Part 15

Explore Part 15 of the Civilization VI guide, focusing on Religious Founding Fathers like Bartolome De Las Casas, Gabriel Lallemant, and Gregorio De Mattos E Guerra.

This section of the guide covers Religious Founding Fathers in Civilization VI, detailing their requirements, benefits, and strategic value.

Washington Irving

Requires: 33660 Political Points

• +1 Liberty Bell per Schoolhouse
• +2 Liberty Bells per College
• +3 Liberty Bells per University

This ability is useful but potentially less so than Ben Franklin's, which offers a total of 6 Liberty Bells from two media buildings compared to this ability's potential 6 from education buildings.

Bartolome De Las Casas

Requires: 1262 Religion Points, 1122 Political Points

• +50% Native Conversion Rate from Missions

This is beneficial for increasing converted natives for resource production or as military cannon fodder, especially if you utilize missions.

Gabriel Lallemant

Requires: 5329 Religion Points, 4488 Political Points

• 50% Faster Production of Church, Cathedral

Useful for those wanting larger religious buildings. Otherwise, it may be a waste of points. Generation of immigrants and Elder Statesmen can also be beneficial.

Gregorio De Mattos E Guerra

Requires: 16830 Religion Points, 14025 Political Points

• +2 Liberty Bells per Church
• +3 Liberty Bells per Cathedral

A more useful Founding Father due to its cost, this ability increases political points and Liberty Bells from church buildings. Ben Franklin is still recommended for Liberty Bells.

John Harvard

Requires: 9537 Religion Points, 7854 Political Points

• Free Schoolhouse in Every Settlement

Helpful if you plan to use the Education System for skilled labor. Its placement in the Religious section is noted as unusual.

Juan De Sepulveda

Requires: 1683 Religion Points, 1542 Political Points

• Provides 2 Converted Natives

A good early-game addition if you have spare points, providing useful converted natives to replace free colonists and hold positions.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Requires: 22440 Religion Points, 19074 Political Points

• Provides 3 Elder Statesmen

Potentially useful if you lack Elder Statesmen early on, but by the time this Founding Father is accessible, you should ideally have the income to hire them from Europe.

Roger Williams

Requires: 3927 Religion Points, 3366 Political Points

• +25% Native Conversion Rate from Missions
• Strengthens Relations with the Natives

Beneficial for improving relations with natives and potentially gaining allies. Natives can be more effective on land than untrained colonists.

Sor Juana

Requires: 12622 Religion Points, 10659 Political Points

• +3 Crosses Per Church
• +3 Crosses Per Cathedral

Increases cross production, potentially speeding up the generation of units from Europe. The randomness of unit type and high cost are drawbacks.

Thomas Hooker

Requires: 3085 Religion Points, 2524 Political Points

• Provides 3 Jesuit Missionaries

Jesuit Missionaries are highly effective for establishing missions, offering a greater success rate for converting natives compared to normal colonists.

William Brewster

Requires: 2244 Religion Points, 1963 Political Points

• -25% Cost of Native Land Purchasing

Reduces the cost of acquiring land from natives.