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|conventional_long_name = Principauté de Brocéliande
| native_name = Bonilla y San Fernando
|native_name =       Brocéliande
| native_language = Ingerish/Creole, Castellanese
|common_name =        Brocéliande
| capital = Puerto Ristley
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| population_year = 2021
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|largest_city =      Valoris
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|leader_title1 =      Prince
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|leader_name1 =      Guillaume IV
| intro = Bonisle and San Fernando (Castellanese: Bonilla y San Fernando), officially Bonisle, San Fernando and the Windies (Castellanese: Bonilla, San Fernando y las Ventosas) and colloquially Bonilla or Bonisle is an island territory of [[Castellan]] in the [[Sea of Uthyra]], located roughly halfway between [[Vodeo]] and [[Bonavista]]. Bonisle and San Fernando is made up of two main islands and 23 other islands and cayes. The capital and most populated town is {{node|246058754|Ristley}} (or Port Ristley).
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}}'''Brocéliande''', officially the '''Broceliande Principalty''' (Franquese: ''Principauté de Brocéliande''), is a country located primarily in Southerne Tarephia. Brocéliande shares borders with Barzona ato the north, Allendea to the West, Balavalonia to the East, and a maritime border with Aeragny to the South. Its seventeen integral provinces (including the Iles du Midi) span a combined area of 104,343.58 km<sup>2</sup> and have a total population of over 17 million as of January 2022. Broceliande is a unitary parlamentary monarchy with its capital in Valoris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Troie-Charleville-Sansévérina, Belleville, Venere, Périgan, Latrey, Barchambault and Ville-Louis.


Bonisle and San Fernando was home to indigenous peoples for many centuries prior to discovery by Ulethans, possibly the Sandrins of coastal Vodeo settled the islands. Hellanesians may have been present in the islands too but its likely that this history has been confused with that of Bonavista. The Castellanese were the first to discover the islands and attempt a settlement but there was a large period of Ingerish rule and exchanges of the islands with the Castellanese until confirmed as part of Castellan in 1807. Self rule was achieved in the 1970s and in 2006 locals defeated a referendum to become independent.


The islands of Bonisle and San Fernando are mountainous, the highest point is Parrot's Hill (833 m), the other islands are flat mostly sandy cays.
== Geography ==
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==Etymology==
== History ==
The etymology of Bonisle originated with Bonny Isle (Beautiful isle) in the Westfolkian ingerish dialect. San Fernando (also known as St. Ferdinand) was probably discovered or settled on 30th May, feast day of St. Ferdinand and got the name. The Windies were probably named because they are in low lying and not highly shelted part of the sea with a lot of wind.


==History==
===Early history===
Bonisle and San Fernando was home to indigenous peoples for many centuries prior to discovery by Ulethans, possibly the Sandrins of coastal Vodeo settled the islands. Hellanesians may have been present in the islands too but its likely that this history has been confused with that of Bonavista. In 1489-90 the Castellanese explored much of eastern Tarephia and eventually founded a colony in Vodeo, they discovered the main islands of San Fernando and Bonilla in that time. After the Vodean colony failed 1505 they attempted in 1506 with 15 families settling in the area between Nuevo Willhed and Sally Side. The local indigenous quickly attacked the colony and it did not survive the first winter. A second attempt came in the summer of 1507 and the colonists managed one year until forced to abandoned. For the next century the island was still claimed by Castellan but not settled.


===Bonny Isle Colony and Ingerish settlement===
== Government and politics ==
In 1616 the Ingerish took over the colonies of the Vodean coast and began looking to expand east to counter the Castellanese threat. In 1619 Alexander MacHale led 400 colonists from northern Ingerland to Bonilla, raising funds for a Wesfolkian colony. They landed near today's {{node|246054174|Coral Town}} and built the Bonny Isle settlement. The colony struggled to defend itself and suffered a lot. Eventually in early 1620 the territory was placed under the administration of Cambria Colony (Vodeo). Hundreds more settlers arrived in Bonilla and San Fernando islands. Conflicts with the indigenous were brutal and between 1620 and 1626 most of them were killed and only a few survived and married with the settlers. Because of the distance and already an increasing population the islands were separated and made the separate Bonny Isle and St. Ferdinand colony. In 1628 the city of Port Ristley was founded and a wooden fortification was built in the hill overlooking the town. The nearby Windy Cayes were included within the Cambria Colony but by the later 17th century were slowly settled as "free towns" outside of the Ingerish control. An Ingerish-Castellanese war broke out in 1658, the Castellanese lost Bonavista and attempted to take Bonisle, they bombarded the town but eventually could not take the island. By 1710 the Windies were placed under the Governor of Bonisle as the islands became home to piracy.


===Era of Piracy===
During the Ingerish civil war the Castellanese took advantage to drive out the Ingerish from Bonisle in 1719, an invasion on San Fernando failed and it stayed with the Ingerish. The improved some of the defenses and began the work on the Gun Hill castle. In this period piracy was present in the Uthyran sea and {{node|246057088|Gorda Town}} was a haven for pirates in the area. [[Arecales|Cayan]] pirate Charles Griffith (brother of James Griffith) was active out of Gorda Town after the death of his brother in 1723. Captain James Kelly became the most famous pirate, attacking mainly the Castellanese but also Ingerish ships too. He was captured by the Castellanese in 1726 and hanged. Four pirates were found at Lonely Caye in 1721, supposedly they had been marrooned after a mutiny. In 1733 an invasion force of 9 Ingerish ships of the line sailed from Saviso to invade Bonisle. There were only 3 defending ships and other small gun boats and the battle was an Ingerish victory. Afterwards the Gun Hill fort was enlarged and improved and newer cannons were placed in the 1740s. In 1756 a Castellanese invasion force tried to take over the island of Bonisle but a few ships sank in a storm off the coast and the invasion was called off.


===Castellanese colony===
== Demographics ==
The last major conflict took place in 1807 when a conflict over trade saw several Castellanese ships and crews captured. In retaliation the Castellanese launched a large invasion of Bonilla and San Fernando and took the two main islands. In early 1808 a treaty was signed ceding "Bonisle, San Fernando, The Windy Cays and her other islands". {{relation|264112|Lonely Caye}} was forgotten in the treaty text, and some years after the Ingerish rediscovered and determined that the treaty words did not include Lonely Caye since it was not an island of the Windies and sent some impressed sailors to occupy the island.


In 1826 there was a slave revolt that was put down in Bonisle, around 40 people died but it led to further discussions on the status of slaves on the island. In 1840 laws were passed freeing slaves above 60 years of age, women and any newborns of slaves from that date on. In 1855 slavery was fully abolished in the colony.


The Castellanese built more defenses in the Ristley area. In 1854 the Castellanese ordered construction of the {{node|254021212|San Francisco castle}}, a polygonal fort that was much newer than the rest of the defenses in the colony. By the time it was completed in 1863 was slightly outdated and unnecessary as the threat of war with Ingerland was reduced.
== Culture ==


By 1845 Lonely Cay (Cayo Solo) was being patrolled by the Castellanese navy but remained in dispute between Bonilla and San Fernando and Bonavista colonies. The Ingerish navy continued to sail in thew waters of Lonely Caye and built and occupied shacks with sailors between the 1810s and at least 1912. There was no active fighting but occasionally the two powers' navies may have harassed each other in the waters around the island.


===Modern period===
== Economics ==
In 1924 self government was given to Bonisle and San Fernando in limited matters. The first president of the colonial government was Antonio Roque (1924-1929). In 1935 Juan "Johnny" Pringle became the first Bonillian-born president, leading from 1935-1939, 1942-1950 and 1951-52. Since Pringle all of the presidents were born in Bonisle or San Fernando apart from one. In 1951 the Bonisle airport was inaugurated as the first airport in the islands. In 1956 it became an overseas territory instead of a colony, a process of over five years between the colonial government and the Castellanese governments in discussions and negotiations. In 1959 the first governor born in the islands was appointed, Charles McHale King. The first President since the 1956 change in status was Joseph Mac Kenzie (1955-1959).


When oil deposits were found along the coast of Bonavista in 1965, the Bonillian government moved to invite oil companies to being explorations within the EEZ of the territory. The Castellanese navy also built a {{way|24047281|raised lighthouse structure}} in 1970, occupied non continuously to help cement ownership and use of the island. It was also used as a base for rescue operations for stranded vessels in the Uthyran sea, and for patrolling against criminal activity in the waters. An exclusion zone 1300 m on each side of the island was insituted.


Development in San Fernando grew in the 1960s as the main roads were paved by the end of the decade and the San Fernando airport opened in 1972. The regional airline of GO Islas was established in 1978.
[[Category:Broceliande]]
 
In April 1997 the Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Laura made landfall in the area of the Windies, high winds and some damage in Big Windy and more serious flooding in Little Windy.
 
In 2006 a proposal was submitted as a referendum whether Bonisle and San Fernando should be independent or remain as an overseas territory, 86% voted in favor of remaining as a territory. In 2009 Lonely Caye and its waters were designated Reserva Natural del Cayo Solo, due to the unique abundance of aquatic life, sea birds and other small land animals and plants. The lighthouse was turned over from navy to civilian scientific/marine research studies.
 
==Geography==
Bonisle and San Fernando consists of two mountainous islands and over 20 islets and cayes. The largest island, Bonisle is 243.34 km² (93.95 sq mi) in size and some of the smaller cayes can be around 500 m² (5400 sq. ft.). The inhabited islands and cayes are Bonisle, San Fernando, Big Windy, Little Windy and Caney. There are also a few other cayes with private vacation homes. Bonisle, San Fernando and the Windies stretches about 145 km in length, but Lonely Caye is about 200 km north east of the northernmost caye in the Windies.
 
===Settlements===
*Bonisle
**{{node|246058754|Ristley}}
**{{node|246053589|Nuevo Willhed}}: 77 inh.
**{{node|246054173|Greysides}}
**{{node|246058452|Santa Carolina}}
**{{node|246058719|Matilda}}
**{{node|246056982|San Nicolás Town}}
**{{node|246054527|Turkey Hill}}: 101 inh.
**{{node|246058451|Old Bay Town}}
**{{node|246052242|Maria Town}}
**{{node|246054073|Jonas Point}}
**{{node|246054174|Coral Town}}
**{{node|246053590|Caney}}: 153 inh.
*San Fernando
**{{node|246053573|San Fernando}}: 313 inh.
**{{node|246052703|El Rinconcito}}: 66 inh.
**{{node|246053572|Santa Bárbara}}: 103 inh.
**{{node|246053571|Admiral's Harbour}}: 61 inh.
**{{node|246054074|Curry Village}}: 20 inh.
 
*Windies
**{{node|246057088|Gorda Town}}: 189 inh.
**{{node|247575216|Bight Side}}: 80 inh
**{{node|247576066|North Village}}: 58 inh.
**{{node|246052241|Little Windy Caye}}: 50 inh.
 
<gallery mode=packed caption="Geography">
File:Otto Beach, Little Corn Island.jpg|Beach on Big Windy
File:Sandy Bay, Colonia Policarpo - panoramio.jpg|Forests of Bonisle
File:Providencia, Colombia - panoramio (41).jpg|Coast in Eastern Bonisle
File:Pink Pearl Island-3.jpg|East Bay, Bonisle
File:The Peak en Providencia.JPG|Donald's Hill, San Fernando
File:Isla de Aves Venezuela 001.jpg|Lonely Caye
</gallery>
 
==Government and politics==
Bonisle and San Fernando is an overseas territory of Castellán. The monarch of Castellan is the head of state and there is a president who is the head of government. A governor represent the monarch on the islands. Because of their staus Bonisle and San Fernando are not part of the [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] (ASUN) or [[Southern Uletha Economic Cooperation Council]] (SUECC) but there are certain treaties and agreements. Foreign affairs and defense of the territory are managed by Castellan but other government affairs are the responsibility of the Bonillian government.
 
The Parliament of Bonisle and San Fernando (Parlamento de Bonilla y San Fernando) is the unicameral legislature of the territory. 12 people are elected to the parliament, 6 from Bonisle, 4 from San Fernando and 2 from the Windies. The political parties of Bonisle and San Fernando include Bonillian First (center-right), Social BSF (center-left), Labourist Party (left) and BSF Unite (center-right).
 
Margarita Ferguson is the current governor and Toney Brooks García is the current president (elected 2017 and 2021). President Brooks is a member of the Bonillian First party.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| text-align:center;"|<center>Monarch</center>
| text-align:center;"|<center>Governor</center>
| text-align:center;"|<center>President</center>
|-
|IMG || [[File:Xiomara Maduro .jpeg|90px|center]] || [[File:Mike franco parlementu (cropped).png|117px|center]]
|-
| <center><small>His Majesty</small><br>The King</center> || <center><small>The Most Excellent</small><br>Mrs. Margarita Ferguson</center> || <center>Toney Brooks García</center>
|}
 
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
'''Presidents of Bonisle and San Fernando'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No.
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Term in office
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Party
|-
| 1
|'''Antonio Roque'''
|1924-1929
|TBD
|-
| 2
|'''Celestino Gallardo'''
|1929-1935
|TBD
|-
| 3
|'''Juan Pringle'''
|1935-1939
|TBD
|-
| 4
|'''Joseph Freeland'''
|1939-1942
|TBD
|-
| 3 (2)
|'''Juan Pringle'''
|1942-1950
|TBD
|-
| 4 (2)
|'''Joseph Freeland'''
|1950-1951
|TBD
|-
| 3 (3)
|'''Juan Pringle'''
|1951-1952
|TBD
|-
| 4 (3)
|'''Joseph Freeland'''
|1952-1955
|TBD
|-
| 5
|'''Joseph Mac Kenzie'''
|1955-1959
|TBD
|-
| 6
|'''Juan Lyons Purcell'''
|1959-1972
|TBD
|-
| 7
|'''Melford Haines Carreras'''
|1972-1980
|TBD
|-
| 8
|'''Alberto McHale Cooper'''
|1980-1984
|TBD
|-
| 7 (2)
|'''Melford Haines Carreras'''
|1984-1985
|TBD
|-
| 9
|'''Carlos Brooks Freeland'''
|1985-1993
|TBD
|-
| 10
|'''Jimmy Ferguson'''
|1993-1997
|TBD
|-
| 11
|'''Dorothea Bermúdez Haynes'''
|1997-2009
|TBD
|-
| 10 (2)
|'''Jimmy Ferguson'''
|2009-2013
|TBD
|-
| 12
|'''Rowland Carreras King'''
|2013-2017
|TBD
|-
| 13
|'''Toney Brooks García'''
|2017-Present
|TBD
|}
</div>
</div>
 
==Economy==
The economy of Bonisle and San Fernando is centered around tourism, agriculture and aquaculture and through finances and investment. Traditionally crops like fruit, sugar cane, cacao and seafood like fish, crab have been the main exports. Salt is also a small industry in Big Windy, the northern half of Sonny Bight is full of salt ponds. Starting in the 20th century tourism was developed in the islands as a more affordable alternative to traditional resort locations like [[Arecales]] and others.
 
BSF is not particularly known for banking and is not usually considered an offshore financial centre but is often believed to be a tax haven due to lack of business taxation and low personal taxation. The territory is outside of the ASUN and SUECC and has not joined either in part because of the revenue losses from imposing higher taxes.
 
==Demographics==
The population of Bonisle and San Fernando was around TBD. Most 2/3 of the population lives in Bonisle and the rest in San Fernando, Windy Cayes and other small cayes.
 
Ingerish and Castellanese are the most common languages of the territory. Ingerish is spoken as the most common maternal language, specifically the Bonillian ingerish variety. A creole dialect is also informally used. Castellanese is the main language of government and education. Most islanders are fairly fluent in Castellanese.
 
48% of islanders belong to one of several protestant religions, 37% are Ortholic and the remainder. The remainder are not religious or other religions.
 
==Culture==
===Cuisine===
The islands have a unique culture blending their Ingerish and Castellanese heritage and history. Bonillian cuisine (and for other islands) is similar to island cuisine of Bonavista, Anrovia, Sainte-Elena (Barzona), Arecales and others. Fried and stwed fish and seafood is very common, as are rice, peas, plantains and beans. Cebiche is a popular local dish, different from places like Barzona where islanders usually serve it with rice and beans. Meat dishes on the island famously can be served with chickpea stew or chickpea mash.
 
===Religion===
Religion plays a large part in the islander culture, 85% follow a Christic faith and feast days and other religious events are celebrated with parades. Most islanders follow a variety of protestant religions though there is a significant Ortholic community as well. Island Days in March is the local carnival.
 
===Sports===
The three most popular sports in the island are football, baseball and cricket. Cricket dates back to the Ingerish colonial period and football became popular in the late 19th and 20th century. Baseball was imported by a [[Freedemia]]n to Bonisle around 1930 and quickly became a popular sport, due to its similarity to cricket. The three main stadiums where Bonisle and San Fernando international teams play are {{relation|280075|Franklin Suarez Baseball Stadium}} {{way|24722516|Alfonso E. Cameron stadium}} (King's Road) and {{way|24722520|Ristley Football stadium}}
 
==Transport==
{{relation|280089|Bonilla International Airport}} is the main airport and point of entry of the islands. {{way|24160848|San Fernando Airport}} and {{way|269134|Windy Airport}} are the two others. There is a small local airline, GO Islas, operating flights. GO Islas operates flights between the major islands, to Victoria (Bonavista) and Vodeo. There are ferries between Bonisle and San Fernando and both of the Windies.
 
[[Category:Bonisle and San Fernando]]
[[Category:Countries in Tarephia]]
[[Category:Countries in Tarephia]]

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Principauté de Brocéliande
Brocéliande

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Largest cityValoris
Official languagesFranquese
 • National languagesFranquese
Government
 • PrinceGuillaume IV
LegislatureSénat
Area
 • Total104 343,58 km2
Population
 • Census (2021)17 000 000
 • Density163/km2
TimezoneCentral Tarephia Standard Time (WUT +1:00)
CurrencyEcu (E)
Drives on theright

Brocéliande, officially the Broceliande Principalty (Franquese: Principauté de Brocéliande), is a country located primarily in Southerne Tarephia. Brocéliande shares borders with Barzona ato the north, Allendea to the West, Balavalonia to the East, and a maritime border with Aeragny to the South. Its seventeen integral provinces (including the Iles du Midi) span a combined area of 104,343.58 km2 and have a total population of over 17 million as of January 2022. Broceliande is a unitary parlamentary monarchy with its capital in Valoris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Troie-Charleville-Sansévérina, Belleville, Venere, Périgan, Latrey, Barchambault and Ville-Louis.


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Government and politics

Demographics

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