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I don't think Benedicto's group was ever identified as the "Moorish Brotherhood" aside from Aguilar's robes having Moorish influences. Not to mention the fact that the term "Moors" is an exonym used by others, with the group themselves being neither a distinct nor self-defining people.

Me and Sol Pacificus had a similar conversation about whether the Assassins in Peru should be called the "Peruvian Brotherhood" or "Inca Brotherhood", although that situation was a bit different from this.

I do, however, agree that Benedicto's branch seemed rather distinct from Luis and Raphael's branch. While never explicitly mentioned, it's probably safe to say that Luis and Raphael's branch didn't have the finger amputation ceremony.

The only real issue left is the fact that, by August 1492, Luis and Raphael's faction still weren't certain about whether Torquemada was a Templar, something that Aguilar could have informed them about once he resurfaced. But I suppose we could handwave that away by suggesting that Aguilar took some time to recover from his injuries and was perhaps more focused on rebuilding the Brotherhood in Andalusia. Additionally, Aguilar might have also decided to stay close by Columbus until he left on his voyage, making sure that the Apple was secured.

Timelinewise, I'm pretty sure the events of Discovery's Memory Block 7, Ezio protecting citizens in Granada from the Inquisitors, assassinating Juan de Marillo, finding Columbus and bringing him to the Queen as well as stopping the Templars' assassination attempt on the Queen during Muhammad's abdication ceremony, all occured on the same day, January 2, 1492, presumably after Aguilar had already escaped with the Apple. Aguilar, according to the novel, gave the Apple to Columbus about 5 days after he escaped, presumably on January 7, 1492.

I should also make note of the fact that the Renaissance novel makes no reference to the events of Discovery, but that's mostly due to the fact that the novel was released one week after Discovery came out, meaning that the author obviously didn't have time to incorporate its events into the novel. The closest the novel gets to referencing Discovery is this passage on page 89:

''Venice in 1492 was still under the relatively honest rule of Doge Agostino Barbarigo. The city was abuzz with talk of how a Genoese seaman called Christoffa Corombo, whose mad plans to sail westwards across the Ocean Sea had been turned down by Venice, had got funding from Spain, and was about to set out. Had Venice itself been mad not to fund the expedition? If Corombo succeeded, a safe sea passage to the Indies might be established, side-stepping the old land route now blocked by the Ottoman Turks. But Ezio’s mind was far too full of other matters to pay much attention to these matters of politics and trade.''

Funny enough, the bigger inconsistency during Ezio's confrontation with Torquemada, at least to me, is the fact that Ezio is aware of Rodrigo's atheism whereas he seemed surprised by it during his fight Rodrigo in the Vatican. Then again, rereading what Ezio and Rodrigo said to each during their fight, Ezio's surprise seemed mostly due to Rodrigo's complete rejection and dismissal of the central text of his faith, rather than his atheism in general.