Luis de Unzaga

Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga (1721 – 1790) was the Spanish Governor of Louisiana from 1769 to 1777, of from 1777 to 1782 and of Cuba from 1782 to 1785.

After Alejandro O'Reilly supressed the Louisiana Rebellion, Unzaga became the governor of the colony. He encouraged open trade and eased restrictions on the emancipation of slaves. Unzaga also married Marie Elizabeth de Saint Maxent, the second daughter of Gilbert-Antoine de Saint Maxent, the richest man in New Orleans.

As Unzaga was not a Templar like his predecessor Antonio de Ulloa, the Spanish Army did not strike at the Assassin Brotherhood. However, several Spanish troops were paid by the Templar Diego Vázquez to continue their activities against the Assassins. These activities were ended by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré.

By 1776, the American Revolutionary War had broken out between the United Kingdom and colonial rebels. Seeing an opportunity to push the British away from Spanish territory, Unzaga charged smugglers such as Roussillon and Élise Lafleur with delivering weapons to the rebels. The Templars opposed this arrangement, and troops under Vázquez attempted to disrupt the shipments. Aveline also ended this plot, however.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed III: Liberation