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Spain was a country located in Western Europe.

History

Spanish Inquisition

As of the late 15th century, an Assassins Guild was located in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The Spanish Assassins had close connections to the Spanish royal house - namely King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I - and kept a close eye on them, making sure that the Borgia and the Templars didn't have too big of an influence on them.

In 1491, Rodrigo Borgia, the Grand Master of the Templar Order, was able to fool the Spanish Inquisitor General Tomás de Torquemada that the Assassins where heretics, and ordered them to be caught and executed. Torquemada, believing Rodrigo was a true follower of the church like him, followed Rodrigo's orders and had several Assassins across the country captured.

Ezio fighting Spanish guards.

The same year, Luis de Santángel, the finance minister of Ferdinand II and an Assassin, travelled with his friend Christoffa Corombo to Venice, where Corombo was to have a meeting with Rodrigo Borgia, the Grand Master of the Templar Order. He was saved from a Templar trap by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and Luis and Christoffa asked Ezio to retrieve Christoffa's stolen atlas. After having done so, Luis informed Ezio of the capture and execution of Spanish Assassins. Luis and Christoffa returned to Spain, and were followed shortly afterwards by Ezio, who felt obliged to help the Spanish Assassins.

Barcelona

As Ezio walked through the streets of Barcelona, he encountered someone who directed him to the abandoned Asassins Guild. While he was observing the emptiness of the guild, he was suddenly attacked by four guards, with whom he quickly dealt. He then encountered a Brute, and decided to flee, resulting in a chase. Ezio escaped through the sewers, where he met Raphael Sanchez, a fellow Assassin.

Ezio then set out on his quest of saving the imprisoned Assassins, seeking out Gaspar Martinez. After a short conversation, the Assassin took his life and searched his body to find a list of names. He also discovered the execution of one of the Assassins was already being prepared, and thus he ran through the streets in an attempt to arrive in time to save him. Ezio arrived just in time to fend off the guards and save the Assassin, after which they made their way to Raphael. Upon seeing the list, he replied that they were being held in Zaragoza, so the Assassins decided to travel there.

Zaragoza

Upon arriving in Zaragoza, Ezio was told to look for Pedro Llorente, who would know the locations of the remaining Assassins. Ezio soon found him, but he was speaking with Tomás de Torquemada. Ezio then witnessed them executing an Assassin, and heard Torquemada speaking about Rodrigo Borgia, who had told him to execute the Assassins.

With his fears confirmed, Ezio made his way to the sewers, where he found the five remaining Assassins, and managed to save all of them, despite the large number of guards stationed around them. He escaped the sewers with a Leap of Faith and met up with Raphael again. The two of them then decided Pedro Llorente had to be assassinated.

Ezio soon found him in a courtyard, where PEdro denied any knowledge of the Templar Order, resulting in Ezio telling him "there would be no one to save him". Ezio quickly dealt with Pedro and returned to Raphael. Raphael told him of his connections to queen Isabella of Spain, and that the Templars and Assassins each held one of her ears. Both Assassins decided it was best to travel to Granada to prevent the Templars from gaining control over Spain.

Once they arrived in Granada, Ezio noticed the fighting that was already going on and Raphael explained to him that the Moors were the attackers. The two Assassins set out to kill the Captain Guards and save the citizens, before meeting up again. Ezio was then told of a spy, Juan de Marillo, who was also assassinated by Ezio.

Ezio then made his way back to Luis, who told him that Corombo had set out to Paris to plan his journeys.

Poisoning of Queen Isabella

"Queen Isabella has chosen to secretly serve the Borgia rather than rebel, and even now, her power over Manuel I of Portugal threatens to further spread her vile Inquisition. Her reign must come to an end."

―An Italian Assassin apprentice after having researched Isabella.

A boat in Barcelona's port.

In 1498, Luis died. With his death, the Assassins lost their eyes on the Spanish royal house. In the early 1500s, Ezio Auditore sent a group of Assassin apprentices to retrieve Luis' journal. After having successfully retrieved the journal, the apprentices found out that Luis was slowly poisoning Queen Isabella. Suspecting Luis' motives were partly retalation for the Inquisition and slaughter of his Jewish family, the apprentices studied the queen's behaviour to find out more.

Following Isabella via the rooftops, they concluded that Isabella easily allowed herself to be influenced by priests and other religious figures. Additionally, the queen received various letters from the Borgia; threats from Cesare Borgia - the leader of the Papal armies - backed by the power of his father's status as Pope, which resulted in Isabella secretly deciding to serve the Borgia. The apprentices contacted one of Luis' close associates, one of Isabella's servants, who agreed to poison the queen after having earned her trust.

Cesare Borgia's escape

In 1504, Cesare Borgia had escaped from imprisonment in the Castel Sant'Angelo. Pope Julius II contacted King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I, who both agreed to have Cesare imprisoned in the Castillo de la Mota in Valencia. However, Isabella was still poisoned and died later that year.

In 1506, Cesare's right-hand man Micheletto Corella was able to bribe one of the prison guards, who gave Cesare a rope to escape. Meeting with Micheletto outside the castle, Cesare rode off into Valencia. There, Cesare began to rebuild his forces, eventually having set up a large military encampment and operating from the Lone Wolf Inn. However, the encampment and twelve of Cesare's ships were destroyed by the Assassins Ezio Auditore and Niccolò Machiavelli, using some of the hand-held bombs given to them by Leonardo da Vinci.

Cesare blamed Micheletto for the attack, and Micheletto, realizing his service to Cesare was never rewarded, attacked Cesare. However, during the struggle, Cesare was able to shoot Micheletto in the head, killing him. Ezio and Machiavelli, spying from the roof, made a noise, making their presence known to Cesare. Cesare shot the roof, severely wounding Machiavelli, and made his escape to Navarre; the land owned by his brother-in-law, King John III of Navarre.

Cesare about to be dropped to his death.

Uniting with John III, Cesare was given control of the Navarre army and led them to attack Viana, hoping to regain his lost status. However, Ezio Auditore joined the battle, making an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Cesare. Cesare fled further towards Viana, with Ezio following him while fighting his way through Navarre and Viana soldiers.

Whilst Cesare was fighting on the outer walls of Viana castle, Ezio met up with him and the two men engaged in a fight. Slowly removing pieces of Cesare's armor, Ezio was able to defeat Cesare and throw him off the castle walls, killing him and ending his ambitions to conquer Italy and Spain.