1) Most times when I attack a city in a land battle and win, I get to appoint a new governor, but sometimes I don't - can anyone tell me why?

2) There seem to be a few cities, like Panama, that you can't get to via ship, and sometimes someone's hiding in one of them (gran something-or-other). Am I correct in thinking I can't sail to them? (In which case I guess I'd have to approach via land and sneak into the city.)

3) The manual and 'pedia say things like 'Skull Point' are visible from the sea, but one of the treasure maps I've gotten showed a something like this in what appears to be a lake. So is the documentation correct?

4) Like 3, but I got a treasure map that had a named position like 'devil's point', and I couldn't find it anywhere near the city it referenced, but I DID find a 'devil's point' somewhere else in my game in a completely different spot. So did I just get a bad treasure map, or is it possible that there could be two positions with the same name?

5) Regarding questions 3 and 4, no, I don't have any saved games to show the treasure maps.

1) Most times when I attack a city in a land battle and win, I get to appoint a new governor, but sometimes I don't - can anyone tell me why?

2) There seem to be a few cities, like Panama, that you can't get to via ship, and sometimes someone's hiding in one of them (gran something-or-other). Am I correct in thinking I can't sail to them? (In which case I guess I'd have to approach via land and sneak into the city.)

3) The manual and 'pedia say things like 'Skull Point' are visible from the sea, but one of the treasure maps I've gotten showed a something like this in what appears to be a lake. So is the documentation correct?

4) Like 3, but I got a treasure map that had a named position like 'devil's point', and I couldn't find it anywhere near the city it referenced, but I DID find a 'devil's point' somewhere else in my game in a completely different spot. So did I just get a bad treasure map, or is it possible that there could be two positions with the same name?

5) Regarding questions 3 and 4, no, I don't have any saved games to show the treasure maps.

1) You need a outstanding sucess - I think it is the comparison of the number of your men vs. the surviving soldiers

2) You have to approach via land - you may sneak into city or even attck it

3) There can be landmarks in lake - so the manual is incorrect

4) There may some postions with the same name. Near a city is relative - most feared are maps "north of vera cruz" or "southeast of gran granada". You can search very, very long to find the right spot.

Campeche maps right right round the coast on the east side.