Empire of Spain/CtW Information

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Spain is present in all three campaigns, and is a playable faction for the East Indies campaign.
===East Indies Campaign===
As masters of the Philippines, you will also have access to a large part of East Asia: north like China, Japan and Korea, while to the east and south are the kingdoms of the Bamar, Siamese, Achehnese, and the fledgling colonies of Portugal and the Netherlands. Spain is special because it has a special objective: conquest of Southern China to facilitate trade between China and Mexico to allow for a small trickle of trade.
However, getting to China will not be easy. Between the Philippines and victory, there lie a variety of factions which are mostly unfriendly to your cause: the Japanese will refuse to ally with you, while the Malays and Dutch will fight you whenever they can, and the Bamar and the Siamese will be extremely unfriendly to whichever faction allies with their enemy, which leaves two possible allies: Korea and Portugal. Portugal will readily ally with you, while Korea will only do so if you choose to attack either China or Japan.
===Founding of America===
Spain is depicted as present in the southern half of the map with Mexico (aka Nueva Espana) as a vassal state, holding most of Littoral Central America as well as Cuba which is its capital, while Nueva Espana covers Mexico and California.
Territories covered
*Cuba
*Jamaica
*Colombia
*Venezuela
*Florida
*(under Nueva Espana:)
**Texas
**Mexico
**California
**Colorado
===Grand Campaign===
Spain in the Grand Campaign is in control of a vast and rambling empire, ranging from the substantial Latin American dependencies all the way to the archipelagic world of the Pacific. Because Spain is bankrupt at the beginning of the Grand Campaign, it is often an easy target for colonisation — colonies can be purchased piecemeal from them. At the same time, they are embroiled in a war with Mexico, however, so be prepared to act as quickly as possible. Spain will frequently be at war with Mexico and Peru and will try to destroy both factions at any cost ... even if it is having problems at home.
The Spanish possessions of Latin America are very restive and will eventually break away to join the League of Nations over time if left to their own devices, provided neither Peru, Mexico nor the Americans take advantage of them. This might be of some use for the Peruvians, but it would also mean that the Peruvians need to send men to occupy them and areas in Central America which rebelled against Spanish rule. On the other hand, the Spanish colony of California is a vital component of any imperial war machine, so make sure you seize it as quickly as possible before the Mexicans do.
In Asia, the Spanish could be sitting ducks but for the fact that they are allied to France. This is problematic for the British due to their proximity to the French. It might be better to buy the Philippines, Guam and the Marianas off the Spanish if they have run out of tribute — which might be rather frequent if they try to attack the Americas and Africa....or even the Pacific. For the Japanese, however, the lack of French power in the region and the lack of an alliance with Russia means that the Spanish garrisons are fair game, although it would mean taking Taiwan from China first.
Administered locations:
Europe:
*Castille
*Granada
*Catalonia
*Bizkaia
*Extremadura
Africa, Mediterranean:
*Ceuta; Mauritania; Mallorca
Pacific:
*Luzon, Mindanao; Guam; Marianas
North America:
*California
*Colorado
*Rio Grande
Central-South America:
*Cuba
*Hispaniola
*Southern Andes
*Suquía
*Atacama
*Valdivia
*Uruguay
*Paraguay
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