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	'''Raphael Sánchez''' (died 1505) was the treasurer of Queen [[Isabella I of Castile\|Isabella I]] of [[Crown of Castile\|Castile]] and a member of the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] during the late 15th century. He fought against the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Tomás de Torquemada]] and the [[Spanish Inquisition]], helping [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] [[mission to Aragon\|rescue]] Assassins throughout [[Crown of Aragon\|Aragon]]. Alongside [[Luis de Santángel]], he and Ezio foiled a Templar conspiracy to exploit the [[Granada]] [[Granada War\|War]] as a means to bankrupt the Castilian treasury and prevent the voyage of [[Christopher Columbus]] to the [[Americas]].		'''Raphael Sánchez''' (died 1505) was the treasurer of Queen [[Isabella I of Castile\|Isabella I]] of [[Crown of Castile\|Castile]] and a member of the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] during the late 15th century. He fought against the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Tomás de Torquemada]] and the [[Spanish Inquisition]], helping [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] [[mission to Aragon\|rescue]] Assassins throughout [[Crown of Aragon\|Aragon]]. Alongside [[Luis de Santángel]], he and Ezio foiled a Templar conspiracy to exploit the [[Granada]] [[Granada War\|War]] as a means to bankrupt the Castilian treasury and prevent the voyage of [[Christopher Columbus]] to the [[Americas]].
	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Like his compatriot Luis de Santángel, Raphael Sánchez entered service with the Catholic monarchs of Iberia in a contest against the Templars to influence the Spanish governments. While Luis became a finance minister of King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] of Aragon, Raphael was appointed as the royal treasurer of Queen Isabella I of Castile. As a Jew within a heavily anti-Semitic nation on the cusp of the Inquisition, reaching such high-ranking positions within the Spanish government was not easy, and he reluctantly converted to Catholicism to curry the favor of the Castilian court.<ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Apr 2021~~. Memories needed~~}}</ref>		Like his compatriot Luis de Santángel, Raphael Sánchez entered service with the Catholic monarchs of Iberia in a contest against the Templars to influence the Spanish governments. While Luis became a finance minister of King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] of Aragon, Raphael was appointed as the royal treasurer of Queen Isabella I of Castile. As a Jew within a heavily anti-Semitic nation on the cusp of the Inquisition, reaching such high-ranking positions within the Spanish government was not easy, and he reluctantly converted to Catholicism to curry the favor of the Castilian court.<ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Apr 2021}}</ref>

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	Once Ezio had freed five of the imprisoned Assassins, he reported back to Raphael with the results of his mission, including that he had learned that [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Templars]], was the mastermind behind the purge. In the process, he had witnessed Llorente and Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada execute one of the Assassin prisoners. After providing this news, Ezio hastily left to finish off Llorente, which he would do so successfully at the city cathedral.<ref name="AC2D" />		Once Ezio had freed five of the imprisoned Assassins, he reported back to Raphael with the results of his mission, including that he had learned that [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Templars]], was the mastermind behind the purge. In the process, he had witnessed Llorente and Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada execute one of the Assassin prisoners. After providing this news, Ezio hastily left to finish off Llorente, which he would do so successfully at the city cathedral.<ref name="AC2D" />
	===Granada===		===Granada===
	When Ezio returned, Raphael was eager for them to journey next to Granada to foil whatever Templar scheme was brewing there. Though reluctant, given that he was anxious to return to his own affairs in [[Italy]], Ezio acquiesced. En route to Granada, the two encountered a rogue named [[Helene Dufranc]], who Ezio had encountered previously. The [[France\|French]] adventurer traded banter with the two before hurrying off to target a man known as ~~the~~ [[Cygnet]]. Knowing that ~~the~~ Cygnet was a Templar financier, Raphael sent Ezio after Helene to learn the Templar's face for future reference. More importantly, her attack had to be stopped lest it alert the Templars to their presence in the area. With his superior [[freerunning]] skills, the Florentine Assassin managed to intercept Helene before she could spring her ambush.<ref name="AC2D" />		When Ezio returned, Raphael was eager for them to journey next to Granada to foil whatever Templar scheme was brewing there. Though reluctant, given that he was anxious to return to his own affairs in [[Italy]], Ezio acquiesced. En route to Granada, the two encountered a rogue named [[Helene Dufranc]], who Ezio had encountered previously. The [[France\|French]] adventurer traded banter with the two before hurrying off to target a man known as "[[The Cygnet]]". Knowing that The Cygnet was a Templar financier, Raphael sent Ezio after Helene to learn the Templar's face for future reference. More importantly, her attack had to be stopped lest it alert the Templars to their presence in the area. With his superior [[freerunning]] skills, the Florentine Assassin managed to intercept Helene before she could spring her ambush.<ref name="AC2D" />

	By the time Raphael and Ezio had reached the outskirts of Granada, the former had finished explaining the details of the Granada War to his friend: that Isabella and Ferdinand had been convinced by the Inquisition to conquer the last of the [[Moors]] in Iberia to unify the land under the Catholic faith. He noted that despite the fact Emir [[Muhammad XII of Granada]] at that point only held onto his capital city, with defeat all but inevitable, he stubbornly refused to surrender, a peculiarity that Raphael believed warranted investigation.<ref name="AC2D" />		By the time Raphael and Ezio had reached the outskirts of Granada, the former had finished explaining the details of the Granada War to his friend: that Isabella and Ferdinand had been convinced by the Inquisition to conquer the last of the [[Moors]] in Iberia to unify the land under the Catholic faith. He noted that despite the fact Emir [[Muhammad XII of Granada]] at that point only held onto his capital city, with defeat all but inevitable, he stubbornly refused to surrender, a peculiarity that Raphael believed warranted investigation.<ref name="AC2D" />

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	As ordered by Luis, Ezio was now determined to eliminate Torquemada once and for all for this outrage, but rather than killing him outright, Raphael advised him to confront him directly first and goad him into revealing the extent of his affiliation with the Templars. To this, Ezio agreed, though it would cost him a successful assassination.<ref name="AC2D" /> Moreover, he would incorrectly deduce by Torquemada's response that the man was merely a religious fanatic manipulated by the Templars when he was in fact a Master Templar himself.<ref name="AC2D" /><ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]]</ref>		As ordered by Luis, Ezio was now determined to eliminate Torquemada once and for all for this outrage, but rather than killing him outright, Raphael advised him to confront him directly first and goad him into revealing the extent of his affiliation with the Templars. To this, Ezio agreed, though it would cost him a successful assassination.<ref name="AC2D" /> Moreover, he would incorrectly deduce by Torquemada's response that the man was merely a religious fanatic manipulated by the Templars when he was in fact a Master Templar himself.<ref name="AC2D" /><ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]]</ref>

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	===Training the Crows===		===Training the Crows===
	Sometime around 1498, Raphael was invited in [[Italy]] to serve as the instructor of a group of orphans in the arts of the Assassins. Unbeknownst to him, the ones who contacted him were not Assassins as he believed, but the Templar [[Cesare Borgia]], seeking to create a secret unit that specialized in countering Assassins through the replication of their own techniques. Raphael accepted the offer, training the orphans for years at the {{Wiki\|Vallombrosa Abbey}} without ever realizing that he was being deceived. After more than five years of instruction, he was suddenly visited by the Templar [[Sirus Favero]], who informed him that his task was over and that he may return to Spain. Though bewildered by this, Raphael did as asked, still ignorant of the deceit. The orphans he trained would then summarily be indoctrinated into Templar ideology and re-christened as the [[Crows]] led by Sirus himself;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal]] – [[Database: Journal – A Storm of Crows\|Entry #6]]: "A Storm of Crows"</ref> they would plague [[Tuscany]] from the shadows for the years to come until being destroyed by the Assassins around 1506.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal – [[Database: Journal – Saviors of Roma\|Entry #10]]: "Saviors of Roma"</ref>		Sometime around 1498, Raphael was invited in [[Italy]] to serve as the instructor of a group of orphans in the arts of the Assassins. Unbeknownst to him, the ones who contacted him were not Assassins as he believed, but the Templar [[Cesare Borgia]], seeking to create a secret unit that specialized in countering Assassins through the replication of their own techniques. Raphael accepted the offer, training the orphans for years at the {{Wiki\|Vallombrosa Abbey}} without ever realizing that he was being deceived. After more than five years of instruction, he was suddenly visited by the Templar [[Sirus Favero]], who informed him that his task was over and that he may return to Spain. Though bewildered by this, Raphael did as asked, still ignorant of the deceit. The orphans he trained would then summarily be indoctrinated into Templar ideology and re-christened as the [[Crows]] led by Sirus himself;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal]] – [[Database: Journal – A Storm of Crows\|Entry #6]]: "A Storm of Crows"</ref> they would plague [[Tuscany]] from the shadows for the years to come until being destroyed by the Assassins around 1506.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Identity'' – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal – [[Database: Journal – Saviors of Roma\|Entry #10]]: "Saviors of Roma"</ref>
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	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*Raphael Sánchez is based on Gabriel Sanchez, who was historically the royal treasurer of King Ferdinand II of Aragon not Queen Isabella I of Castile. He was the addressee of one of two editions of the {{Wiki\|Columbus's letter on the first voyage\|letters}} written by Christopher Columbus which were widely publicized and responsible for launching the explorer to fame; the other edition was addressed to Luis de Santángel himself. Specifically, the letter to Gabriel Sanchez was the one translated into Latin and disseminated throughout Italy and Central Europe. Earlier versions of this edition of the letter addressed the recipient as "Raphael Sanxis" before it was corrected to "Gabriel Sanchez".		Raphael Sánchez is based on Gabriel Sanchez, who was historically the royal treasurer of King Ferdinand II of Aragon not Queen Isabella I of Castile. He was the addressee of one of two editions of the {{Wiki\|Columbus's letter on the first voyage\|letters}} written by Christopher Columbus which were widely publicized and responsible for launching the explorer to fame; the other edition was addressed to Luis de Santángel himself. Specifically, the letter to Gabriel Sanchez was the one translated into Latin and disseminated throughout Italy and Central Europe. Earlier versions of this edition of the letter addressed the recipient as "Raphael Sanxis" before it was corrected to "Gabriel Sanchez".

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	'''Raphael Sánchez''' (died 1505) was the treasurer of Queen [[Isabella I of Castile\|Isabella I]] of [[Crown of Castile\|Castile]], and a member of the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] during the late 15th century. He fought against the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Tomás de Torquemada]] and the [[Spanish Inquisition]], helping [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] [[mission to Aragon\|rescue]] Assassins throughout [[Crown of Aragon\|Aragon]]. Alongside [[Luis de Santángel]], he and Ezio foiled a Templar conspiracy to exploit the [[Granada]] [[Granada War\|War]] as a means to bankrupt the Castilian treasury and prevent the voyage of [[Christopher Columbus]] to the [[Americas]].		'''Raphael Sánchez''' (died 1505) was the treasurer of Queen [[Isabella I of Castile\|Isabella I]] of [[Crown of Castile\|Castile]] and a member of the [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] during the late 15th century. He fought against the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Tomás de Torquemada]] and the [[Spanish Inquisition]], helping [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] [[mission to Aragon\|rescue]] Assassins throughout [[Crown of Aragon\|Aragon]]. Alongside [[Luis de Santángel]], he and Ezio foiled a Templar conspiracy to exploit the [[Granada]] [[Granada War\|War]] as a means to bankrupt the Castilian treasury and prevent the voyage of [[Christopher Columbus]] to the [[Americas]].
	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Like his compatriot Luis de Santángel, Raphael Sánchez entered service with the Catholic monarchs of Iberia in a contest against the Templars to influence the Spanish governments. While Luis became a finance minister of King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] of Aragon, Raphael was appointed as the royal treasurer of Queen Isabella I of Castile. As a Jew within a heavily anti-Semitic nation on the cusp of the Inquisition, reaching such high-ranking positions within the Spanish government was not easy, and he reluctantly converted to Catholicism to curry the favor of the Castilian court.<ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>		Like his compatriot Luis de Santángel, Raphael Sánchez entered service with the Catholic monarchs of Iberia in a contest against the Templars to influence the Spanish governments. While Luis became a finance minister of King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon\|Ferdinand II]] of Aragon, Raphael was appointed as the royal treasurer of Queen Isabella I of Castile. As a Jew within a heavily anti-Semitic nation on the cusp of the Inquisition, reaching such high-ranking positions within the Spanish government was not easy, and he reluctantly converted to Catholicism to curry the favor of the Castilian court.<ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Apr 2021. Memories needed}}</ref>