Spain

"Are we at war with the Spanish?" "...Evidently."

- William Turner and Jack Sparrow

The Kingdom of Spain was the European country that was in charge of the Spanish Royal Navy. Spain also owned many colonies on the North American mainland. Its capital city was Madrid.

History
"I've concluded that we must take action regarding these rogue pirates. If these blackguards continue to plunder and menace merchant shipping, it won't be long before England, France, Spain and probably Portugal will dispatch their navies to hunt down all pirate ships they find."

- Teague to assembled pirates at Shipwreck Cove

In the era of exploration, discovery, and colonization, Spain amassed tremendous wealth and a vast colonial empire through the conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés (1519–1521) and Peru by Francisco Pizarro (1532–1533). The Spanish Hapsburg monarchy became for a time the most powerful in the world. Portugal and the Kingdoms of Spain were united to create a single Spanish state in 1580 when King Philip II took the Portuguese throne. In 1588, Philip sent his invincible Armada to invade England, but its destruction cost Spain its supremacy on the seas and paved the way for England's colonization of America. Spain then sank rapidly to the status of a second-rate power under the rule of weak Hapsburg kings, and it never again played a major role in European politics. During the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) Spain allied itself with France, but the war resulted in Spain's loss of Belgium, Luxembourg, Milan, Sardinia, Naples, and Gibraltar. In 1750, King Ferdinand VI of Spain became interested in the Fountain of Youth.

Spanish colonies

 * Isla De La Avaracia
 * Cuba
 * Padres Del Fuego (formerly)
 * Cutthroat Isle (formerly)
 * Florida
 * Hispaniola (from 1697 only eastern part of the island )
 * Jamaica (from 1509 to 1655)
 * Mexico
 * Isla Muelle
 * Panama
 * South America
 * Isla Tesoro
 * Yucatán Peninsula

Behind the scenes

 * In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, a modern Spanish flag is displayed on the Spanish privateer island Isla De La Avaricia, instead of the one from the 18th century. This is most likely a mistake made by the developers, since the flag used was not flown by Spain until 1770, almost thirty years after the POTC films.
 * Penélope Cruz, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, and Óscar Jaenada, who portrayed Angelica, Blackbeard's daughter, Syrena the mermaid, and The Spaniard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides were born in Spain.
 * Spain is the first European country to appear in the POTC film series, England being the second.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean (game)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: The Caribbean
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court: The Turning Tide
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
 * Pirates of the Caribbean Online
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
 * LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game