ace to the north. Hurry and settle quick the big north island because it is the only with full tobacco and sugarcane and inexhaustible ore deposits. If you not settle this island quick you may need to fight for it later in the game.
The scenario goal is to built a city with 1500 inhabitants, 300 of them must be aristocrats and conquer the pirats. It is one single gold mine on this map and it is placed on the pirates island. You may need this gold to advance to aristocrats but you can't get it if you not conquer the pirates first.