Spain is a large region at the far west of the known world which, across the ages, supplies armed men to the rest of the world: a Roman province in the year 260, a crusader battlefield, and later an independent kingdom. It is reached by ship, lying “on the other side” of the water.
| Type | Place |
| Spanish entry | España |
Position
There is a single, extensive Spain, a major coordinate like Italy; travelers come “from Italy and from Spain”. It is a departure point for troops and for the east: “And we will go from Spain to the Indocucho”. A company in transit said: “We may be in Spain looking for legions.”
History
- Roman age. In 260 Spain is “a true Roman province” of the Roman Empire. The Sixth Legion of Spain takes its name from it; going there “to look for legions” is routine.
- Crusader age. Christian knights fight there against “the usual Saracens you faced in Spain”. It is a birthplace of Templars; members of the Templar Expedition “also came with things from Spain”.
- Modern age. A “more independent” kingdom, from which figures such as Ludovico come. It lost Cuba and the Philippines, “driven out” of those overseas zones. In 1887 a company moved to Spain.
Open questions
- No port, city, coast or climate is recorded; nor from which coast, or how long, the crossing is.
- Where the Sixth Legion was quartered and what distinguished it.
- Whether crusader-age Spain was one crown or divided.
- What the Templars brought; who drove Spain out of Cuba and the Philippines, and when.
- What the company did in Spain in 1887, and the route to the Indocucho.