Quote Originally Posted by Slaists View Post
Probably the New Spain provinces that just joined you are underdeveloped: you need to build these provinces up to reap the $$$. Also, check those harbors: most likely they're not trade harbors but rather fishing harbors. AI loves to build them.

Also, check your trade page: it's possible some of your trade partners have their harbors blockaded by their respective enemies. It's your job to fight these scoundrels off if your trade partners are not able to.



Yes, that bugs me too. Under the current system, one pirate ship blockading an obscure island in the Carribean can blockade my WHOLE American trade flow, from ALL American provinces despite my all other trade routes to Europe being open. That's simply BS...

I suspect this is actually a bug.
Thanks for the advice! Checking on all the trade issues lately, I became somewhat of a trade pro, so I was making very little money with New Spain fully developed and with the maximum number of trade ports operating in the region. That is why the pityful income from all those gold miney etc etc was so shocking/astonishing to me. No trade routes or ports being blocked.