Spanish Army

2013-10-05T07:42:30Z

75.36.164.85: The Navaresse are Spanish too. We should probably include pictures of them.

{{Era|AC2D|ACB|AC3L|AC4|PL|DYL}}
{{WP-REAL}}
[[File:AC3L Bribing.jpg|thumb|250px|Aveline de Grandpré bribing a Spanish captain]]
The '''Spanish Army''' is the land-based branch of the {{Wiki|Spanish Armed Forces}}, whose first activity dates back to the 15th century, during the reign of [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|King Ferdinand II]] and [[Isabella I of Castile|Queen Isabella]].

==History==
During the [[Renaissance]], the soldiers of the newly unified [[Spain]] fought with the [[Moors]] for control of [[Granada]], and enforced the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] came into conflict with many [[guards]] when he came to the country to rescue several [[Spanish Assassins]], who had been arrested by the Inquisition after [[Rodrigo Borgia]] had given [[Tomas de Torquemada]] a list of their names.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

In 1507, Spanish forces were engaged in a civil war, where [[Louis de Beaumont]] defended [[Viana]] from an attack by [[Cesare Borgia]], who commanded a mainly-Spanish army on behalf of [[John III of Navarre|King John of Navarre]]. Ezio came to assassinate Cesare, but was attacked by troops on both sides who mistook him for an enemy.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Despite this, Ezio assassinated Cesare, earning him Ferdinand's gratitude.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>

During the [[Age of Discovery]], Spanish soldiers and scholars known as {{Wiki|conquistador}}s conquered the New World. Among them, the Assassin [[Giovanni Borgia]] served [[Hernán Cortés]] under an assumed name during the conquest of [[Mexico]]. Whereas the conquistadors mostly used this as an opportunity to loot gold from the [[Aztecs]], Giovanni obtained a [[Crystal Skulls|Crystal Skull]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - ''[[Rome: Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia]]''</ref>

Around the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] onward, the Spanish Army enforced control of the country's colonies, such as [[Havana]] in the [[Caribbean]],<ref>[http://www.theaveragegamer.com/2013/03/04/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-key-points/ The Average Gamer: ''Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Key Points'']</ref> and later [[Louisiana]] in [[North America]] after the [[French and Indian War]], as the [[France|French]] were unwilling to surrender it to the [[United Kingdom|British]] in a peace treaty.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

However, the Spanish were unpopular with the Louisianan [[Civilians|citizens]], causing a [[Louisiana Rebellion|rebellion]] when they were blamed for people disappearing. The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] antagonized them to draw the attention of governor [[Antonio de Ulloa]], from whom she learned that the disappearances were a Templar plot to divert [[Slavery|slaves]] for [[Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer]], in order to excavate [[Chichen Itza]].<ref name="AC3L"/>

Some Spanish soldiers were later bribed by [[Vázquez]] to occupy the [[Louisiana Bayou]] in an effort to eliminate the Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Agaté]], and to seize control of smuggling operations in the region. Later, he used his rogue soldiers to attempt to block Spanish supplies for the [[Patriots]] in [[United States|British America]],<ref name="AC3L"/> but this did not deter governor [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] from siding with the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
GuardTypesACIID.png|Concept art of 15th century soldiers
ACL_CA_SP_09_FrenchSoldiers.jpg|Concept art of 18th century guards
PaxR_2.png|Ezio Auditore da Firenze fighting Spanish soldiers
AssassinPlot.png|16th century colonial soldiers guarding [[Alonso Carlo]]
AC4_-_GuardCombat.jpg|[[Edward Kenway]] fighting Spanish guards
AC4_-_RooftopChase.jpg|The Spanish pursuing Edward
ACLiberation3.jpg|Aveline fighting Spanish guards
Aveline-Alternate-Outfit-Fight.jpg|Guards in Mexico
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3L}}
{{AC4}}
[[Category:Armies]]

Assassin's Creed Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]

Spanish Army