Succeeding in this goal grants rich territories and Papal favor. Later, it gains heavy infantry such as dismounted Feudal Knights, dismounted Chivalric Knights, sword and buckler men and dismounted conquistadors.Īs the game description suggests, one of Spain's easiest paths of expansion is to unify Iberia by conquering the Portuguese and the Moors. This is due to the rough Atlantic Ocean near Spain and Portugal.Įarly in the game, Spain fields a poor selection of infantry with militia and javelin men being the best choices.
Along with Portugal, they are the only southern European faction have a Northern European ship - the Cog as their first naval ship. Its gunpowder units are highly advanced and deadly. Spain's units are a well-blended mix of skirmishers, excellent swordsman, spearmen and pikemen, and decent cavalry. Spain is a Southern European faction with their starting position in Galicia, León and Castilla. Lacks heavy infantry and spears in early period. Who knows, perhaps the great empires of the future will be forged at sea rather than on dry land - if so, the people who mastered this art of war first would inherit the earth.Įxcellent naval units, light infantry, and cavalry. The Spaniards have always shown an affinity for the water, and make fine seafarers. Unless the new Spanish royalty are willing to embark on such a dangerous campaign, they must look to the sea to find less daunting borders to cross. The king of France may be cowering in Paris to avoid facing other French noble robber barons, but crossing the Pyranees to take his southern fiefdoms is more likely to unify his people than split their loyalties. The first moves for the King of Spain are obvious, but beyond Iberia, there is far less certainty. Now that the petty differences of the Christian Courts have been abolished, the Reconquista looks like it may finally become a reality - Alfonso VI is the first sovereign to truly find himself in a position to actually drive the Muslims back into northern Africa. However, Alfonso has managed to become the King of Leon, Castile, and Galicia all at once, so there is definitely more to his claim than wild boasts. Currently, the Moors hold southern Iberia quite tightly, and Portugal's declaration of independence really proves Alfonso wrong. After all, not since the time of the Western Roman Empire has one noble court truly ruled the peninsula unopposed. Any man who is born on the Iberian Peninsula would call himself a "Spaniard," so when King Alfonso VIdeclared himself the "Emperor of all Spain" three years ago, it was truly a bold claim.
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