, scaring off potential tourists and investors. The San Carlos Islander economy is worth $1 trillion colóns^{[note 1]} with a GDP per capita figure of $117,402 colóns.^{[note 2]}

Etymology

In 1381, the islands were first called The Imperial Islands of San Carlos the Martyr of Creeperopolis (Los'Islas Imperiales de San Carlos el Mártir de Creeperopólis), named after Saint Carlos, a son of King Alfonso I of Creeperopolis who died during the Creeperian Crusade. Overtime, the name has been shortened to simply the San Carlos Islands (Islas San Carlos). The official name was changed to the Captaincy General of the San Carlos Islands (Capitanía General de las'Islas San Carlos) on 15 May 1421, and later to the Captaincy General and Department of the San Carlos Islands (Capitanía General y Departamento de las'Islas San Carlos) on 19 January 1888.

The San Carlos Islander Natives called the islands Chǫnun 'Àtse (ᒍᐅᓄᐅᓄ ᐊᑕᓭᐁ; translated as Rainy Lands of Our Ancestors).

History

Formation of the islands

First human settlement

Native Islander totem poles in Esclaveta.

Creeperian arrival and exploration

First military administration

First Parliamentary Era

Second military administration

Second Parliamentary Era

Third military administration

Era of Peace