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[[Viana]] | [[Viana]] is a small town and region located in [[Wikipedia:Navarre|Navarre]], northern [[Spain]]. In 1507, [[Cesare Borgia]] was killed during the [[Siege of Viana]], and was later buried there. | ||
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Revision as of 08:05, 1 November 2011
Viana is a small town and region located in Navarre, northern Spain. In 1507, Cesare Borgia was killed during the Siege of Viana, and was later buried there.
History
Siege of Viana
King John III of Navarre ordered his brother-in-law Cesare Borgia to lead his 10,000 men to Viana, in order to retake the Viana Castle from the Count of Lerin.
Ezio Auditore, now Grand Master of the Assassin Order, traveled to Viana to assassinate Cesare Borgia. In 1507, Ezio and Cesare finally confronted each other for their last battle.
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I suppose you want to know how Cesare got here. I'll indulge you.
It was 1506. He was imprisoned in Castile. A sympathetic count smuggled in a rope. Cesare climbed out the window and dropped 70 feet, fracturing several bones, but his fall was broken by a servant who protected him. Both the servant's legs were snapped and he was left to be captured and executed. Cesare escaped in merchant's clothing and chartered a small ship in Santander. He reached Navarre, the court of his brother-in-law. At the time, Navarre was dealing with upheavals secretly led by the Castilians. The King asked Cesare to command his army of 10,000. He was to retake Viana Castle from the Count of Lerin and the Castilians aiding him.
Excitedly, he wrote a letter to Lucrezia: "Once the Castle has been pacified, I will regain the support of the French and march back into Rome".[1]
Castel Viana
A large fortified palace in Viana held by Louis de Beaumont and besieged by Cesare Borgia's army of some 10,000 men. The castle was an extremely strong natural fortification and essentially impenetrable at the time. As a result, Cesare besieged the castle to weaken the forces inside, counting on a desperate surprise attack. He got his wish.[1]
Trivia
- Like Arsuf in Assassin's Creed, and Rome in Assassin's Creed II, Ezio cannot return to Viana through methods of travel after the completion of its memory. However, he is able to return to the location during a memory replay.
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Gallery
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Viana countryside -
Ezio looks over Viana -
Viana Castle
