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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[fort]]ress in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village—repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations—led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.<ref>{{WP\|La Mota Castle (Medina del Campo)}}</ref>		The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[fort]]ress in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village—repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations—led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.<ref>{{WP\|La Mota Castle (Medina del Campo)}}</ref>

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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[~~Forts\|fortress~~]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the ~~village, repopulated~~ after [[Moors\|Moorish]] ~~depredations, led~~ to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.		}}
			The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[fort]]ress in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village—repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations—led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.<ref>{{WP\|La Mota Castle (Medina del Campo)}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[~~Julius II~~\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|~~King~~ Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[~~Ezio Auditore da Firenze~~]], [[Mentor]] ~~of the~~ [[~~Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins~~]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.<ref name="novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] – {{Fact\|May, 2024}}</ref>		From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Julius II]] and King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] of [[Aragon]]; not even the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.<ref name="novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] – {{Fact\|May, 2024}}</ref>

	Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.<ref name="novel" />		Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.<ref name="novel" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{~~C\|indirect mentioned in Database entry only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]

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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. ~~Initial~~ fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.		The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.

	==History==		==History==

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	==History==		==History==
	From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Julius II\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|King Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.		From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Julius II\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|King Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.<ref name="novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]] – {{Fact\|May, 2024}}</ref>

	Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.		Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.<ref name="novel" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{C\|indirect mentioned in Database entry only}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]

	==References==		==References==
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Forts]]		[[Category:Forts]]
	[[Category:Prisons]]		[[Category:Prisons]]
	[[Category:Spain]]		[[Category:Spain]]

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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.		The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.

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	Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.		Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]
	[[Category:Forts]]		[[Category:Forts]]
	[[Category:Prisons]]		[[Category:Prisons]]
	[[Category:Spain]]		[[Category:Spain]]

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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') ~~was~~ a ~~formidable~~ [[Forts\|fortress]]~~-turned-prison in existence during the turn of the 15th century. It was situated~~ in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo~~}}, in the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Castile~~}}, [[Spain]], where it ~~dominated~~ the plateau, or butte, it ~~was~~ situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.		The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.

	==History==		==History==
	From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Julius II\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|King Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.		From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Julius II\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|King Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.

	Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.		Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of his lieutenant [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') was a formidable [[Forts\|fortress]]-turned-prison in existence during the turn of the 15th century. It was situated in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, in the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Castile}}, [[Spain]], where it dominated the plateau, or butte, it was situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.		The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') was a formidable [[Forts\|fortress]]-turned-prison in existence during the turn of the 15th century. It was situated in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, in the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Castile}}, [[Spain]], where it dominated the plateau, or butte, it was situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.

			==History==
	From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Julius II\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|King Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.		From 1504 to 1506, following his attempted escape from the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], the Castillo de la Mota acted as a prison for [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare's location was kept a closely guarded secret between [[Julius II\|Pope Julius II]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|King Ferdinand II of Aragon]]; not even [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], was allowed to know of Cesare's whereabouts.

	Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.		Eventually, Cesare escaped the castle with aid of [[Micheletto Corella]] and a bribed prison guard. Having had rope smuggled in for him, Cesare climbed down from his window and snuck past the main gate in his stolen guard uniform. Not long after his escape, the [[Assassins]] Ezio Auditore, [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and their friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] arrived at the fortress in pursuit of Micheletto, only to learn of Cesare's escape.

			==Appearance==
			*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]

	==Reference==		==Reference==

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	The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.		The '''Castillo de la Mota''' (English: ''Castle of the Butte'') is a [[Forts\|fortress]] in {{Wiki\|Medina del Campo}}, [[Spain]], where it dominates the plateau, or butte, it is situated on. Initial fortification of the village, repopulated after [[Moors\|Moorish]] depredations, led to the creation of a fortress on the site, starting in 1080. The village soon grew alongside.