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Line 14: | children = [[Victoria Espinosa]] | children = [[Victoria Espinosa]] }} }} − '''Santiago Espinosa''' deposed High Lady [[Kamea Arano]] of the [[Aurigan Coalition]] and ruled that nation as the [[Aurigan Directorate]]. + Director '''Santiago Espinosa''' was a noble within the [[Aurigan Reach]] who would go on to create the Aurigan Directorate's after Lady Arano refused his advice.<ref name=BTVG<ref>BattleTech (Video Game)</ref> + ==History== ==History== − Santiago Espinosa was chief adviser to his brother-in-law, [[High Lord of the Aurigan Coalition|High Lord]] [[Tamati Arano II]]. The High Lord and his wife [[Serena Espinosa|Serena]], Santiago's sister, died in a [[JumpShip]] accident in [[3022]] at a time when the Coalition was in deadlocked diplomatic talks with the [[Taurian Concordat]] over disputed systems on their shared border. Santiago had proposed to his brother that the [[Founding Council]] should be dissolved and all power brought under the High Lord in order to reach a solution. He presented this proposal anew to his niece, Tamati's daughter Lady [[Kamea Arano]], but she rejected it out of hand. He responded by launching a bloody coup on the Coalition's capital world of [[Coromodir VI]].<ref name=HA:TACp11-12>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' pp. 11-12</ref>+ After High Lord [[Tamati Arano II]] died in an accident, Santiago suggested that in order for the Aurigan Coalition to survive, [[Kamea Arano]] should take an authoritarian stance for the people of the Reach. When she disagreed with his methods, Satiago took matters into his own hands. He would gather support against people who were opposed to Lady Arano's rule, forming them into the [[Aurigan Directorate]]. Saintiago would take the throne of the Coalition, while his niece would form the Arano Restoration. He would also orchestrate the Perdition Massacre by having his daughter Victoria attack the planet as a way to gain an ally against the Restoration. Near the end of the war, evidence would surface of the Directorate's infamous deed being an attempt to frame the [[Federated Suns]] in order to gain support from the Taurian Concordat. He would be declared as an enemy of the Taurian state for his crimes. After seeing how foolish his crimes against the Reach were, he would finally surrender to his niece and end up being removed from the throne.<ref name=BTVG<ref/> − Believing Lady Kamea to have died in the fighting, Lord Santiago declared himself the Director of the [[Aurigan Directorate]]. He dissolved the elected portion of the Council<ref name=HA:TACp17>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 17</ref> and consolidated power by offering bribes, taking hostages, and threats of force.<ref name=HA:TACp12>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 12</ref>+ ===Death=== − + After the defeat of the Directorate, Santiago Espinosa was executed for treason.{{cn}} − His Directorate found itself fighting the [[Arano Restoration]] in the [[Restoration War]] when Lady Kamea revealed that she had not met her death, but escaped and found support from outside the Coalition. He also found allies, securing aid from the Taurian Concordat in the form of heavy and assault [[BattleMech]]s. When that support was withdrawn, however, his fortunes changed.<ref name=HA:TACp12/> − − The Arano forces retook [[Coromodir VI]], with Santiago's daughter [[Victoria Espinosa|Victoria]] dying in battle. Lord Espinosa was convicted of treason and executed.<ref name=HA:TACp13>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 13</ref> ==Legacy== ==Legacy== − The Espinosa rule over the Aurigan Coalition was brief, but the damage severe: after the war, the Council would remain dissolved<ref name=HA:TACp17>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 17</ref>, the [[Aurigan Coalition Military]] would need to be rebuilt, and many of his followers would refuse to accept the new peace.<ref name=HA:TACp6>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 6</ref> [[House Karosas]], one of the Founding Houses, was believed to be wiped out.<ref name=HA:TACp18>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 18</ref>. House Espinosa would also be effectively extinct,<ref name=HA:TACp20>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 20</ref> with Lady Kamea the likely Espinosa heir.<ref name=HA:TACp27>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'' p. 27</ref>+ As the founder of the Aurigan Directorate, his actions would not only destroy his influence in the Reach, but House Espinosa as well. − Groups such as [[Ibex Rampant]] and [[Forever Vigilant]] remained loyal to the Espinosas even after Lord Espinosa's death.<ref name=HA:TACp6/>+ ==Notes== + Birth year is a guess based on age in character profile given in Kickstarter update and assuming a timeline of 3025.<ref name=BTVG<ref/> − {{ApocryphalContentStart}}+ ==Behind The Scenes== − ==BattleTech Video Game== + Santiago's voice was portrayed by voice actor [[Tren Sparks]]. − ''The following information is from the BattleTech Video Game, which is an official product but does not meet the standard for [[Canon]].'' − − Director '''Santiago Espinosa''' was a noble within the [[Aurigan Reach]] who would go on to create the Aurigan Directorate's after Lady Arano refused his advice.<ref name=BTVG<ref>BattleTech (Video Game)</ref> − ===Apocryphal History=== − After High Lord [[Tamati Arano II]] died in an accident, Santiago suggested that in order for the Aurigan Coalition to survive, [[Kamea Arano]] should take an authoritarian stance for the people of the Reach. When she disagreed with his methods, Satiago took matters into his own hands. He would gather support against people who were opposed to Lady Arano's rule, forming them into the [[Aurigan Directorate]]. Saintiago would take the throne of the Coalition, while his niece would form the Arano Restoration. He would also orchestrate the [[Perdition Massacre]] by having his daughter Victoria attack the planet as a way to gain an ally against the Restoration. Near the end of the war, evidence would surface of the Directorate's infamous deed being an attempt to frame the [[Federated Suns]] in order to gain support from the Taurian Concordat. He would be declared as an enemy of the Taurian state for his crimes. After seeing how foolish his crimes against the Reach were, he would finally surrender to his niece and end up being removed from the throne.<ref name=BTVG<ref/> − − ====Death==== − After the defeat of the Directorate, Santiago Espinosa was handed over to the Taurian Concordat to stand trial for ordering the Perdition Massacre. − − ===Behind The Scenes=== − Santiago's voice was portrayed by voice actor [[Tren Sparks]]. − {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} == References == == References == <references /> <references />
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| image = Santiago Espinosa.png | | image = Santiago Espinosa.png | ||
| name = Santiago Espinosa | | name = Santiago Espinosa | ||
| − | | birthdate = | + | | birthdate = [[2974]] |
| − | | died = | + | | died = [[3025]] |
| affiliation = [[House Espinosa]] | | affiliation = [[House Espinosa]] | ||
| − | | profession = Director of the | + | | profession = Director of the Aurigan Directorate |
| parents = | | parents = | ||
| siblings = [[Serena Espinosa]] | | siblings = [[Serena Espinosa]] | ||
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| children = [[Victoria Espinosa]] | | children = [[Victoria Espinosa]] | ||
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| − | '''Santiago Espinosa''' | + | Director '''Santiago Espinosa''' was a noble within the [[Aurigan Reach]] who would go on to create the Aurigan Directorate's after Lady Arano refused his advice.<ref name=BTVG<ref>BattleTech (Video Game)</ref> |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | After High Lord [[Tamati Arano II]] died in an accident, Santiago suggested that in order for the Aurigan Coalition to survive, [[Kamea Arano]] should take an authoritarian stance for the people of the Reach. When she disagreed with his methods, Satiago took matters into his own hands. He would gather support against people who were opposed to Lady Arano's rule, forming them into the [[Aurigan Directorate]]. Saintiago would take the throne of the Coalition, while his niece would form the Arano Restoration. He would also orchestrate the Perdition Massacre by having his daughter Victoria attack the planet as a way to gain an ally against the Restoration. Near the end of the war, evidence would surface of the Directorate's infamous deed being an attempt to frame the [[Federated Suns]] in order to gain support from the Taurian Concordat. He would be declared as an enemy of the Taurian state for his crimes. After seeing how foolish his crimes against the Reach were, he would finally surrender to his niece and end up being removed from the throne.<ref name=BTVG<ref/> | |
| − | + | ===Death=== | |
| − | + | After the defeat of the Directorate, Santiago Espinosa was executed for treason.{{cn}} | |
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
| − | + | As the founder of the Aurigan Directorate, his actions would not only destroy his influence in the Reach, but House Espinosa as well. | |
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== References == | == References == | ||
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