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{{Location Infobox | |||
|name = Zaragoza | |||
|image = Zaragoza.png | |||
|state = [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] | |||
|rulers = | |||
|factions = [[Spanish Army]]<br>[[Spanish Inquisition]]<br>[[Assassins]] | |||
|founded = [[Augustus]] | |||
|date = c. 25 BCE – c. 12 BCE | |||
|targets = [[Pedro Llorente]]<br>[[Tomás de Torquemada]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Zaragoza''' (English: ''Saragossa''), is a major city in [[Aragon]], [[Spain]]. | |||
'''Zaragoza ''' | Like many great cities throughout [[Europe]], it was a base for the [[Assassins]] during the [[Renaissance]]. Under the [[Spanish Inquisition]], the city witnessed an attempted purge of the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] that was foiled thanks to the efforts of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. | ||
==History== | |||
===Spanish Inquisition=== | |||
In 1489, the Inquisitor and [[Templars|Templar]] [[Gustavo Ramírez]] ordered his executioner to [[Auto-da-fé|burn]] dozens of innocent [[civilian]]s in Zaragoza's town square. The Spanish Assassins uncovered the plot and killed the executioner, who with his dying words gloated that he had merely served as a distraction that allowed Ramírez to retrieve a [[Shattered Staff of Eden|powerful artifact]] from [[St. Rafael Abbey]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[The Auto-Da-Fé]]</ref> | |||
[[File:Find Pedro Llorente 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio and Raphael arriving in Zaragoza]] | |||
In 1491, at the height of the Spanish Inquisition, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Italian Templars]], provided the names of the Spanish Assassins to Grand Inquisitor [[Tomás de Torquemada]]. Under the belief that these Assassins were little more than atheists, Torquemada ordered the ''calificador'' of Zaragoza, [[Pedro Llorente]], to arrest the six in his city to be tried for heresy.<ref name="Find Pedro">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Find Pedro Llorente]]</ref> | |||
After stopping the Inquisitors in [[Barcelona]], the Assassins Ezio Auditore and [[Raphael Sánchez]] journeyed to Zaragoza to save the Assassins there; they had been alerted to the operation by a list of Zaragozan Assassins found on the corpse of prosecutor [[Gaspar Martínez]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rescue the Assassin]]</ref> | |||
The first of these Assassins was brought to the local tribunal, where he was interrogated by Llorente and his [[Soldier|guards]]. Despite the torture, the Assassin resisted all attempts at conversion, a resilience that astounded Torquemada when he visited him. The prisoner was immediately executed, a scene that was witnessed by Ezio Auditore, who had arrived too late to save him.<ref name="Find Pedro" /> | |||
Ezio then made his way through the city catacombs to save the remaining Assassins,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rescue the Captured Assassins]]</ref> causing Llorente to double the security on the last prisoner, who was held in his palace. However, Ezio managed to free him as well before tracking Llorente to the basilica to kill him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rescue the Last Captured Assassin]]</ref> Upon their confrontation, Llorente revealed his ignorance of a Templar conspiracy, but Ezio assassinated him nonetheless for being responsible for the attempted purge.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Assassinate Pedro Llorente]]</ref> Soon after the assassination, Ezio and Raphael made their way to [[Granada]] to investigate Templar operations there.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Return to Sánchez]]</ref> | |||
===Raid on the Assassins=== | |||
[[File:Rid the Palace of Inquisitors 2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio meeting with Luis at his palace]] | |||
In the aftermath of the [[Granada War]], where the Assassins foiled a Templar plot to prolong the war to exhaust the Castilian treasury from funding the voyage of [[Christoffa Corombo]], the bitter Templars retaliated by launching attacks on the homes of [[Luis de Santángel]] and Raphael Sánchez, two of the Assassins principally responsible for their failure. Both had been residing in Zaragoza at the time, and the Templars employed the Spanish Inquisition for this operation.<ref name="Rid the Palace">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rid the Palace of Inquisitors]]</ref><ref name="Rescue Raphael">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Rescue Raphael Sánchez]]</ref> | |||
When soldiers of the Inquisition barged into Luis's palace, their announced intention was to arrest him for heresy, but in truth, they planned to murder him on sight. To Luis's fortune, Ezio Auditore had been paying him a visit at the time and was there to save his life, killing the entire force of raiding soldiers.<ref name="Rid the Palace"/> Knowing that Raphael must be under attack as well, he then rushed across the city to Raphael's estate, narrowly saving him from a [[guard captain]] that had cornered him.<ref name="Rescue Raphael" /> | |||
===Assassination attempt on Torquemada=== | |||
[[File:Infiltrate Torquemada Dwelling 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio infiltrating Torquemada's palace]] | |||
Although the Assassins had formerly believed that an assassination of Torquemada would only incite more turmoil, the attempts on their lives changed their minds on their stance. They ordered Ezio to eliminate Torquemada once and for all right away, and the Assassin infiltrated the Grand Inquisitor's palace in Zaragoza for this purpose.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Infiltrate Torquemada's Dwelling]]</ref> | |||
Deep within the palace, he at last located his quarry, but as instructed by Raphael, he confronted him directly, seeking to goad him into revealing the extent of his connections with the Templars. Through Torquemada's response, Ezio incorrectly concluded that the Grand Inquisitor was cluelessly being manipulated by the Templars,<ref name="Assassinate Torquemada">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' – [[Assassinate Tomás Torquemada]]</ref> when in reality, he was a [[Master Templar]] himself.<ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref> By eschewing a stealthy assassination, Ezio also costed himself success, as Torquemada was able to enact a successful escape.<ref name="Assassinate Torquemada"/> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
Assassin's Creed Recollection - Map of Corona d'Aragón.png|Map of the [[Crown of Aragon]] showing Zaragoza in ''Assassin's Creed: Recollection'' | |||
ACReb - The Auto-da-fe.jpg|Zaragoza in ''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
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{{ACRec}} | |||
{{ACRebellion}} | |||
[[Category:Cities in Spain]] | |||
[[Category:Cities in Ancient Rome]] | |||
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Zaragoza (English: Saragossa), is a major city in Aragon, Spain.
Like many great cities throughout Europe, it was a base for the Assassins during the Renaissance. Under the Spanish Inquisition, the city witnessed an attempted purge of the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins that was foiled thanks to the efforts of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
History[edit | edit source]
Spanish Inquisition[edit | edit source]
In 1489, the Inquisitor and Templar Gustavo Ramírez ordered his executioner to burn dozens of innocent civilians in Zaragoza's town square. The Spanish Assassins uncovered the plot and killed the executioner, who with his dying words gloated that he had merely served as a distraction that allowed Ramírez to retrieve a powerful artifact from St. Rafael Abbey.[1]
In 1491, at the height of the Spanish Inquisition, Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Italian Templars, provided the names of the Spanish Assassins to Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada. Under the belief that these Assassins were little more than atheists, Torquemada ordered the calificador of Zaragoza, Pedro Llorente, to arrest the six in his city to be tried for heresy.[2]
After stopping the Inquisitors in Barcelona, the Assassins Ezio Auditore and Raphael Sánchez journeyed to Zaragoza to save the Assassins there; they had been alerted to the operation by a list of Zaragozan Assassins found on the corpse of prosecutor Gaspar Martínez.[3]
The first of these Assassins was brought to the local tribunal, where he was interrogated by Llorente and his guards. Despite the torture, the Assassin resisted all attempts at conversion, a resilience that astounded Torquemada when he visited him. The prisoner was immediately executed, a scene that was witnessed by Ezio Auditore, who had arrived too late to save him.[2]
Ezio then made his way through the city catacombs to save the remaining Assassins,[4] causing Llorente to double the security on the last prisoner, who was held in his palace. However, Ezio managed to free him as well before tracking Llorente to the basilica to kill him.[5] Upon their confrontation, Llorente revealed his ignorance of a Templar conspiracy, but Ezio assassinated him nonetheless for being responsible for the attempted purge.[6] Soon after the assassination, Ezio and Raphael made their way to Granada to investigate Templar operations there.[7]
Raid on the Assassins[edit | edit source]
In the aftermath of the Granada War, where the Assassins foiled a Templar plot to prolong the war to exhaust the Castilian treasury from funding the voyage of Christoffa Corombo, the bitter Templars retaliated by launching attacks on the homes of Luis de Santángel and Raphael Sánchez, two of the Assassins principally responsible for their failure. Both had been residing in Zaragoza at the time, and the Templars employed the Spanish Inquisition for this operation.[8][9]
When soldiers of the Inquisition barged into Luis's palace, their announced intention was to arrest him for heresy, but in truth, they planned to murder him on sight. To Luis's fortune, Ezio Auditore had been paying him a visit at the time and was there to save his life, killing the entire force of raiding soldiers.[8] Knowing that Raphael must be under attack as well, he then rushed across the city to Raphael's estate, narrowly saving him from a guard captain that had cornered him.[9]
Assassination attempt on Torquemada[edit | edit source]
Although the Assassins had formerly believed that an assassination of Torquemada would only incite more turmoil, the attempts on their lives changed their minds on their stance. They ordered Ezio to eliminate Torquemada once and for all right away, and the Assassin infiltrated the Grand Inquisitor's palace in Zaragoza for this purpose.[10]
Deep within the palace, he at last located his quarry, but as instructed by Raphael, he confronted him directly, seeking to goad him into revealing the extent of his connections with the Templars. Through Torquemada's response, Ezio incorrectly concluded that the Grand Inquisitor was cluelessly being manipulated by the Templars,[11] when in reality, he was a Master Templar himself.[12] By eschewing a stealthy assassination, Ezio also costed himself success, as Torquemada was able to enact a successful escape.[11]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Map of the Crown of Aragon showing Zaragoza in Assassin's Creed: Recollection -
Zaragoza in Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II: Discovery (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Recollection
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Auto-Da-Fé
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Find Pedro Llorente
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue the Assassin
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue the Captured Assassins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue the Last Captured Assassin
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate Pedro Llorente
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Return to Sánchez
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rid the Palace of Inquisitors
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue Raphael Sánchez
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Infiltrate Torquemada's Dwelling
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate Tomás Torquemada
- ↑ Assassin's Creed film
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