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Gernika was the first Basque settlement in Atlantis. Gernika was established in far south of the continent, and named after a place in the Basque homeland. The soil was particularly rich, but the climate was almost unbearably humid. With the unification of Spain, Gernika became a Spanish possession. When the United States of Atlantis acquired what had been Spanish Atlantis around 1822, it became the State of Gernika, with the city as its capital.

Storm Whitson moved to Gernika shortly after its annexation by the USA, and represented the state in the Atlantean Senate. Porfirio Cardenas, who had been born in the colony before the United States purchased it,[1] was the state's other Senator in 1852. During the Atlantean Servile Insurrection, which saw much of Gernika up in flames, both Senators attempted to preserve slavery, which ultimately turned out to be a losing proposition.

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  1. Not specifically stated, but he appears to be much older than 30.
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