Catalonia

Primary culture

Catalan (Iberian)

Capital province

Barcelona (213)

Government

Feudal Nobility

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Catalan ideas

Notes:

For Catalonia, Valencia and Majorca.

Traditions:

+1 Merchant

−15% Light ship cost

Consulate of the Sea

+1 Yearly navy tradition

Consell de Cent

−10% Advisor costs

Constitution of Catalonia

−1 National unrest

Fortifying Catalonia

−10% Fort maintenance

Miquelets

+15% Manpower recovery speed

'Lliures o Morts'

+10% Morale of armies

Forges of Catalonia

+10% Production efficiency

Ambition:

–20% Morale hit when losing a ship

For the area, see Catalonia (area).

Catalonia is a nation in Iberia. It does not exist in any start date, but can be released by separatist rebels, as part of a war settlement or peacefully as a vassal. Their primary culture is Catalan (Iberian) and the nation has cores on all provinces with this culture (Roussillon (197), Girona (212), Barcelona (213), Urgell, (2987), València (220), Alicante (1750), Tarragona (2988), Majorca (333), Minorca (4559), and Ibiza (4560). In 1444, Aragon controls Catalonia's cores. It can take the decision to form Spain.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Aragonese missions

Decisions[edit]

id

Form Spanish Nation Militarily

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. Spanish explorers are constantly moving into new lands and extending our borders. Immense amounts of gold and silver are being brought back to our motherland, filling the coffers of our state Treasury.

Potential requirements Playing with normal or historical nations Was never an end-game tag Country flag formed_spain_flag is not set Is none of the below: Spain Andalusia France Holy Roman Empire The Knights The Papal State Is not in the Muslim religion group Is not a colonial nation Primary culture is either: In the Iberian culture group Basque	Allow Spain does not exist. Has an administrative technology of at least level 10. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. Is not a nomad nation. Is not at war. A Muslim nation does not own a province in Iberia region. Owns the core provinces: Barcelona (213) Zaragoza (214) Valladolid (215) Salamanca (216) Toledo (219) València (220) Granada (223) Sevilla (224)

Provinces map All orange provinces must be owned and cored. Formation grants permanent claims on shaded area.

Effects Change country to Spain. Gain new missions.^[1] If duchy, set government rank to Kingdom. If a member of the HRE and not an elector / emperor, all own provinces are removed from the HRE. Gain a permanent claim on all not owned provinces of Iberia region, except the areas of: Alentejo, Beira, Macaronesia. Gain 25 prestige Set country flag formed_spain_flag Gain “Increased Centralization” modifier for 20 years: −0.05 Monthly autonomy change +1 National unrest

Strategy[edit]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Catalonia. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Since Catalonia doesn't exist at any starting point of the game, the player must release Catalonia from Aragon and begin as their vassal. The country will begin at a disadvantage, as Aragon will have higher development in addition to a larger starting army and navy. The player will need to immediately seek support for their independence from any rivals of their overlord, preferably a powerful neighbour such as France or Castile. Ideally an independence war should be declared before Aragon has time to secure powerful allies or unite with Castile in the Iberian wedding.

Should Catalonia win its independence, it's worth bearing in mind that the Iberian wedding will not occur if Aragon does not directly border Castile, so taking provinces to separate the two could be advantageous. A foothold in Italy could also be useful, to allow for potential expansion into Naples or Sicily in future.

At this point, the strategy for Catalonia will be similar to that of Aragon. Securing allies that rival Castile and expanding further into the Iberian peninsula will allow the military formation of Spain, opening up opportunities for colonization and domination of the Mediterranean.

Country guides

Western technology group