Castile and León is Spain´s largest autonomous community, covering 94,226 square kilometers, an area larger than Portugal as a whole and comparable to countries such as Hungary or Jordan. Its nine provinces include heritage landmarks such as the Roman aqueduct of Segovia, Burgos Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Soria´s Laguna Negra, which inspired Machado, and the Ribera del Duero wineries in Valladolid. The region contains 40% of Spain´s historic and artistic heritage and is a land of castles, with more than 300 medieval fortifications scattered across its geography. On this Risk map, the cereal-growing plains of the Northern Meseta are areas of rapid advance for ground armies, while the mountains of León, Zamora, and Palencia act as natural borders that are difficult to conquer from the north. The Duero Valley is the river axis connecting west and east, and controlling the provincial capitals gives you access to logistical networks radiating toward Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Aragon, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, and Portugal.