Random map · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Sonora
Sonora is a random map in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309, in the American Maps, All Competitive Maps, Standard Maps, Land Maps and All Maps. Its script can place Maya, Navajo and Apache settlements.
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Quick answers (2)
- Which natives are on Sonora in AoE3?
- Maya, Navajo and Apache.
- Is Sonora a competitive map?
- Yes: it is in the game's Competitive map set (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
Sonora: cliffs and valleys, and a winding trade route.
Settlements: Maya, Apache, Navajo
Outlaws: Pistolero, Comanchero
A twisting Trade Route winds its way through this barren, desolate region. Many cliffs and canyons create choke points. Resources can be difficult to find, though sometimes there are rich ore deposits in the center of the map. Search for Apache, Maya, or Navajo villages on the edge of the map.
In the game's map sets
Has a large version for more players (sonoraLarge).
History
Sonora is a mountainous region in northwestern Mexico that is bordered by the Gulf of California in the west, by California and Arizona to the north, and by the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sinaloa to the east and south. Broad expanses of cactus desert stretch throughout the region. Grassy coastal plains support cattle and heavily irrigated grain and cotton farming. The mountains have many species of cactus (and, in fact, more varieties of vegetation than any other desert on Earth) that thrive in the Sonoran desert. The most of these is the massive saguaro cactus. Roadrunners, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, and hummingbirds make their homes in this arid, hostile environment. When they entered this mountainous desert in the early sixteenth century, the Spanish encountered the native Yaqui and others who fiercely defended their lands. The efforts of Father Eusebio Kino and other missionaries in the seventeenth century promoted European settlement in the area by converting the natives to Christianity. Father Kino promoted peaceful relations with and development of the Native Americans he encountered. While he was not particularly interested in preserving their culture, he tried to protect the Sonoran natives from exploitation and slavery by the Spanish.