The new towns were usually located with access to trade routes, rather than defence, in mind.
The corps became institutionalised and constituted a militia, which intended to provide security to trade routes and fairs, exposed to constant dangers.
The Mahican confederacy had been defeated by 1628, limiting Pocumtuc access to trade routes to the west.
Its strategic location and access to trade routes made it an important establishment.
However well placed the site might be for access to trade routes, it had an unhealthy climate and was in Spanish territory.
Industrialisation meant that proximity to trade routes became more important, giving the harbour city some advantages over other nearby cities as new industries came into existence.
Buzău's proximity to trade routes helped it develop its role as a commerce hub in older days, and as an industrial centre during the 20th century.
From its central location, it has access to trade routes to and from all the regional powers.
From its central location, it has access to trade routes, or lines of attack, to all the regional powers.
It stood on a hill, providing defence, and was linked to trade routes.