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 times of the Western Roman Empire has one noble court truly ruled the peninsula unopposed. Spain Any man who is born on the Iberian Peninsula would call himself a 'Spaniard', so when King Alfonso VI declared himself the 'Emperor of all Spain' three years ago, it was a truly bold claim.

YES NO Enjoy this last look at the Spanish and look forward to the game's release on November 14th here in North America. The videos for these factions are a little farther back in the video section for the game so just flip back a couple of pages to find them. Take a look at the Russians, Byzantine Empire, Sicilians, Turks, and Holy Roman Empire. Of course, if you haven't had the chance to check out the rest of the faction features, now's your chance.

As with previous faction features, this last one is accompanied by a faction video which can be found in the video section as well. Today we're concluding the series of faction features with a look at the Spanish.

We started off this triumvirate of Eurpoean powers on Monday with the English followed up yesterday by the French. With the game releasing next week, we're finally winding up the faction features before the full review hits. For the full account, you'll just have to wait and buy the final product to check out each of the units and get used to each faction's idiosyncrasies. There are a lot of factions involved in this game with many strengths and weaknesses. Over the last few weeks Creative Assembly and SEGA have given us a look at a few of the many factions at play in Medieval II: Total War.

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