House of Martínez Massacre

House of Martínez Massacre
Location	Salvador Imperial Palace, Salvador, Creeperopolis
Date	January 1, 1445
Target	Creeperian royal family
Attack type	Massacre, assassination
Deaths	13
Victims	King Miguel III, Queen María, Grand Prince Miguel, Prince Adolfo, Princess Isabela, Prince Adolfo, 7 bodyguards
Perpetrators	Soldiers
Motive	Anger over the result of the Creeperian Peasants' War
Charges	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery

The House of Martínez Massacre (Creeperian: Masacre de la'Casa de Martínez) was a plot to kill King Miguel III and his family by a group of soldiers of the Creeperian Army who were angry over the outcome of the Creeperian Peasants' War.

Context

Main article: Creeperian Peasants' War

In 1440, peasants across the kingdom rose up against the King and demanded an end to serfdom. The most radical of the peasants even demanded a democracy. Most revolts occurred in South La'Libertad, mostly led by the Atlántidans, Nuevo San Salvador, San Salvador, San Miguel, and in the area where the three emirates once were. The war came to be known as the Creeperian Peasants' War. The military was ruthless and over 500,000 serfs died. The Treaty of Salvador ended the war in 1443. Santa Ana and San Salvador were annexed into Creeperopolis, Nuevo San Salvador was militarily occupied by Creeperopolis, and South La'Libertad along with several islands in the Bay of Atlántida were to be granted independence as the Kingdom of Atlántida.

Perpertrators

Pánfilo Kassandro Rodríguez was a well respected military officer in the Creeperian Army. He became the Caudillo the Army before the Creeperian Peasants' War in 1438 and was the primary military commander of the war. He was angered by the treaty that was signed and believed the King was ruining Creeperopolis by giving away so much land in Atlántida. He gathered a group of 30 soldiers, numbering 31 in total to symbolize the year the Creeperian Crusade began (1231), and armed everyone with a machete, prepared to assassiante the royal family to allow Kassandro Rodríguez to assume total control.

Murders

On January 1, 1445, Kassandro Rodríguez and the other 30 soldiers stormed the Salvador Imperial Palace, killing 5 Imperial Guardsmen and injuring 6 more in the initial storming. King Miguel III was holding a dinner with his wife Queen María, his 28 year old son Grand Prince Miguel, his younger brother Prince Adolfo, Adolfo's wife Princess Isabela, and Adolfo's 21 year old son Prince Adolfo. His youngest brother, Prince Manuel, was not present and on a diplomating mission to Atlántida.

The soldiers entered the dinning hall, killing two more guards on the way. Kassandro Rodríguez demanded that Miguel III abdicates his crown and give him complete authority to save Creeperopolis from disaster. Miguel III refused and fired Kassandro Rodríguez from his position as Caudillo. Kassandro Rodríguez then ordered the soldiers to restrain all six. Kassandro Rodríguez told Miguel III to again abdicate and give him complete control of the Kingdom. Miguel III again refused and Kassandro Rodríguez ordered the soldiers to behead the 21 year old Prince Adolfo, which they did. Kassandro Rodríguez asked again, to which Miguel III again refused, and then Kassandro Rodríguez had Princess Isabela beheaded. He continued to asked, Miguel III continued to refuse, until Prince Adolfo, Queen María, and Grand Prince Miguel had all been beheaded.

Kassandro Rodríguez threatened to behead Miguel III himself if he did not abdicate. Miguel III spoke, "I will not renounce my throne to an usurper. May God punish you for the crimes you have committed against His creations and the Fatherland." Kassandro Rodríguez personally beheaded Miguel III. He gave himself the title Caudillo of Creeperopolis, but before he could make use of the title, the room was stormed by guards of the Imperial Guard, who had been building a reinforcement force for the duration of the executions. By the time they arrived, everyone had already been beheaded. All 31 conspirators were captured and arrested by the Imperial Guard.

Trials and Executions

Trials

Depiction of Pope Eugino IV during the trial of the 31 conspirators.

Prince Manuel automatically became King Manuel II upon the death of Miguel III but he was not notified of the news until 2 weeks later. When he found out, he immediately returned to Salvador. He arrived on January 29, 1445, and immediately called for the organization of a trial of the 31 convicted. The 31 men were charegd with high treason, regicide, 13 counts of murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, and sorcery.

Pope Eugino IV was appointed by King Manuel II to be the presiding judge of the trial. The trial began on February 8, 1445, and ended on March 11, 1445.

During the trials, commoners were allowed to spectate since the trial was done publicly. When the defendants were allowed to speak, commoners booed and threw objects at the defendants in protest. Whenever Eugino IV deemed a defendant guilty, the crowds cheered in excitement and joy.

One defendant was tried per day from February 8 to March 10. Each and everyone one was found guilty.

On March 11, all 31 men who were found guilty on all charges were all sentenced to death. Each one was sentenced to die in a different way.

Executions

All the executions were carried out on December 25, 1445.

Defendant		Occupation	Charges	Verdict	Sentence
1.	César ? ? (1419-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by hanging
2.	Édgar Coronil Gálvez (1420-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by beheading
3.	Jorge Coronil Gálvez (1420-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by drowning
4.	Gabriel Gaona ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by falling
5.	Lucas Xirau ? (141?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by dehydration
6.	Miguel ? ? (142?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by bull
7.	Miguel ? ? (142?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by disembowelment
8.	Gregorio ? Hernández (142?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by drawing and quartering
9.	? ? ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by boiling
10.	? Palau Fernán (1418-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by sawing
11.	Rodrigo Magrina ? (1420-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by crucifixion
12.	José ? ? (1422-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by slow slicing
13.	José ? ? (1421-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by fire
14.	José ? ? (142?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by breaking wheel
15.	José Hernández ? (1420-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by crushing
16.	Gustavo ? ? (1422-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by dismemberment
17.	Hernán Cazalla Velázquez (1423-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by burying and castration
18.	Feliciano ? ? (1419-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by flaying
19.	Farabundo ? ? (141?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by garrote
20	Jacobo ? Árbenz (142?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by alligator
21	? ? ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by impalement
22	Miguel ? Castillo (1421-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by keelhauling
23	Eugino ? ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by ingesting molten gold
24	? ? Zapeda (142?-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by poisoning
25.	Lorenzo ? ? (1420-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by suffocation
26	Hernán ? ? (1424-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by stoning
27	? Hidalgo ? (1421-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by strangulation
28	? ? ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by lion
29	? ? ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by snakes
30	? ? ? (14??-1445)	Soldier	High treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery	Guilty	Death by horses

All 30 corpses were burned and dumped into Lake San Salvador on December 30.

Pánfilo Kassandro Rodríguez

Further information: Pánfilo Kassandro Rodríguez

The most notable execution was the execution of Pánfilo Kassandro Rodríguez. He was found guilty of high treason, regicide, murder, conspiracy, waging war on God, waging war on the Kingdom, witchcraft, sorcery, and was sentenced to death. He was sentenced to the most brutal punishment of the 31. It has only ever been used once in recorded Creeperian history and it has not been given an official name but it has commonly been reffered to as the Pánfilo Coffin.

Soldiers were ordered to take two boats which were framed exactly to fit each other and holes were cut into them to allow Kassandro Rodríguez's head, hands, and feet to poke out. Kassandro Rodríguez was laid down in one of them on his back and was covered with the other so that only his head, hands, and feet were left poking outside, and the rest of his body lied shut up within. Soldiers offered him food, and when he refused to eat, they forced him to by pricking his eyes with a cactus. After he ate, they drench him with a mixture of milk and honey, pouring it not only into his mouth, but all over his face, hands, and feet. They then keep his face continually turned towards the sun. Over time, he became completely covered up and hidden by the multitude of flies that settled on him. Within the boats, he had to soil himself with excrement. The horrible smell attracted more flies, but also ants, maggots, worms, cockroaches, mosquitos, moths, spiders, and many other insects were attracted.

The soldiers continued to feed him and kept him alive, continuing his suffering while he was being eaten alive and bitten by all sorts of insects. Kassandro Rodríguez died on January 16, 1446, after keeping him alive for 23 days. No one dared to retrieve his body so his corpse had to be retrieved by criminals senteneced to death for sorcery and withcraft. His body was burned and dumped into Lake San Salvador on January 23, 1446.

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the murder, Manuel II became King. No purges occured in the Army since he believed everyone even remotely involved would have been horrified by the executions that they would not dare attempt to do the same thing to Manuel II.

See Also

• Creeperian Peasants' War
• House of Martínez
• List of Massacres in Creeperopolis