Enlightened Coast

The concept of the Enlightened Coast was first written about in 1799 by Corric philosopher and economist Erik Vael Hernandéz. Hernandéz posited that nations that have coastal territory and direct access to international trade routes will naturally become more wealthy, developed, cultured and ultimately important on the world stage. Citing the Packilvanian and Morst imperial systems as examples, Hernandéz's writings on the expansion of national borders, economic opportunity, diversity through myriad relationships, and the development of the spiritual nature of the people were one of many Corric treatises to make their way into the public consciousness in the following centuries. Today, Corric historians and geographers will often refer to developed countries with shorelines as Enlightened Coastal nations. Critics assert that this is simply a veneer for self-aggrandizement by categorizing Casilló y Réal alongside world superpowers like South Hills and Asendavia.