Tomás de Torquemada - Revision history

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imported>Darman36: Per WP, 15th cen. chronicler/rival del Pulgar claimed Tomás' uncle Juan was a Jewish convert to Christianity, but a 2020 study by University of Valladolid's Art History Dept found Juan's family had no Jewish history

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Per WP, 15th cen. chronicler/rival del Pulgar claimed Tomás' uncle Juan was a Jewish convert to Christianity, but a 2020 study by University of Valladolid's Art History Dept found Juan's family had no Jewish history

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	[[Crawford Starrick]], the Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] during the mid-19th century, owned a portrait of Torquemada, which he displayed in his office.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[End of the Line]]</ref>		[[Crawford Starrick]], the Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] during the mid-19th century, owned a portrait of Torquemada, which he displayed in his office.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[End of the Line]]</ref>

	In 2012, the Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details on Torquemada's assassination while [[Abstergo Industries]] held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find.<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Guardians", in which Torquemada was included in a list of ~~assassinated~~ historic individuals.<ref name="Glyphs"/>		In 2012, the Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details on Torquemada's assassination while [[Abstergo Industries]] held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find.<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Guardians", in which Torquemada was included in a list of historic individuals whom the Assassins had killed.<ref name="Glyphs"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	{{Quote\|You dare to lecture me? I am the hammer of heretics, the light of España, the honor of my order. I follow none but God's command.\|Torquemada to Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492.\|Assassin's Creed II: Discovery\|Assassinate Tomás Torquemada}}		{{Quote\|You dare to lecture me? I am the hammer of heretics, the light of España, the honor of my order. I follow none but God's command.\|Torquemada to Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492.\|Assassin's Creed II: Discovery\|Assassinate Tomás Torquemada}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\| image = ACM Torquemada.jpg		\|name=
	\| birth = 14 October 1420<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tomás de Torquemada}}</ref><br>{{Wiki\|Valladolid}}, [[Crown of Castile]]		\|native=
	\| death = 16 September 1498 {{c\|aged 77}}<ref name="The Forge">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[The Forge]]</ref><br>[[Ávila]], Crown of Castile		\|image=ACM Torquemada.jpg
	\| species = [[Human]]		\|birth=14 October 1420<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tomás de Torquemada}}</ref><br>{{Wiki\|Valladolid}}, [[Crown of Castile]]
	\| ~~affiliates~~ = [[Dominican Order]]~~<br>~~[[Spanish Inquisition]]<br>[[Templars]]		\|death=16 September 1498 {{c\|aged 77}}<ref name="The Forge">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[The Forge]]</ref><br>[[Ávila]], Crown of Castile
			\|species=[[Human]]
			\|database=[[Dominican Order]]
			[[Spanish Inquisition]]<br>
			[[Templars]]
	*[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Rite]]		*[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Rite]]
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	}}		}}
	'''Tomás de Torquemada''' (1420 – 1498) was a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Dominican Order\|Dominican]] friar who, though his connections as confessor to Queen [[Isabella I of Castile]], became Spain's first [[Spanish Inquisition\|Inquisitor General]]. Secretly a [[Templars\|Templar]], he led the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Rite]] as its [[Master Templar]].		'''Tomás de Torquemada''' (1420 – 1498) was a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Dominican Order\|Dominican]] friar who, though his connections as confessor to Queen [[Isabella I of Castile]], became Spain's first [[Spanish Inquisition\|Inquisitor General]]. Secretly a [[Templars\|Templar]], he led the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Rite]] as its [[Master Templar]].

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	Soon after [[Christoffa Corombo]] set sail on his {{Wiki\|Voyages of Christopher Columbus\|first voyage}},<ref name="Find Christoffa">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Find Christoffa (2)\|Find Christoffa]]</ref> the Inquisitors, under the manipulation of the Templars, sent soldiers to kill the Assassins [[Luis de Santángel]] and Raphael Sánchez in retaliation for foiling their plans to stall the expedition.<ref name="Rid the Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rid the Palace of Inquisitors]]</ref>		Soon after [[Christoffa Corombo]] set sail on his {{Wiki\|Voyages of Christopher Columbus\|first voyage}},<ref name="Find Christoffa">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Find Christoffa (2)\|Find Christoffa]]</ref> the Inquisitors, under the manipulation of the Templars, sent soldiers to kill the Assassins [[Luis de Santángel]] and Raphael Sánchez in retaliation for foiling their plans to stall the expedition.<ref name="Rid the Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rid the Palace of Inquisitors]]</ref>
			[[File:Assassinate Tomas Torquemada 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Ezio confronting Torquemada]]
	[[File:~~AC2D - Ezio meeting~~ Tomas de Torquemada.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Ezio confronting Torquemada]]
	For this outrage, Santángel ordered Ezio to eliminate Torquemada once and for all, retracting a previous command against it. Despite this, Sanchez advised Ezio to make sure to figure out the extent of Torquemada's association with the Templars before going for the kill, and whether or not he was a Templar himself.<ref name="Rescue Raphael">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rescue Raphael Sánchez]]</ref> Accordingly, when Ezio infiltrated Torquemada's heavily-guarded estate and at last reached the Grand Inquisitor, he confronted him directly, hoping to goad him into divulging his allegiances.<ref name="Infiltrate">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Infiltrate Torquemada's Dwelling]]</ref>		For this outrage, Santángel ordered Ezio to eliminate Torquemada once and for all, retracting a previous command against it. Despite this, Sanchez advised Ezio to make sure to figure out the extent of Torquemada's association with the Templars before going for the kill, and whether or not he was a Templar himself.<ref name="Rescue Raphael">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rescue Raphael Sánchez]]</ref> Accordingly, when Ezio infiltrated Torquemada's heavily-guarded estate and at last reached the Grand Inquisitor, he confronted him directly, hoping to goad him into divulging his allegiances.<ref name="Infiltrate">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Infiltrate Torquemada's Dwelling]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACReb Dead Torquemada.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Torquemada's death]]		[[File:ACReb Dead Torquemada.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Torquemada's death]]
	After weeks of cowering in the monastery, on 16 September 1498, the Spanish Assassins commenced an assault with the aid of their [[mercenary]] ~~allie~~. Torquemada conjured an illusion of a soldier to hold the Assassins back while he fled further into the monastery.<ref name="Rebellion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Rebellion (memory)\|Rebellion]]</ref> Below the monastery was an ancient [[Isu]] [[The Forge\|forge]] that Torquemada had discovered beforehand and he summoned more phantom soldiers to protect him while he made his way deeper into the site, intending to restore the Staff's full power. However, he was cornered by the Assassins, who overcame the illusions and killed the Grand Inquisitor.<ref name="The Forge" />		After weeks of cowering in the monastery, on 16 September 1498, the Spanish Assassins commenced an assault with the aid of their [[mercenary]] allies. Torquemada conjured an illusion of a soldier to hold the Assassins back while he fled further into the monastery.<ref name="Rebellion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Rebellion (memory)\|Rebellion]]</ref> Below the monastery was an ancient [[Isu]] [[The Forge\|forge]] that Torquemada had discovered beforehand and he summoned more phantom soldiers to protect him while he made his way deeper into the site, intending to restore the Staff's full power. However, he was cornered by the Assassins, who overcame the illusions and killed the Grand Inquisitor.<ref name="The Forge" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	[[Crawford Starrick]], Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] around 1868, owned a portrait of Tomás de Torquemada.<ref name="EndOfTheLine">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[End of the Line]]</ref>		[[Crawford Starrick]], Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] around 1868, owned a portrait of Tomás de Torquemada.<ref name="EndOfTheLine">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[End of the Line]]</ref>

	~~Details of Torquemada's assassination were later collected by~~ the Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] ~~in 2012~~ while ~~he was held captive by~~ [[Abstergo Industries]] at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph #15]]: "Guardians"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Guardians", in which Torquemada was included in a list of assassinated historic individuals.<ref name="Glyphs"/>		In 2012, the Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details on Torquemada's assassination while [[Abstergo Industries]] held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Guardians", in which Torquemada was included in a list of assassinated historic individuals.<ref name="Glyphs"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==