Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order

The Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order is the branch of the Templar Order operating in Portugal.
==History==
In the early 16th century, emboldened by Portuguese colonization efforts, the Templars started sending "missionaries" as far east as India, paying for the expeditions by diverting money sent by King Manuel I. The Templar sea captain Francisco was placed in charge of the Templars' proselytizing in Portugal's colonies. However, he was eliminated by the Assassins in 1511, who boarded one of his ships in Lisbon and killed him at sea.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Mediterranean Defense
That same year, the Templars payed large sums of money to explorers for information of their discoveries. However, the Assassins, although lacking the Templars' wealth, used other means of acquiring the same information.
Sometime before 1746, the Templar Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto started looking for an Isu site around Lisbon, under John Harrison's specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters
==Members==
;Renaissance
*Francisco
*Gaspar Vilela 
*João Machado 
;Seven Years' War
*Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
*Lourenço de Noronha
*Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto
===Allies and puppets===
;Renaissance
*Rodrigo Borgia 
*Cesare Borgia 
*Pedro Álvares Cabral
*Vasco da Gama
*Manuel I of Portugal
;Seven Years' War
*Reginald Birch 
*John Harrison 
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue 
*Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game 
==References==
Category:Templar Rites