Vincentarian Federation of Mappercraft Colonies

The Vincentarian Federation of Mappercraft Colonies (VFMC) was a nation that was established on October 24, 2020. At its height, it consisted of 4 colonies and 2 unincorporated territories: the Dominion of New Estremia (Quebec), the Bielzi Colony (Brazil), the Varma Colony (Sweden), and the South Sweden Colony (Antarctica) It also had influence over a Swedish vassal state known as the Kingdom of Svedland and owned a condominium of the Balearic Islands with Scotland & Pratai. It was dissolved on November 12. It was the largest nation on the server at its height, but throughout its existence it was rarely taken seriously by other nations. The VFMC was notorious for being trolled by other nations and prominent veteran players, which ultimately led to its dissolution.

History of the Vincentarian Empire
The VFMC was not technically a nation, instead being a federation of colonies that are under the control of the Vincentarian Empire. The Vincentarian Empire is a multi-server empire that spans from a Bedrock Creative World to Mappercraft.

The Rise of a Great Empire (Pre-Mappercraft):

The Vincentarian Empire was created in the summer of 2019 by BigVinny24, the founder and emperor known as Vincenzo I. The mainland of the Vincentarian Empire comes in the form of a Creative world on the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft. The mainland consists of 22 cities, with half of those being NPC Villages, all of which are reinforced with walls and slightly updated, all linked together using an elaborate road system. The capital of the mainland and subsequently the entire Empire is Vincentaria City. Along with this, the mainland is divided into 8 provinces: The Province of Vincentaria, the Emirate of Vincenzistan, the Vincentarian Marine Territories, the Vincentarian Bee Reservations, Vinacacia, Fencenboggia, Fort Diavincente, and Ender-Vincentaria. After working on the mainland for several months, Vinny became interested in the possibility of venturing off to other servers and establishing colonies of the Empire.

The Beginning of Colonialism and the Colony of New Vincentaria(Pre-Mappercraft):

Vinny found his first colonial interest in a Bedrock Realm run by his friends (They will not be named for the sake of privacy). The Realm was called "juul gang," so the first colony would be made in this Realm under the name "Giulibandia." Like many other Vincentarian cities for it, it was built from an NPC Village, where it would be walled off and lighting would be improved to prevent attacks from monsters and Illagers, and more houses would be built to support a growing population that would also contribute to the spawning of Iron Golems. After the founding of Giulibandia, Vincenzo I's friends in the server established their own nation, known as the Grand Japanese Empire. This would begin an era of geopolitical roleplay in the server. A few weeks after the establishment of Japan, tensions rose, and as a result, a war would break out between Giulibandia and Japan. It ended in a Japanese victory as a result of Vincentarian forces retreating. Vinny quit the server for a few months after the war, but would eventually return with goals of expanding Giulibandia.

Shortly after Vinny's return to Giulibandia, he made an alliance with Japan, and a new nation was made, under the name Leanland/Italy, which was a federation of a small modified village and a large Italian village, both founded by the same person. After the foundation of Leanland/Italy, Vincenzo I saw an opportunity to exert a sphere of influence on the new nation, so it signed an agreement making Leanland/Italy a vassal state under Vincentaria. As a result of this new agreement, the Guapovis Territory was established, creating two new towns called Giappovesta and Dogioville. After this, the Madion Territory was also founded, being named after the Empress. Following this newly gained power, Vinny decided to completely annex his formal vassal states as a result of a treaty signed between him and the Japanese Emperor behind closed doors. However, the Japanese Emperor later admitted that he only signed the treaty to stir up conflict, and the leader of Leanland/Italy, upset by the unexpected annexation, did a small grief on Giulibandia. After this, all of the annexed land was ceded back to the leader of Leanland/Italy, and this ushered an era of peace.

After this event, the colonies of Vincentaria were declared to become collectively named New Vincentaria. A few weeks after the declaration of New Vincentaria, two new territories were created, the Mount Aglius Territory which consists of a village built on the site of the Wither known as Appasirria, and the Principality of Bacia would be founded as well. An Illager Outpost was also ceded to New Vincentaria by Japan. Since then, Japan has expanded considerably as well, building a recreation of Ba Sing Se from the Avatar TV series, and establishing the Natsu Province and Evu-An Province. Now, there is peace and cooperation between all of the nations.

A New Challenge and the Colony of Estremia(Pre-Mappercraft):

During his break from maintaining Giulibandia, Vinny decided to try colonization of an anarchy server. He would log into Extremecraft's anarchy server, and it was from here that he met the current members of the VFMC. A group was formed, and the Republic of Estremia was proclaimed as a colony under the rule of the Vincentarian Empire. From here, they established the capital city of Mesani, which was a walled-off, heavily reinforced city that would act as the center of the colony. Over time, a few new members were added, and the city was improved even more, and the city of Fragolia was created. However, there became a serious case of political corruption. One of the members, who happened to be Vinny's Imperial Advisor, became corrupt, and tried to take complete control of Estremia for himself. He even went far enough to frame one of the group's most prestigious members as a method of political gain. As a result of this, the rest of the Estremians decided to grief Mesani in order to ensure that the Imperial Advisor would have nowhere to go, and from there, he was announced to be permanently exiled from all of the Empire. After the former Imperial Advisor was exiled, Mesani was abandoned, and the group fell back to another city known as Viemticci. As the last city of Estremia, efforts were made to preserve it and defend it, but ultimately after a few weeks, Viemticci was griefed. Estremia was destroyed, and left abandoned by the group, never to be seen again.

A New Era Of Vincentaria and the VFMC:

Fast forward a few months, and Vinny learns about the Mappercraft Earth server. He tells the rest of the group, and they all agree to begin a new colonization project. Several weeks before the server even opens, the group settles on the location of the Dominion of New Estremia, named after the fallen colony, and begins plans to create the Vincentarian Bielzi Colony and the Vincentarian Varma Colony. Following the opening of the server, all of these claims have been established.

Major Events of the VFMC
Quebec and Laborador were claimed as the Vincentarian Dominion of New Estremia, and from there, plans to establish Bielzi and Varma were put in place. Blz_man decided to join the Independent States of Brasil as a member state, where his initial plan was to conquer the other states with the assistance of the other Vincentarians and extend Vincentarian influence into South America. After the ISB broke up, Blz _man agreed to cede his Brasilian territory to his Emperor as a colony, and Blz was appointed Governor of the Vincentarian Bielzi Colony. On the same day, the Vincentarian Varma Colony was established in Sweden, with Badlichick as Governor, and the name of the nation would be renamed to the Vincentarian Federation of Mappercraft Colonies.

On October 25, after the establishment of the Varma Colony, the Vincentarian government became concerned about the establishment of the Scandinavian Trade Republic as they planned to take all of Scandinavia, therefore threatening the sovereignty of the Varma Colony. Then, the Federal Republic of New Scotland vassalized the Trade Republic, and thus Emperor Vincenzo I began talks with President Pussilamous about possibly purchasing his vassal as a colony. Right before the agreement was finalized, the leader of the Trade Republic declared independence, and the agreement was nullified.

Since then, a scandal took place as one of the VFMC's top members, MikoNiko, was banned for four days after griefing and looting Sicily, Vinland, and Holland. As a result, MikoNiko has been exiled from every Vincentarian territory indefinitely.

After seeing the one-man nation of Svedland form in Sweden, the Vincentarian government was once again concerned about the safety of the Varma Colony. As a result, Vincentaria annexed this land as the Vincentarian Svedea Colony, promising him protection and resources. Bernardo agreed to the terms, and began his new life under Vincentarian jurisdiction. Since then, admins ruled that colonies cannot be landlocked, so Svedland has instead become a vassal state under the name of the Kingdom of Svedland.

On October 31, Vincentaria and Scotland purchased the Balearic Islands as a condominium from the Kingdom of Sardinia-Corsica.

On November 2, the newly-formed nation of South Sweden in Antarctica ceded their land to Vincentaria as a colony, now known as the Vincentarian South Sweden Colony.

On November 5, the Khmer Empire dissolved. An agreement was made with the former leader of Khmer, Eskija, where they would create a new nation in Germany as a Vincentarian vassal state. This vassal is known as the Oliandrian Federation of Westphalia.

On November 6, Agnius, a diplomat representing Holland, proposed to the Emperor a Vincentarian vassalization of the nation as a joke. The Emperor, ecstatic to see a union with the dominant economic force in the server, willingly accepted the offer. Agnius was teleported to New Fragolia to finalize the deal, however, Agnius teleported sent the rest of the Dutch delegation and Sikorskii. The Emperor was not notified that they would be arriving prior. Then, this group attacked the Emperor and organized a takeover of the New Fragolian town hall. Sikorskii proclaimed the "Free Danitarian Empire," and the rest of the group began typing propaganda in the chat that framed the Emperor as a tyrant, and claimed that the VFMC was infringing on human rights and freedoms. After this event, the Vincentarian government took Agnius and Holland to court, with Governor Blz acting as the Emperor's lawyer. The case ended with a Vincentarian victory, as declared by judge LordKarutamo. Agnius and Holland were found guilty of murder, monarch assassination, and an illegal attempt at a government coup. As a result of damage to Vincentarian armor, the accused party was forced to pay reparations of 20 diamonds and 4 Enchanted Mending books, which Holland promptly ignored since it was only a mock trial, much to the dismay of the VFMC. Since this event, Blz had been officially appointed as the Vincentarian Imperial Attorney.

Also on November 6, the Bigman-Sardinian War broke loose. Vincentarian forces volunteered on the side of Sardinia. The Vincentarian forces were the first ones to arrive at Bigmanland, and as a result, did the most damage to the nation. The war was a victory for the Sardinian coalition.

On November 9, a European liberation movement infiltrated New Fragolia once again, demanding the release of the Vincentarian vassal of Westphalia. Holland was the main protagonist in this round of attacks again, claiming to defend European sovereignty from Vincentarian influence. Although the Vincentarians reassured that they only had colonial interests in the unclaimed land of Sweden and that Westphalia was a temporary vassalization for their protection, chaos ensued anyway. After about an hour of protesting in the streets of New Fragolia, the Emperor agreed to release Westphalia. Since then, unrest in Europe died down, and the balance of power is now restored. Westphalia was now completely independent.

On November 11, Svedland and the South Sweden Colony faked a plan to secede from the VFMC. This movement was led by former Governor Blz. The unofficially-independent territories temporarily merged to form the Confederation of SmallVinnyLand.

On November 12, the VFMC officially dissolved. It fragmented into a handful of smaller states as a result of outside threats after the fake civil war was compromised and a Dutch spy in the VFMC told the Dutch government about plans to invade Holland. Now in its place, the rump states of the Kingdom of Almondia, the Chiefdom of Varmania, the Kingdom of Svedland, and El Salvador were established as fully independent nations.

Politics
The Vincentarian Empire was a constitutional monarchy. The VFMC was a federation of colonies under the jurisdiction of BigVinny24 (Emperor Vincenzo I) and saltimadi (Empress Madi I). The monarchy held more power, but the colonies did have a degree of self-rule, as each one had Colonial Governors that are appointed by the monarchy. The Bielzi Colony was run by Governor Blz, the Varma Colony was run by Governor Bad, the South Sweden Colony was run by Governor Heckc, and the vassal of Svedland was run by King Bernardo I. New Estremia was under the direct rule of the monarchy and was the head of the Federation.

Territories and Colonies
Vincentarian Dominion of New Estremia:

New Estremia was the head of the VFMC and was directly administered by the monarchy. It covered the entirety of the Canadian territories of Quebec and Laborador. The temporary capital was New Fragolia, a small port town located on the Atlantic coast of Quebec, initially created for trading purposes. The official capital was planned to be located on the northern coast of Quebec, but was never completed. There also existed a small fort known as Fort Crio. Most of New Estremia consisted of wilderness.

Vincentarian Bielzi Colony:

The Bielzi Colony was located in Brazil, specifically the state of Ceara. It was run by Governor Blz, who was the sole inhabitant and the namesake of the colony. It consisted of a few houses and some farms. The Bielzi Colony was the first Vincentarian colony to be created, and the first one initially planned to be established by the Vincentarian government. It was created from the remnants of the Independent States of Brasil that was left abandoned, allowing Blz to take over a portion of the land for himself and cede it to his former overlord, Vincentaria.

Vincentarian Varma Colony:

The Varma Colony was in Sweden, in the Varmland County, with some land stretching to the Swedish coastline. It was run by Governor Bad, who lived there on her own. Varma had the best-looking settlement of all of Vincentaria, consisting of fishing huts, farms, a large windmill, and houses. It also acted as a form of stronghold for Vincentarian influence over the Swedish region.

Vincentarian South Sweden Colony:

Despite what the name implies, South Sweden was actually located in Antarctica, specifically the region that is just south of New Zealand. It was run by Governor Heckc. It was the last official colony of Vincentaria, and because of its remote location, it had the least development of any Vincentarian territory. It had an expedition outpost, an igloo, and a few farms.

Trivia

 * The flag of Vincentaria is known officially as the Imperial Standard, and it is a horizontal triband with a white stripe in between two brown stripes. The white represents purity and a bright future, and the brown represents land, so the colors combined indicate that the Vincentarians bring peace to all land it controls. The design for the banner was initially inspired by a cannoli, which is a famous Sicilian pastry.
 * Despite following colonialism and being the largest nation on Mappercraft during its existence, the VFMC tried to be as peaceful as possible, and had either great or neutral relations with most nations. However, this had failed due to the fact that the VFMC was unable to defend itself.
 * Most Vincentarian names follow a naming system that combines English and Italian spelling and pronunciation. A great example of this is the colony of Giulibandia on the juul gang server. "juul" is pronounced like "jewel" and from there the spelling is changed to Giul to fit with Italian spelling, which does not use j's in such a way. Then "gang" in Italian is "banda," so combine the words together and you end up with Giulibandia.
 * With a population of 11 (not including vassals), the VFMC was one of the more populous nations on the server during its existence.
 * The VFMC may have expanded the most out of any nation in the shortest timeframe. Starting off in Quebec and Laborador, the Bielzi and Varma colonies were established within less than 24 hours of each other, and were both established on the second day of Mappercraft being open. The South Sweden Colony alone increased the size of the entire nation by around 50 percent. This rapid expansion and colonization had led to some concern among other nations, and ultimately led to the VFMC collapsing because of external pressures.