Global expansion in newly discovered areas and the establishment of colonies is transforming Spain into one of the most powerful and wealthiest nations of our time. Navarra can be easily annexed after ten years, freeing up a diplomatic relations slot for other things. Immense amounts of gold and silver are being brought back to our motherland, filling the coffers of our state treasury. then the country gains 15 government reform progress. Hint after conquering Granada: player can avoid unnecessary religion conversion effort by not selecting event "Fate of the Kingdom of Granada" immediately. Every owned or subject owned province in Lower Countries region or Picardy area: (Our country) gains a core on this province. that if France rivals both Castile and Austria, and they both rival France back, and if Castile and Austria are united via a royal marriage, Castile may be lucky enough to get a super great Habsburg heir. So there is no argument that overall EU4 is a superior game, but EU3 still has systems that were IMO better than some things EU4 has. This guide will be written largely for a new or inexperienced player, with some more advanced options at the end. Continue advancing into France and feeding Gascony. Castile is a strong Great Powers nation in EU4 that positions itself for expansion wherever desired. Castile is one of the most played nations by newer players. I have ~600 hours in EU4, and I have been trying to do a Savoy>Sardinia-Piedmont>Italy>Roman Empire campaign. Iberian wedding. EU4 Wiki main page; Style guidelines; Recent changes; Random page; Paradox links - Wikis - Forums - Mods - Store; Tools. All orange provinces must be owned and cored. Accepting will have Portugal enter into a personal union under Spain. Somewhere awhile ago I read something about an event where if portugal is in a regency castile will be offered unionship over it, and recently while I was playing castile I found myself in a regency and accidently gave portugal the throne of castile/aragon/naples. Spanish explorers are constantly moving into new lands and extending our borders. EU4 Cheats is a searchable list of all EU4 Console Commands for the lastest version on Steam (PC and Mac).. While waiting for the first idea group to be unlocked, there are several things to occupy Castile in the Old World. I am unable to locate them on the wiki. Between 1550 and 1650, if Castile has a marriage with Portugal, and neither are subject nations, both have the same religion, and Portugal has a regency, then there is a chance of this event happening. This article has been verified for the current version (1.30) of the game. However, if paradox RNG is kind to you, the event … Conquering the gold-rich nations in the Mexico and Peru regions will also increase income. The country tag for Castile in EU4 is:. -far superior and refined basically everything else. Aragon will likely rival Castile, and is large enough to be a threat, but due to the possibility of the Iberian Wedding event happening between 1450 and 1530 and possibility of getting Aragon in a personal union it is advisable to avoid war with Aragon where possible as long as the event has a chance to fire, as getting Aragon in a personal union and eventually inheriting it by the decision will be vastly less trouble and cost less administrative power than conquering it by force. Union with Portugal? Castile has the early mission Reclaim Andalucia for conquering Granada early in the game. If that's not the case, Navarra can be released - it has some nice missions with claims in Ireland and Canada which can be completed by its overlord. If the Old World is the focus, colonizing down the coast of Africa and around the cape will allow Castile to expand into sub-Saharan and Central Africa, potentially picking up the lucrative gold provinces in the East African region. I find it very enjoyable as there are a lot of different aspects of game you can play through. It is one of the recommended country starts for new players. Type the name of an event or an event key into the text box below to instantly search our database 1,590 events. From here, there are many ways to go: For experienced players who can make best used of Castile's position and national idea bonuses, Castile offers some additional options. r/eu4: A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV by Paradox Development Studio. Formation grants permanent claims on shaded area. Castile. Allying France's rivals, Expand or continue expanding into northern Africa, perhaps even challenging the mighty, Expand into central or sub-Saharan Africa, which will provide lucrative trade goods such as. Once Aragon is integrated, it is a good idea move Spain's trade port to the rich Genoa node (especially if more Trade Centers such as Provence and Lyonnaise have been taken). One option in this event will covert all the provinces in Andalucia to the Catholic Religion with the cost of 2 stability, allowing a player with Golden Century to complete the Convert Iberia and Expel the Moriscos missions. If the Wealth of Nations DLC is active, provinces in African and Asian trade company regions can be assigned to trade companies to increase their trade power. It was last verified for. If Portugal has been allied, this should prove to be an easy fight, even if Granada has managed to ally Tunis or Morocco, taking some additional land in North Africa will help the player get a head start on completing the Continue Reconquista mission.Finishing the Reclaim Andalucia mission will cause the Fate of the Kingdom of Granada event to happen. This is a list of all of Spain's events. Forcing England to release the country of Gascony after forcing the return of the province of Gascony to France will result in the newly released country being a single province and willing to be diplomatically vassalized. Grabbing provinces with trade bonuses (such as estuaries or Centers of Trade) will help steer trade money back to the Sevilla trade node, and can serve as the basis of future colonial nations. In Europa Universalis IV Castile is well-positioned to be a major player in politics both in Europe and around the world. Castile starts in a strong position at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea in 1444, poised to play a pivotal role either in the New World, in colonization and trade, or in the politics of the Old World. This event will lead to worsened relations between the nations and a greater likelihood of war. Every owned province with Andalusian culture: If the country has not enacted one of the highest tier. If Golden Century is enabled, vassalizing Navarra will give Castile a free castle in the province, which could be useful to defend against France or Aragon. Instead of fighting battles with Portugal directly the player just needs to focus on sieging provinces and fighting Portugal's allies, Aragon usually could compete Portugal in the size of army itself. Between 1450 and 1530, if neither Castile nor Aragon are vassals and the monarch of one of them is male and the monarch of the other is female (or one of them has a regency), then there is a high chance of this event happening. At least its not the idiotic mini game of sending merchants to be "placed" in CoT. The kingdom of Castile in 1444 is the largest and most influential country in the Iberian peninsula, bordering Portugal, Aragon, Navarra, Granada, England and (indirectly) Morocco, Tlemcen and France. Castile's only non-generic decisions involve forming Spain. Does anyone know the conditions for these event, or where I could read about these events? Our ruler is weak, and a pretender has risen. If the Holy Roman Emperor refuses the land from the Burgundian Inheritance or has less than 4 non-colony provinces, Castile or Spain will get the event (if they have more than 6 non-colony provinces). If war is unavoidable, not taking provinces in peace deals in favor of other reparations might be a good idea. Global expansion in newly discovered areas and the establishment of colonies is transforming Spain into one of the most powerful and wealthiest nations of our time. From here, Indian Ocean islands can be used as stepping-stones to reach the rich Malacca and Moluccas trade nodes. Redirect page. Vassalizing Portugal allows for more control over the Sevilla trade node, and doing so after they have committed to the Exploration and/or Expansion idea groups allows for even more rapid colonial expansion. Ideally, Castile's ruler is also the Holy Roman Emperor and the Burgundian Succession has fired, leaving Castile in control of some of the highest development provinces in the world. The Castilian Nobles and the local Cortes of the various constituent kingdoms still hold a large degree of power and many Trastámara kings have found themselves at the mercy of the estates of their kingdoms. Historically, Castile joined with Aragon in a personal union to form Spain and went on to establish a massive colonial empire in the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. From here there are also several ways to proceed: By the mid-1500s Castile should be able to have control of most of France, North Africa, and Italy, with near complete control over the Genoa trade node. kill CAS. Thus, targeting provinces with trade bonuses is especially important. Aragon: Every known country with a royal marriage with Aragon get the opinion modifier “Iberian Wedding” towards Castile, worth: Gain ruler modifier “Concessions to the Peasantry” , giving: Creates a personal union with Portugal}. She calls herself Gloriana, the Virgin Queen. Castile 1.29 Guide by Post Take everything you know about a chill, peaceful, Castile game, and throw it out the window. Owns or vassal owns at least one province in: Owns or vassal owns a province in North America, Owns or vassal owns a province in South America, Every colonial nation subject gets the country modifier, Owns or subject owns any province in Lower Countries region or Picardy area, Gain a new 15 year old heir of von Habsburg dynasty with very strong claim. At this point it may be a good idea for Castile to focus on either the Old or New World rather than dividing its energies between them. One random Muslim country neighbouring us by sea: If the country has a stability of less than, Owns any province with Andalusian culture. I've read wiki regarding Castile, spanish events and wiki women in history events - It should trigger because acording to those I have the requirements fulfilled. The command to play as Castile in EU4 is:. This bonus is helpful to maintain higher Portugal loyalty. And yeah I rivaled Aragon every time also. Immense amounts of gold and silver are being brought back to our motherland, filling the coffers of our state Treasury. Type the name of a console command into the search box to instantly search 305 EU4 commands.Hover over a cheat code to view detailed argument explanation. Expansion into Italy can be undertaken, especially after northern Italian nations leave the. has a capital in Europe and owns any province in Central America or Mexico. ↑ A queen regency counts as female while a regency council counts as male ↑ Both a queen regency and a regency council in Castile can trigger the Iberian Wedding ↑ Both a queen regency and a regency council in Castile keep the MTTH at 120 months Many strategies say to, with the help of allies (Castile, Austria, Burgundy, etc. I haven't tried playing with women in history turned off - I'll try that tomorrow. The command to kill the ruler of Castile is:. If both Castile/Spain and Austria rival France, France rivals both back, and Castile/Spain and Austria do not rival each other, Castile/Spain can gain a Habsburg heir. ↑ The script code of this event can be found in /Europa Universalis IV/events/flavorSPA.txt. In the latter position he was instrumental in Spain's intervention in the Thirty Years War. HRE Emperor? If Castile does not do it France or Aragon is almost certain to, and one or both of them are likely to be Castile's rivals. In addition, the Cape province in South Africa is a great target to colonize and add to trade company as that single province will provide over 50% of the trade power for that trade node and provide an extra merchant. This page was last edited on 10 February 2021, at 13:54. Like always, you can jump over to twitch for the full stream! If Morocco has taken Portuguese land, they can be attacked and forced to return Portugal's cores. There are a couple of events after this that will decide your attack plans. Jump to navigation Jump to search. In a foolish decision of faith over economy, [From.GetName] have caused many of the Moors still living in their lands to leave. By rivaling Portugal, England, and either Aragon or Burgundy at the beginning of the game and allying with France it may be possible to take provinces from both England and Portugal in one war, as they begin the game with an alliance. Castile's historical friendship modifier with Portugal (+25 relations bonus) means that it usually only needs to worry about rivals and attacks from one direction and makes it easier to get an alliance that can potentially last the entire game. event ‘Torquemada and the Conversion of the Moors’, One random owned province gains 1 base tax, Hidden effect: set global flag expulsion_of_the_moriscos_flag. By the mid-1500s Castile should be in a good position, with a burgeoning colonial empire swelling its coffers and a strong position in Europe. Spain can be formed either militarily, by conquering and coring most or all of Aragon, or diplomatically, by integrating Aragon if it is a vassal or junior personal union partner, which is likely due to the "Iberian Wedding" event. This may require a second war depending on how much was taken in the first peace and whether they have been attacked by Morocco or not. Gain country modifier “Severe Plague” for 5 years, giving: Change government to Constitutional Monarchy. Due to Castile's size and strong missionary strength, Castille usually generates a significant amount of, Expanding into the Maghreb region of northern Africa will allow Castile to draw more trade value from the Safi node. Provinces on the eastern coast of North America and in Canada do not flow into the Sevilla trade node and are therefore much less valuable to Castile unless Castile has expanded into the Bordeaux or English trade nodes. Do note that when Castile gets the area, it often happens that Austria, Poland or … In normal games its provinces are coloured yellow, in fantasia games, they are coloured light orange. If Golden Century DLC is activated then the gold provinces in the New World will create lucrative gold fleets which will bring massive wealth to Castile. If Portugal hasn't colonized Arguin it makes a good stepping-stone to increase Castile's colonial range. If focusing on the New World, new colonies can be used as stepping-stones to reach further locations for colonization. Navarra, the single-province nation to the north of Castile, is a prime candidate for vassalization. If Castile is allied to France, with some luck, they might be called into war against England, occupy Labourd and get it in separate peace. If it is later than 1530 (and thus no chance of the event firing) and the event has not fired, there is no further reason not to conquer Aragon militarily. However there is usually not much land to be colonized at this stage of game. It can be released later - if Navarra has a coastal province and is released in later game, it will have Explo/Expa idea groups as 6th & 7th. Baltasar de Zuniga came from a powerful Spanish noble family. If Castile get Iberian wedding early, you can’t attack Aragon, which isn’t great. From here, it should be possible to reach provinces along the Ivory Coast in Africa, in Brazil in South America, and possibly in the Caribbean. In 1618 he managed to remove the Duke of Lerma as Philip III's key advisor, a position he then overtook himself. Discover the Americas as Castile or Spain. Castile is in a prime position for colonization and receives great bonuses to doing so in its national ideas, making Exploration ideas an excellent first choice. Choosing the other option - the Conversion option in Torquemada event is tempting but Alpujarras event would change the religion back to sunni. For a better readability this event has been split into two infoboxes, one for Castile and one for Aragon. Eu4 castile guide 1. After it fires Aragon will enter into a personal union led by Castile with a -50% liberty desire reduction. France is one of the four major colonizers, so crippling them can free up more space for Castile. When colonizing, it is important to keep in mind the flow of trade. Want to get Iberian Wedding? Vassalizing Navarra requires increasing their opinion to +190 faster than France or Aragon can. creates a personal union with Aragon. The player can grant province Vizcaya to Navarra and Navarra then gains free core on England's Labourd. It’s almost hard to believe that Europa Universalis IV is seven years old. [1] Many of these are shared with Castile. In addition, each large colonial nation of at least 10 provinces provides Castile with +10 Naval Force Limit and +5 Land Force limit as well as 5% global trade power. Castile: . Aragon: . If Castile does not do it France or Aragon is almost certain to, and one or … If El Dorado is active, colonial nations with at least 10 provinces will provide Castile with an extra merchant, who can be placed to transfer trade steer trade ducats back to the Sevilla trade node. She promises to rule England in its first Golden Age, an age of great writers, poets, privateers, explorers, spies and sailors. From Europa Universalis 4 Wiki. It was last verified for, Grammar of the [Root.Culture.GetName] Tongue, Ottoman Expansion in the Western Mediterranean, Torquemada and the Conversion of the Moors, The script code of these events can be found in, /Europa Universalis IV/events/flavorSPA.txt, a queen regency counts as female while a regency council counts as male, both a queen regency and a regency council can trigger the Iberian Wedding, both a queen regency and a regency council in Aragon keep the MTTH at 120 months, https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=Spanish_events&oldid=131798, Articles with potentially outdated infoboxes, then it get a new consort with at least 2, No province in Iberia is a Center of Reformation, Our country gains a claim on province Tunis, Any owned province in Iberia region produce, Every owned province in Iberia region producing, Every owned province with province modifier. The rich provinces of southern India can also be easily conquered in order to better steer trade back to the Seville or Genoa nodes. Gain country modifier “Spanish Bible Translation” for 20 years, giving: Hidden effect: Set country flag spa_holy_inquisition. You have very high early game army morale, so you can go full conquest; Iberian peninsula has natural … Castile's missions focus on completing the Reconquista against the Muslim state of Granada and expanding into the New World as it did historically. The Burgundian events can ruin your run. The player is usually first to colonize the province Tenerife for further mission tree before Portugal gets it. Castile is in a prime position for colonization and receives great bonuses to doing so in its national ideas, making Exploration ideas an excellent first choice. It is said (legendary?) Good luck! For now however Castile has problems of its own. I've only tried playing as Castile during those 7 runs. Castile/Spain and Austria must have a royal marriage, and Austria must have a Habsburg ruler. After the Iberian Wedding there is a mission with PU restoration casus belli over Portugal. It can also be given French provinces should war break out between France and Castile, allowing more land to be taken with less aggressive expansion when it is annexed. There's an event which gives Castille an automatic personal union with Aragon if the year is before 1530 and they have rulers of the opposite sex or occasionally if Aragon is in a regency. This is a compilation and strategy article for Castile.Mechanics and flavor content are transcluded from other pages. The cheat to add Castile … This can be done by giving gifts or subsidies along with improving relations and influence Navarra. Instead wait for event "Torquemada and the Conversion of the Moors", choose Toleration option to gain 1 stability and wait for event "War of Las Alpujarras". Some more options for the early stages of the game are: Once Exploration ideas have been taken, Castile can begin to expand into the New World, or into sub-Saharan Africa and around the cape into Asia, if so desired. If a trade company has over 50% of the power in a trade node they will provide Castile with an additional merchant. CAS. Between 1450 and 1530, if neither Castile nor Aragon are vassals and the monarch of one of them is male and the monarch of the other is female, then every month there is a one in twelve chance (8.33%) of this event happening. Go to war with France in order to keep it from growing too large and posing a threat. EU4 Event IDs Find below a list of all event IDs in EU4. Once Alpujarras event is done / 5 years after Torquemada passed / it should not happen at all if player doesn't start conversion (this should be confirmed), event Fate of Kingdom of Granada can be safely selected in the mission tree and the religion of Granada will be converted to catholic without danger of conversion back to sunni. Similarly to France, England may be attacked in order to keep it from colonizing, leaving the New World to Castile and its vassal Portugal. Signing separate peaces will allow taking more land, and annulling treaties between Portugal and England will be helpful in the future. He served Philip III as ambassador to Brussels, Paris and Vienna between 1599 to 1617. Hey everyone! If both Castile and France own provinces in Italy between 1490 and 1590, they will be able to claim each other's lands, reflecting the Italian Wars that consumed the attention of these two rivals in this period. After this point there is really no guessing how the world has turned out, but Castile should be in a strong position to go on conquering throughout Europe or around the world, or even attempt a World Conquest. Please help with verifying or updating this infobox. Castile, at its start, is a Catholic Castilian feudal monarchy located in the Asturias and Vasconia areas, Iberia region of the Western Europe subcontinent. Please help with verifying or updating this infobox. EU4:-far superior trade, even though its trade as totally "meh" overall. Spanish explorers are constantly moving into new lands and extending our borders. What links here; Related changes; Special pages; Printable version; Permanent link; Page information; Castile events. Due to its position Castile can be a good country for a beginner to learn the basics of the game, such as colonization and trade, while staying relatively insulated from major wars. Castile is a country in Europa Universalis II. The nation is close enough to the main part of western Europe outside of Iberia, can colonize almost as efficiently as Portugal, and can form Spain easily with the Iberian Wedding event. Gain skill 3 Statesman advisor named José Monino (50% cheaper to employ). gets the opinion modifier “Iberian Wedding” towards Castile for 10 years, worth: Burgundian Inheritance? tag CAS. Get a new, 23 years old, female heir Isabella of de Trastámara dynasty with: Gain a new female conquistador named La Malinche with: Gain the “Juana Ines de la Cruz” country modifier for 20 years, giving: Gain access to a female discounted colonial governor with skill 2 named Ines de Suarez. Gain ruler modifier “One Language of Government” , giving: Gain ruler modifier “A Government of Many Languages” , giving: Gain ruler modifier “Intensified Suppression of Protestantism”. Having Catalan or Aragonese culture gives, Italian Ambition and Italian Conquest missions, https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/index.php?title=Castile&oldid=131596, Articles with potentially outdated infoboxes, Playing with normal or historical nations. When the truce with Portugal has expired, it can be attacked and hopefully vassalized. It will also generate little to no aggressive expansion with most European countries, due to the invaded countries being, If conditions are favorable and a good alliance network can be constructed, attacking France early, before they have their second national idea Elan!, may be useful to help limit its power. Here is Day 5 of our EU4 Campaign. Any of these are excellent choices and can help steer trade money into the Seville node, though if the El Dorado DLC is active it would be prudent to see where Portugal is colonizing in order to avoid incurring the significant penalties for breaking the Treaty of Tordesillas. Noble rebels (size 2) rise up in revolt in a random owned province that is not the capital. The grand strategy game‘s many add-ons total well over $200 as full price just for the major expansions. If you don't want to wait for that, though, and if you manage to get a game where Aragon and Castille are not rivals, you can form a royal marriage with them and then, once they have no heir, claim their throne. Navarra, the single-province nation to the north of Castile, is a prime candidate for vassalization. De Zuniga's nephew, Olivares, was placed in the household of Prince Philip - later Philip IV - to assure continued dominance at the royal court. Traditions: +15% Morale of Armies +5% Navy force reconquista -1% Annual army tradition rot Spanish Inquisition +1 Missionary +2% Missionary force Cabildos +10% Production efficiency Inter Caetera to fabricate claims in any ; gets the opinion modifier “Iberian Wedding” towards Aragon for 10 years, worth: +200 opinion with a yearly decay of 5.; Noble rebels (size 2) rise up in revolt in a random owned province that is not the capital. Gain a new female conquistador named Ines de Suarez with: Gain a new female general named Ines de Suarez with: Every colonial subject country of Spain: Province Sevilla gains province modifier “Port to the New World” until the end of the campaign, giving: towards us worth −25 opinion with a yearly decay of 1. the event The Foundation of Societas Jesu. I hope you all have a great day! Same case is for Leon and probably Asturias too (but Asturias cores are at this stage of game probably already gone) as all 3 nations have one national idea related to colonization. Having Castile form Spain is actually a good thing, as their ideas suck, so you can prioritize releasing Naples and eating Aragon if you wish. Redirect to: Spanish events; For an experienced player, Castile offers a powerful set of ideas that can be leveraged to make it a formidable power both in the Mediterranean area and around the world. then all its provinces are removed from the HRE. If Aragon is in a personal union with Castile, integrating them into Castile and forming, Further colonization and conquest in either the New or Old World, to continue bringing foreign. As vassals do not choose Explo/Expa idea groups, it should be annexed. Castile: How to get royal marriage with Austria for the Habsburg event? This war can be won without a single battle between Castile and Portugal happening at all (both army or navy) which would keep the historical friend relation bonus after forming PU. Today, we’re gonna be sweating bullets as we do our best to maximize the pote… At this point the alliance with France can be broken and an alliance with Austria sought, and Gascony can be given its cores in ensuing wars with France when France is preoccupied to help speed up the conquest of French land. Factions acting entirely out of their own interests have not shied away from supporting foreign pretenders from Portugal and Aragon in the past. But on the bright side, you have a super powerful ally now. This page was last edited on 28 January 2021, at 18:23. While waiting for the first idea group to be unlocked, there are several things to occupy Castile in the Old World.