Mexicans/HCC

Civilization	Technology tree	Strategy	Home City Cards

This page contains all Home City Cards available for the Mexican civilization in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.

• Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
• Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
• Red: Shipment that can be sent twice
• Blue: Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Federal Cards can be only obtained by choosing Federal States in-game and hence they are not available as Home City Cards that can be picked before starting a game.

• Plaza del Zócalo
• National Palace
• Metropolitan Cathedral
• Manufacturing Plant
• Harbor

Card	Description	Age
1 Hacienda Wagon	Ships 1 Hacienda Wagon
Alhóndiga de Granaditas	Ships 1 Hacienda Wagon and 2 Settlers
4 Settlers	Ships 4 Settlers
5 Settlers	Ships 5 Settlers
Crates of 300 Food	Ships 300 food
Crates of 600 Food	Ships 600 food
Crates of 700 Food	Ships 700 food
Crates of 1000 Food	Ships 1,000 food
Crates of 1600 Food	Ships 1,600 food
Cords of 300 Wood	Ships 300 wood
Cords of 600 Wood	Ships 600 wood
Cords of 700 Wood	Ships 700 wood
Cords of 1000 Wood	Ships 1,000 wood
Cords of 1600 Wood	Ships 1,600 wood
Chests of 300 Coin	Ships 300 coin
Chests of 600 Coin	Ships 600 coin
Chests of 700 Coin	Ships 700 coin
Chests of 1000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin
Chests of 1600 Coin	Ships 1,600 coin
TEAM Piñatas	Ships resources at random, the total amount of which depends on the Age this card is sent: 200 at Exploration Age; 400 at Commerce Age; 600 at Fortress Age; 1,000 at Industrial Age; 1,600 at Imperial Age
3 Trading Post Wagons	Ships 3 Trading Post Wagons
20 Sheep	Ships 20 Sheep
San Marcos Fair	Ships 3 semi-fattened Cows and 3 more for every 5 minutes of the game time, up to 30 minutes; Market food sell factor +50%
1 Covered Wagon	Ships 1 Covered Wagon; Town Center build limit +1
2 Covered Wagons	Ships 2 Covered Wagons; Town Center build limit +2
TEAM 3 Missionaries	Ships 3 Missionaries
Comandante	Heroes get +50% hit points and attack; the General and Padre's Saber Strike ability is immediately available
Hot Air Balloons	The General can summon Hot Air Balloons
Advanced Balloon	Ships an Advanced Hot Air Balloon

Card	Description	Age
10 Insurgentes	Ships 10 Insurgentes
5 Soldados	Ships 5 Soldados
6 Soldados	Ships 6 Soldados
4 Dragoons	Ships 4 Dragoons
5 Dragoons	Ships 5 Dragoons
5 Salteadores	Ships 5 Salteadores
7 Salteadores	Ships 7 Salteadores
8 Salteadores	Ships 8 Salteadores
3 Chinacos	Ships 3 Chinacos
4 Chinacos	Ships 4 Chinacos
5 Chinacos	Ships 5 Chinacos
8 Chinacos	Ships 8 Chinacos
San Blas Battallion	Ships 8 Chinacos and 1 Mortar
Liberty Dragoon Regiment	Ships 8 Dragoons and 1 Culverin
Los Colorados Battallion	Ships 9 Soldados and 1 Falconet
33 Insurgentes	Ships 33 Insurgentes
Refurbished Firearms	Soldados get +2 Line of Sight and gets a charged grenade launcher ability on their grenade attack with +2 range; their siege attack gains 5 additional range
Machetes	Insurgentes get +15% attack and +5% speed
Reservistas	Insurgentes get a ranged attack with a musket, -20% train time, and now tagged as gunpowder infantry and musket infantry
Leather Soldiers	Changes the coin cost of Soldados, Salteadores, Chinacos, and Dragoons to wood on the first time, and vice-versa on the second time
Presidial Lancers	Chinacos get +10% attack and the Lance Charge ability
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack
Caballeros	Lance cavalry get +1 melee range and +1.0 hand attack multiplier against infantry
Observers	Salteadores get increased hit points for each natural resource in an Area of Effect of 5 around them (the hit point bonus varies with each resource and are capped at 30%)*, and see the Line of Sight of enemies they attacked for 10 seconds
Queen's Dragoons	Dragoons get +10% attack and available from the Commerce Age
Guerrilla Tactics	Rifle infantry* get +15% hit points and attack; Salteadores get the Guerrilla Tactics ability
Man of Destiny	The General can receive Home City shipments, train Soldados, and act like an Inspired Flag (does not stack with one)
Plan of Tacubaya	[Plan] Turns all Soldados into Dragoons; Dragoons get +10% hit points; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Plan of Casa Mata	[Plan] Turns all Dragoons into Chinacos; Melee cavalry get +5% speed; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Plan of Veracruz	[Plan] Turns all Outposts into Falconets; upgrades Falconets to Field Guns (if not already); artillery get +4 Line of Sight; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Plan of Ayutla	[Plan] Turns all Insurgentes into Revolutionaries; Revolutionaries can be trained at Town Centers in batches of 10; Revolutionaries, Filibusters, and Californios cost -10%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Plan of Tuxtepec	[Plan] Turns all Salteadores into Soldados; musket infantry get +1 Line of Sight and range; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Plan of Miramare	[Plan] Turns all Salteadores into Voltigeurs; rifle infantry get +2 Line of Sight and range (including ability range); costs 750 food, 750 wood
1 Falconet	Ships 1 Falconet
2 Falconets	Ships 2 Falconets
2 Falconets	Ships 2 Falconets
Advanced Artillery	Ships 1 Mortar; Mortars and Horse Artillery can be trained in the Fortress Age
TEAM 2 Mortars	Ships 2 Mortars
2 Culverins + 2 Mortars	Ships 2 Culverins and 2 Mortars
2 Heavy Cannon	Ships 2 Heavy Cannons
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Card	Description	Age
Banderas Monumentales	Inspiring Flags' Area of Effect and Line of Sight are improved to the largest
Native Lore	Native technologies cost -20%
Chimayo Genizarios	Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion (if not already); native warriors train time -10%; native warrior shipments and "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Native Treaties	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors
Native Warriors	Native warriors cost -25%
Blood Brothers	Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined/Veteran and Champion/Honored/Royal Guard (if not already); Native Embassies get +40% hit points and +5 build limit
Advanced Trading Post	Trading Posts get a ranged attack, +20% hit points, and -35% cost
Independence Movements	Mexican revolutions (including returning to Mexico) cost -20%
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points; units affected by villager upgrades get +20% hit points
Cathedral Construction	Ships 1 Cathedral Wagon; Cathedral work rate +200% and available from the Exploration Age
Land of Hidalgo	Grants Cry of Dolores; the Padre gets +2 Line of Sight and healing range, and his Cry of Dolores ability now applies to Inspiring Flags and the Cathedral as well, and its Area of Effect and healing rate are doubled
Palace of Iturbide	Town Centers gain a bombard attack that can be used even when not garrisoned by villagers
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points
Frontier Defenses	Ships 2 Outpost Wagons
Heavy Fortifications	Grants all defensive buildings' upgrades and technologies (if not already)
Advanced Arsenal	Arsenals can be built from the Commerce Age; Professional Gunners, Trunion, Pillage, Military Drummers, Flint Lock, and Paper Cartridge available at Arsenal
Advanced Frontier Defenses	Ships 3 Outpost Wagons; upgrades Outposts to Frontier (if not already)
Presidios	The General can build Outposts; Fort build limit +1; Walls cost -20%; Outposts cost -30%; Forts cost -40%; Wall, Outpost, and Fort build time -20%
Fort	Ships 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1
Chapultepec Castle	Ships 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1; Forts get +2 Line of Sight and +10.0 attack multiplier against heroes
Campeche Fortifications	Bastion available at Walls
Plan of Iguala	First Guarantee, Second Guarantee, and Third Guarantee available at the Cathedral
Advanced Saloon	Saloon build limit +2, supports 20 population, and available from the Exploration Age; Military Wagons can build Saloons
Advanced Dock	Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 85% faster; warships train time -33%
Factory	Ships 1 Factory Wagon
Porfiriato	Ships 1 Factory Wagon; Factories get +100% hit points and are repaired for free; Cannery, Water Power, Steam Power, Mass Production and Imperial Cannon upgrades are free; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Colonial Estancias	Town Centers support +70 population
Assassins	Upgrades Spies to Assassins with +100% attack and +5.0 attack multiplier against heroes and mercenaries; unlocks a charged carbine attack
6 Spies	Ships 6 Spies
10 Spies	Ships 10 Spies
15 Spies	Ships 15 Spies
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
Seven Laws	All Mexican unique units and buildings' train/build bounty +50% as long as at least one of each had been trained at any point in the game
Niños Héroes	A Militiaman (Minuteman after revolting into Texas, Marine if the "Texas Marines" Home City Card is sent) is spawned when the General and Padre falls

Card	Description	Age
Chipotle Tactics	Ships 500 food; receive food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost
TEAM Copper Canyon	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; villagers gather wood from trees and coin from mines 10% faster
Barbacoa	Haciendas automatically gathers up to 2 fattened livestock in a radius of 16 at the gathering speed of 8.0/s; Cows fatten 25% faster when tasked to Haciendas
Rancheros	Haciendas can automatically spawn Cuatreros
Charreada	Haciendas can automatically spawn Chinacos
Fish Market	Fishing boats gather food from fishes 25% faster and coin from whales 20% faster
TEAM Rendering Plant	Fishing boats gather food from fishes and coin from whales 10% faster
Schooners	Fishing Boats cost -20 wood and train time -30%
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster
Ironmonger	Villagers gather from mines 20% faster
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; mines last 20% longer
Mexican Mint	Ships 500 coin; villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 15% faster
Sustainable Agriculture	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster
Refrigeration	Villagers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster
Jalapeno Peppers	For the next 30 seconds, villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 250% faster; villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 5% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 5% faster
Habanero Peppers	For the next 60 seconds, villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 100% faster; villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 10% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 10% faster
TEAM Alta California Territory	Ships 1 Hacienda Wagon and 7 semi-fattened Cows; Hacienda build limit +1
TEAM Nuevo México Territory	Ships 1 Covered Wagon; Town Center build limit +1; existing and new Town Centers spawn 1 Frontier Post Wagon
Furrier	Villagers gather food from huntable animals 15% faster, and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals last 7.5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; huntable animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster
Cigar Roller	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster
Textile Mill	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Stonemasons	Villagers build buildings 65% faster
Land Grab	Mill, Estate, Farm, Livestock Pen, Rice Paddy, Sacred Field, and Hacienda cost -40% and build time -75%; Village cost -30% and build time -60%

Card	Description	Age
3 Fishing Boats	Ships 3 Fishing Boats
14 Fishing Boats	Ships 14 Fishing Boats
1 Whale	Ships 1 Humpback Whale
TEAM Gulf of Mexico	Ships 1 Dock Wagon; reveals the location of fishes, whales, water guardians and enemy ships and Docks
TEAM Coastal Defenses	Buildings get +0.8 attack multiplier against ships
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack
European Cannons	Warships get +15% attack, +2 Line of Sight and range
Admiralty	Armor Plating, Carronade, Percussion Lock, Ship's Howitzers, and Imperial Men-o'-War cost and research time -60%
1 Sloop	Ships 1 Sloop
2 Sloops	Ships 2 Sloops
4 Sloops	Ships 4 Sloops
1 Frigate	Ships 1 Frigate
1 Frigate	Ships 1 Frigate
2 Captured Galleons	Ships 2 Galleons; costs 300 food, 300 wood
3 Captured Galleons	Ships 3 Galleons; costs 300 food, 300 wood
Criollos	Ships 9 Spanish Musketeers and allows them to be trained at Forts; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Tulancingo Cuirassiers	Ships 6 Gendarmes and allows them to be trained at Forts; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Spanish Sympathizers	Ships 15 Garrochistas and allows them to be trained at Forts; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood
24 Mayan Allies	Ships 24 Maya Holcan Javelineers; upgrades Maya Holcan Javelineers to Elite (if not already); costs 1,000 coin
Renegade Navajo	Ships 10 Navajo Riflemen; Navajo Riflemen get +0.75 attack multiplier against villagers; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Renegade Comanche	Ships 11 Comanche Horse Archers; upgrades Comanche Horse Archers to Elite (if not already); Comanche Horse Archers get +0.75 attack multiplier against villagers; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Renegade Apache	Ships 14 Apache Cavalry; upgrades Apache Cavalry to Elite and Champion (if not already); Apache Cavalry get +0.75 attack multiplier against villagers; costs 500 food, 500 wood
Cantinas	Upgrades the Saloon to the Cantina which can train Ronin; outlaws take -1 population
Mexican Standoff	Gives Mexican and American outlaws a 25% chance to do double damage but takes damage equal to half their attack when attacking
TEAM 14 Zapotec Allies	Ships 14 Zapotec Lightning Warriors; upgrades Zapotec Lightning Warriors to Elite (if not already); costs 1,000 coin

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.58326, Seven Laws (II) is moved to the Discovery Age.