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==History== | ==History== | ||
Up until his conversion to [[piracy]] in 1717, the Barbadian [[ | Up until his conversion to [[piracy]] in 1717, the Barbadian [[merchant]] [[Stede Bonnet]] was a moderately wealthy landowner on the island, controlling a fair number of [[sugar]] [[plantation]]s. Bonnet would often transport his crops to nearby cities such as [[Havana]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Stede Bonnet]]</ref> | ||
In 1751, after a stop-over on his way from [[Haiti]] to [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], the Templar [[Lawrence Washington]] wrote to his associate [[Christopher Gist]] regarding his thoughts on the Assassin Mentor [[François Mackandal]] and his own discovery of the [[Port-au-Prince Temple]] and its destruction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters|War Letters: "Family Vacation"]]</ref> | In 1751, after a stop-over on his way from [[Haiti]] to [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], the Templar [[Lawrence Washington]] wrote to his associate [[Christopher Gist]] regarding his thoughts on the Assassin Mentor [[François Mackandal]] and his own discovery of the [[Port-au-Prince Temple]] and its destruction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters|War Letters: "Family Vacation"]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] smuggled a group of Templar agents to help strengthen the Templars' control over the island.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign#Barbados|The Naval Campaign: "Ambassador of Bim"]]</ref> After the agents work was complete, the Templars called on Shay again to | During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] [[Smuggling|smuggled]] a group of Templar agents to help strengthen the Templars' control over the island.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign#Barbados|The Naval Campaign: "Ambassador of Bim"]]</ref> After the agents work was complete, the Templars called on Shay again to extract the agents.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign#Barbados|The Naval Campaign: "Discretion Required"]]</ref> | ||
During the mid-18th century, the [[Philippe Olivier de Grandpré|Grandpré]] family business of [[New Orleans]] regularly sent ships to Barbados' capital | During the mid-18th century, the [[Philippe Olivier de Grandpré|Grandpré]] family business of [[New Orleans]] regularly sent ships to Barbados' capital of [[Bridgetown]] to trade goods.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 18 June 2024
Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles and a former overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
History
Up until his conversion to piracy in 1717, the Barbadian merchant Stede Bonnet was a moderately wealthy landowner on the island, controlling a fair number of sugar plantations. Bonnet would often transport his crops to nearby cities such as Havana.[1]
In 1751, after a stop-over on his way from Haiti to Virginia, the Templar Lawrence Washington wrote to his associate Christopher Gist regarding his thoughts on the Assassin Mentor François Mackandal and his own discovery of the Port-au-Prince Temple and its destruction.[2]
During the Seven Years' War, the Templar Shay Cormac smuggled a group of Templar agents to help strengthen the Templars' control over the island.[3] After the agents work was complete, the Templars called on Shay again to extract the agents.[4]
During the mid-18th century, the Grandpré family business of New Orleans regularly sent ships to Barbados' capital of Bridgetown to trade goods.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)