When you settled your first city on the spice you removed the forest and therefore lost one production on that tile. I think the optimal settlement location was across the river, it takes one more turn to get there but gives you a 2-2 as a base and you can then work the 3-2 spice. Also the luxury bonus you get is not worth losing the possibility of creating a plantation on that tile which would give you extra gold.
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When you settled your first city on the spice you removed the forest and therefore lost one production on that tile. I think the optimal settlement location was across the river, it takes one more turn to get there but gives you a 2-2 as a base and you can then work the 3-2 spice. Also the luxury bonus you get is not worth losing the possibility of creating a plantation on that tile which would give you extra gold.