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'''Cerros''' is a former [[Mayans|Mayan]] settlement located on a peninsula in northern [[Belize]], bordering the [[Caribbean Sea]]. | '''Cerros''' is a former [[Mayans|Mayan]] settlement located on a peninsula in northern [[Belize]], bordering the [[Caribbean Sea]]. | ||
Cerros was founded sometime around 350 | ==History== | ||
Cerros was founded sometime around 350 BCE, when it was an important trading center for [[ships]] traveling up the coast. In its heyday, the city housed more than thousand people, its prominence demonstrated by its architecture. Cerros boasts stepped [[pyramid]]s, stone carvings, temples and two ball courts.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Cerros]]</ref> | |||
By the time of the 17th century, it was considered [[Spain|Spanish]] territory, though it would later go on to become part of the [[United Kingdom|British]] Honduras. In 1774, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] visited Cerros, having followed clues from a sailor nicknamed [[Peg Leg]] that would lead to the rumored treasure of [[William Kidd]]. After navigating through the island's ruins, he was able to obtain [[Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass]]. | By the time of the 17th century, it was considered [[Spain|Spanish]] territory, though it would later go on to become part of the [[United Kingdom|British]] Honduras.<ref name="Database" /> In 1774, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] visited Cerros, having followed clues from a sailor nicknamed [[Peg Leg]] that would lead to the rumored treasure of [[William Kidd]]. After navigating through the island's ruins, he was able to obtain [[Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Revision as of 08:45, 29 November 2018
Cerros is a former Mayan settlement located on a peninsula in northern Belize, bordering the Caribbean Sea.
History
Cerros was founded sometime around 350 BCE, when it was an important trading center for ships traveling up the coast. In its heyday, the city housed more than thousand people, its prominence demonstrated by its architecture. Cerros boasts stepped pyramids, stone carvings, temples and two ball courts.[1]
By the time of the 17th century, it was considered Spanish territory, though it would later go on to become part of the British Honduras.[1] In 1774, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton visited Cerros, having followed clues from a sailor nicknamed Peg Leg that would lead to the rumored treasure of William Kidd. After navigating through the island's ruins, he was able to obtain Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass.[2]
Gallery
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Concept art of Cerros' ruins -
The ruins on the island -
Concept art of the exterior -
Ratonhnhaké:ton free running near the temple -
Concept art of the exterior grounds
Appearance
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Cerros
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III