Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain, behind Madrid, and was located in the east of the Spanish Empire. By 1491, the city had become the headquarters of the Spanish Assassins. That same year, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze traveled to Barcelona in order to assassinate Gaspar Martínez; whilst there, he met up with the city's Assassins Guild.
During the Liberation of Rome, a team of apprentices was sent to Barcelona to carry out several important tasks.
History
Inquisition
After having been informed on the Spanish Inquisition imprisoning Assassins, Ezio Auditore decided to travel to Barcelona to save several Assassins that were being held prisoner by the Spanish Inquisition, having been labeled "heretics". Ezio visited the Thieves Guild, though he found it had been abandoned before being ambushed by several guards. He managed to escape through the sewers and met a fellow Assassin, Raphael Sánchez, who directed him to Gaspar Martínez. Ezio confronted Martínez, who claimed to have no knowledge of the Assassins, but also stated that the heretics were to be executed one by one. He then told Ezio that the first one was to be burned that same day. Ezio assassinated Martínez and quickly set off to rescue the Assassin. He arrived just in time to kill the guards overseeing the execution. He then met up with Raphael again, after which they traveled to Zaragoza.
Apprentices
During the Liberation of Rome, Ezio sent a team of Apprentices to Barcelona to find out whether or not Queen Isabella served the Templars. The Apprentices located the room of Luis de Santángel and discovered his journal. The journal revealed that he had been trying to poison the queen before he died, but the Assassins were not sure whether it was merely out of revenge, or because of her affiliation with the Templars.
They decided to investigate her and started following the queen, noticing she was being influenced by many religious figures. They also intercepted several Borgia letters, which revealed her as a servant to the Borgia. After that, they sought out one of Santángel's accomplices, who agreed to poison the queen if the Assassins provided the poison.
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