Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain.
==History==
In the late 15th century, the city was home to Cristoval de Merlo, a treasurer for the Inquisition. In 1489, the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins entered the city in search of a painting from a set created by Leonardo da Vinci that had been inadvertently gambled away by their associate, Jaime del Rada. The paintings were obtained by the Inquisition captain Diego de Burgos, who separated them and gave one to each of his underlings. Among those people was Cristoval, who kept the painting deep underground beneath the city slums for safekeeping until it was recovered by the Assassins.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Art of the Heist – The Fourth Painting
In 1511, Grand Inquisitor Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, the successor of Tomás de Torquemada, persecuted Spanish Assassins for crimes unrelated to their activities. Ottoman Assassins sent from Constantinople by Ezio Auditore da Firenze sought out the culprits in the city and killed them. The Templar presence in Madrid was ousted entirely as the Assassins wrested control of the city, establishing Dens from which they would engage in activities to help revitalize and develop the city.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Mediterranean Defense
By the 21st century, the Templars had long since reestablished themselves in Madrid through their megacorporation Abstergo Industries. An Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center was in operation here in 2016.Abstergo.comAssassin's Creed: The Movie
In November 2017, at their home in Madrid, Abstergo technicians and Templar members Alice Adler and Thomas Adler tried to find a missing Apple of Eden by putting a restrained Maxime Gorm with amnesia into their own Animus.Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 1: Die GlockeAssassin's Creed: Bloodstone — Book 2 They knew Maxime was the grandson of the English Assassin Eddie Gorm, who came into contact with the Apple. Personally, they also studied the Bleeding Effect on Gorm in order to help their daughter Elisa Adler, who was also inflicted with amnesia. However, their experiment proved unsuccessful.Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow
Right after their experiment ended, Alice and Thomas were suddenly surprised by their daughter and her specialist, Dr. Florent Carpentier, in their home. To make matters worse, a freed Maxime later made himself known to the group. Dr. Carpentier soon revealed himself to be Assassin and tried to kill Gorm. With Thomas and Alice dying instead, Maxime quickly wounded Carpentier and escaped with both Elisa and the Adlers' data on the Bleeding Effect. Afterwards, while Elisa and Maxime escaped using Tomo's car, Hajime and his fellow Assassins found an injured Tomo and took him away to be treated.Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone — Book 1
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed (film) 
*Assassin's Creed: Heresy
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Art of the Heist
*Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies
*Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone
*Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun 
==References==
Category:Capital cities
Category:Cities in Spain