Grand United States of Quesada
The Grand United States of Quesada is an interstellar government located in Aldebaran Sector.
- It is a large member-state of the Solomani Confederation.
- It is also known as the Estados Unidos Grande de Quesada
| Polity | Survey | Code | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of Quesada | Pre-Imperial | None | Not extant | |
| United States of Quesada | 1st Survey (300) | Qu | 2-ltr code | Founded afer 871 |
| United States of Quesada | 2nd Survey (1065) | SoQu | 4-ltr code | Extant |
Description (Specifications)
(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)
Government & Politics (Leadership)
The Grand United States is characterized as having a high degree of centralization, which sets uniform policies that direct the entire multi-system state and disregards local/planetary differences. The Grand United States government is usually classified as a Democratic Republic, a form of a Unitary State.
Goals
The state's primary goal is preserving trade and economic prosperity for its member worlds.
Interstellar Relations
It is a member state of the Solomani Confederation.
Military & Intelligence
The United States of Quesada Navy designed the Hussar Class Light Troop Transport, used during the Solomani Rim War.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Grand United States of Quesada is a lively republic – it has a rich Hispanic cultural heritage and prides itself on its music, dance and food, and has a chaotic political arena.
The Quesadans speak a dialect of Spanish known as Quesadan Spanish, with Anglic as a second language.
Recently, the Quesadans have been plagued by an inordinate amount of political upheaval. They have seen three Grande Presidantes in as many years: SolSec is widely believed to have had a hand in ousting them from power.
Solomani Security keeps a close eye on activities and events within the polity to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information.
Demographics
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
Humaniti (Human races)
- Solomani (Major Race): widely spread across the region.
- Mixed or other heritage: occasionally encountered across the region.
Linguistic Topography
The most commonly heard languages are:
- Quesadan Spanish, a Terran language principally spoken in the Grand United States.
- Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Confederation.
- It is a second language within the Grand United States.
General Historical Timeline
Major events that have affected this polity and the wider region that it lies within:
- -9235: far to coreward, the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
- -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
- -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
- -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Vilani Ziru Sirka.
- -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
- -1999: the Aslan gain jump drive technology.
- -1862 to -1110: the Terran Mercantile Community is active within the region.
- -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
- -1118 to 380: the Aslan Border Wars.
- -1110 to 588: the Terran Mercantile Community gradually becomes the Old Earth Union, shrinking to control the region around Terra.
- The Year 0: to coreward, the Third Imperium is founded.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the worlds of the region.
- 380: the Peace of Ftahalr ends the ongoing Aslan Border Wars and establishes understandings regarding human and Aslan influence.
- 588: the Old Earth Union and the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community are annexed by the Imperium, moving its border adjacent to the Aslan Hierate.
- 604-622: the Imperial Civil War.
- 624: the Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
- 704: the Solomani Autonomous Region is formed.
- 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
- 871: the Solomani Confederation is founded.
- 940: the Solomani Autonomous Region is dissolved.
- 990-1002: the Solomani Rim War.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey includes data for the Grand United States.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the Grand United States becomes widely available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This polity can be found in the following areas:
Charted Space – Balkanized Space:
Capital
The capital of the Grand United States is:
World Listing
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within the Grand United States of Quesada is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
References & Background (Sources)
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- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11, various others. (dot map locating the worlds of the Union, background for the sector)
- Michael Taylor. Fighting Ships of the Solomani (QuikLink Interactive, 2009), page 5. (background for the region)