Lusitania

Lusitania, the Kingdom of Lusitania officially (Portuguese: Reino da Lusitânia), is a constitutional monarchy situated in the north of the Portugal.

Formerly a part of Portugal, it saw itself break free after heightened tensions following the Carnation Revolution in 1974 culminated in a mishap during a visit of Francisco de Sá Carneiro, president of the centre-leaning Partido Popular Democrático, in which he accidentally proclaimed the foundation of an independent state. After short negotiations with the Lisbon government, which agreed to respect northern sovereignty, and a referendum on the return of the monarchy, the Free Portuguese State was oficially renamed to the Kingdom of Lusitania.

History
The overwhelming victory of socialist and communist parties in the elections for the Constituent Assembly of 1975, arose a feeling of disdain against the south among the more conservative northern populace. In an attempt to quell the flames of rebellion, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, president of the centre-leaning Partido Popular Democrático, visited its hometown of Porto in the north on the 3rd of March 1977. Hopeful of change, thousands flocked to the streets of Porto, complaining directly to Sá Carneiro about the state of the country.

The president of PPD proceeded to adress the masses' concerns in a speech at City Hall. But when a slip of the tongue lead the crowd to believe he was proclaiming a free northern state, the square erupted in celebration to the dismay of Sá Carneiro who was now unable to retify his mistake. Assured by his influential contacts in the north that a conservative would be welcomed by the people there, and reminded of the refusal of the Portuguese government to crackdown on terrorist cells in Communist held bastions, Sá Carneiro grew into the idea of an alternate Portuguese nation, oficially proclaiming the Free Portuguese State one week after. "I urge all of you, all the people in Porto, in the north, in Portugal, to create a new society, a new state, a new Portugal"

~ Sá Carneiro's unfortunate wording Conversations on secession terms with the Lisbon government began immediatly, but with the growing unrest in the south potentially leading to another group of separatists, a heavily polarized population and a bloody civil war on the horizon, Portugal had no choice but to relinquish its rights to the northern territories for the time being.

Settled and assured of peace, the provisional government headed by Sá Carneiro began drafting a Constitution for the newborn state.