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New Orleans was a city located in southeastern Louisiana, a critical trade route that linked the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 1718, it immediately became an important economical, political and cultural center for trade and commerce.
History
Spanish Rule
In 1765, French rule over New Orleans ended and the city was officially handed over to the Spanish. During this time, the French governor of New Orleans, Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie, made a deal with the Templar Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer to remain as governor provided he oversaw the hand-over of the colony to the Templars. However, he was assassinated inside his mansion by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré following a meeting with de Ferrer.[1]
The Templar Order used this transfer of the colony to gain access to the highest levels of government and extend their operations.[2] After setting up a covert slave trafficking operation, the Templars worked with French and Spanish officials in diverting slaves and vagrants from New Orleans to a work camp in Mexico to excavate First Civilization ruins in search of an artifact known as the Prophecy Disk.[1]
Louisiana Rebellion
The following year, Spanish governor Antonio de Ulloa arrived in the city but brought with him a small amount of soldiers and did not raise the Spanish flag over the city. Two years later, he applied rigid trade laws and restrictions within the colony to better serve the Templar Order and secretly plotted to transport slaves and workers to a covert Templar mission based in Mexico. In response, French Creoles rebelled against his regime, forcing de Ulloa to take shelter in La Balize outside the city.[3]
During this time, the Mentor of the Assassins, Agaté, ordered Aveline to assassinate de Ulloa. Aveline drew the governor out of La Balize and ambushed his carriage. However, after learning of his plans to divert slaves and vagrants south to Mexico, she decided to spare his life, in return for a lens used to decode Templar documents, a map leading to the work camp in Mexico and de Ulloa's promise to go into exile.[1]
On November 1st, 1768, under the approval of the French King, the Spanish commissioned de Ulloa's replacement, General Alejandro O'Reilly to suppress the rebellion and punish those responsible. To prevent any further violence, French Creole leader urged citizens to avoid military confrontation and accept Spanish authority.[2]
The Company Man
In 1776, Aveline attended a soirée on the outskirts of New Orleans, in order to locate a Templar called Vázquez. She believed he was the "Company Man", the head Templar in Louisiana. Aveline charmed Vázquez and lured him to quiet corner before assassinating him. However, he revealed that he was not the Company Man and that it was actually a woman, but died before he could reveal her name.[1]
whilst away in New York, Aveline learned that the true identity of the Company Man as her own stepmother, Madeleine de L'Isle. She returned to New Orleans and confronted her stepmother, who admitted that she had manipulated Aveline's life to groom her for induction into the Templar Order, as she believed they shared a common goal.[1]
Aveline agreed, and traveled to Saint Louis Cathedral where she was inducted into the Templar Order by Madeleine. However, her induction was merely a ruse to eradicate the Templars from within. Aveline eliminated all the Templars present and confronted Madeleine. She attempted to persuade Aveline that her work was for the benefit of humanity, but Aveline refused to serve Madeleine and assassinated her.[1]
In 1801, Spanish rule ended and the city was handed back to the French. However, French rule ended two years later when Napoleon Bonaparte sold the colony to the United States, a transaction directed by US President Thomas Jefferson.[1]
Layout
The city's buildings were commonly constructed with angled roofs, covered balconies and lush gardens. The city streets were small and often led to several courtyards and marketplaces. Dotted with numerous trees and spacious backyards and alleyways, the architecture of New Orleans was very similar, with buildings constructed with a similar height and size. At the foot of the city was its docks, that stretched along the whole length of the city.
Notable landmarks in New Orleans included Saint Louis Cathedral, the Place d'Armes, Saint Peter's Cemetery, Congo Square, Madame John's Legacy, the Governor's mansion, the de Grandpré mansion and the de Grandpré warehouse and Assassin headquarters.[1]
References
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