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	Even after the end of the Restoration War, pro-Espinosa resistance groups remained.  [[Ibex Rampant]], named for the heraldic crest of the Espinosas, and [[Forever Vigilant]], adopting the Espinosa House Motto, continued to fight the [[Aurigan Coalition Military]].<ref name=HA:TACp6/><ref name=HA:TACp20/><ref name=HA:TACp56-57>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' pp. 56-57</ref><ref name=Guns/>		Even after the end of the Restoration War, pro-Espinosa resistance groups remained.  [[Ibex Rampant]], named for the heraldic crest of the Espinosas, and [[Forever Vigilant]], adopting the Espinosa House Motto, continued to fight the [[Aurigan Coalition Military]].<ref name=HA:TACp6/><ref name=HA:TACp20/><ref name=HA:TACp56-57>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' pp. 56-57</ref><ref name=Guns/>
−	==Espinosa Family Tree==	+	==Known members of the family==
−	{{familytree/start}}	+	* [[Santiago Espinosa]], Director from 3022, Brother-in-law to Tamati.<ref name=BTVG/>
−	{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}}	+	* [[Serena Espinosa]], Sister to Santiago, wife to Tamati.<ref name=BTVG/>
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	(Sources: Santiago was father of Victoria.<ref name=HA:TACp17>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 17</ref> Santiago was Kamea's Uncle, and Victoria her cousin.<ref name=HA:TACp27>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 27</ref> Tamati II's heir was Kamea, and Santiago was his brother-in-law.<ref name=HA:TACp12>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 12</ref>)		(Sources: Santiago was father of Victoria.<ref name=HA:TACp17>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 17</ref> Santiago was Kamea's Uncle, and Victoria her cousin.<ref name=HA:TACp27>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 27</ref> Tamati II's heir was Kamea, and Santiago was his brother-in-law.<ref name=HA:TACp12>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 12</ref>)

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{{InfoBoxHouse | image = Crest of House Espinosa.png | name = House Espinosa | titles = | founded = | died out = [[3025]] | affiliation = [[Aurigan Coalition]] | cadet lines = }} '''House Espinosa''' was one of the seven noble families that form the [[Founding Council]] of the [[Aurigan Coalition]], traditional rulers of [[Coromodir V]].<ref name=HA:TACp20>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 20</ref> ==History== After the [[Taurian Concordat]]'s withdrawal from the [[Coromodir]] system, House Espinosa supported [[House Arano]] in the latter's bid to make Coromodir an independent system under their governance. In [[2870]], the two houses approached the leading nobles of [[Guldra]], [[Smithon]], [[Itrom]], and [[Tyrlon]], proposing what would become the [[Aurigan Trade Partnership]]. In [[2910]], this organization would become the [[Aurigan Coalition]], with House Espinosa as one of the members of the [[Founding Council]].<ref name=HA:TACp11>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 11</ref> From the time of [[Coromodir]]'s independence from the [[Taurian Concordat]] to the founding of the [[Aurigan Directorate]], House Espinosa served as chief advisers and supporters to House Arano.<ref name=HA:TACp11/><ref name=HA:TACp12>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 12</ref><ref name=HA:TACp20/><ref name=HA:TACp27>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 27</ref> ===The Directorate=== As the Coalition brought more systems under their banner, the Taurian Concordat began to take notice, and emissaries were sent to Coromodir in hope of signing treaties. Negotiations stalled due to inability to reach a compromise. [[Santiago Espinosa]], the [[High Lord of the Aurigan Coalition|High Lord's]] brother-in-law and chief adviser, saw this as a weakness of the Aurigan political system, and urged [[Tamati Arano II]] to dissolve the Council and assume direct rule of all the worlds in the Coalition. Shortly after, the High Lord and his wife [[Serena Espinosa]] were killed in a [[JumpShip]] accident. Tamati's heir, [[Kamea Arano]], rejected Santiago's plan. Believing the nation to be under threat, Santiago deposed Kamea in a bloody coup, and believed she had been killed. He created the [[Aurigan Directorate]], keeping the nobles of the Council in line through bribes, threats, and hostages as need.<ref name=HA:TACp12/>. He dissolved the popularly elected portion of the Council.<ref name=HA:TACp17/> Still, there was resistance. A notable example was the [[Second Decimis Fusiliers]], a partisan group from [[Panzyr]] loyal to [[House Decimis]].<ref name=HA:TACp38>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 38</ref>. Then a new threat arose: the [[Arano Restoration]]. Kamea Arano had survived to escape the coup, and with mercenaries and even [[SLDF]]-vintage [[Assault 'Mech]]s, she began retaking worlds and rallying the Houses to her cause.<ref name=HA:TACp12/> At some point in this period, [[Victoria Espinosa]] used cyanogen gas in the [[Perdition Massacre]].<ref name=Guns>''Almost Sounds Like the Guns Themselves'', referred to as past event 16 December 3025</ref> She was also noted as having caused lasting injuries to [[Alexander Madeira]].<ref name=HA:TACp5>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 5</ref><ref name=HA:TACp27>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 27</ref> The Directorate forged a secret alliance with the Taurian Concordat, which provided the Directorate with heavy and assault [[BattleMech]]s and veteran personnel to go with them. However, the Taurians later withdrew their support.<ref name=HA:TACp12/> Finally the Restoration reclaimed Coromodir, ending the war. Santiago Espinosa was executed for treason.<ref name=HA:TACp13>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 13</ref>. Victoria died in her final duel, piloting a KGC-0000 ''[[King Crab]]''.<ref name=HA:TACp6>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 6</ref> ===Destruction=== When the Aurigan Directorate was destroyed, House Espinosa would die along with it. With the death of Victoria and execution of Santiago, House Espinosa would cease to exist as a political entity within the Reach. The house itself continues to exist, in the form of a few heirs, among them the High Lady herself.<ref name=HA:TACp17/><ref name=HA:TACp20/><ref name=HA:TACp27/> ===Legacy=== Even after the end of the Restoration War, pro-Espinosa resistance groups remained. [[Ibex Rampant]], named for the heraldic crest of the Espinosas, and [[Forever Vigilant]], adopting the Espinosa House Motto, continued to fight the [[Aurigan Coalition Military]].<ref name=HA:TACp6/><ref name=HA:TACp20/><ref name=HA:TACp56-57>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' pp. 56-57</ref><ref name=Guns/> ==Known members of the family== * [[Santiago Espinosa]], Director from 3022, Brother-in-law to Tamati.<ref name=BTVG/> * [[Serena Espinosa]], Sister to Santiago, wife to Tamati.<ref name=BTVG/> * [[Victoria Espinosa]], Santiago's only Daughter.<ref name=BTVG/> (Sources: Santiago was father of Victoria.<ref name=HA:TACp17>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 17</ref> Santiago was Kamea's Uncle, and Victoria her cousin.<ref name=HA:TACp27>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 27</ref> Tamati II's heir was Kamea, and Santiago was his brother-in-law.<ref name=HA:TACp12>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 12</ref>) [[House Madeira]] also had family ties to House Espinosa.<ref name=HA:TACp20/> ==Family Heirlooms and Holdings== The House Espinosa estate was on the southern landmass of [[Coromodir V]].<ref name=HA:TACp20/> ==Gallery== <gallery> Crest of House Espinosa apoc.png|Crest of House Espinosa as it appeared in [[Harebrained Schemes]]' [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech Video Game'']] </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Almost Sounds Like the Guns Themselves]]'' (short story) * ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (Video Game) * ''[[House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)]]'' (sourcebook) [[Category:Noble Houses|Espinosa]]

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