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Santiago (DC)

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This article is about the system between the Draconis Combine and the Outworlds Alliance. For other uses, see Santiago (disambiguation).


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Santiago nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates400.929 : 173.62[e]

The Santiago system, located on the border between the Draconis Combine and the Outworlds Alliance, is perhaps best known for the Santiago Massacre in the lead up to the Reunification War.

System Description[edit]

Santiago is located near the Budingen and Belacruz systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Santiago[edit]

Santiago
History and Culture
Population50,000+ (2581)[45]

Planetary History[edit]

Reunification War[edit]

Originally a world within the Outworlds Alliance, Santiago was occupied by forces from the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery in November 2572 under the terms of Star League Directive 21.[4] Santiago had been settled because of its remote location from anything a Great House might want to seize,[46] but from the outset, the occupying Seventeenth Galedon Regulars had adopted high-handed, bullying tactics that alienated the local population and resulted in a high level of antagonism between the DCMS forces and the local population. The occupation forces were subject to constant low-level resistance, with sniping and terrorist bombs a commonplace event that made it unsafe for DCMS troops to travel alone. The DCMS response was to instigate bloody reprisals against the population, which led in turn to more attacks. The local Santiago Militia were commonly involved in firefights with the Seventeenth Galedon instigated when either a Combine soldier or Alliance citizen insulted or spat on each other. An early consequence of this pattern of behavior was the Santiago Massacre in 2572 which saw two dozen civilians killed and more injured, including children, and which attracted criticism and protests across the Inner Sphere.[5][47]

The tempo of resistance on Santiago had fallen off considerably by the late 2570s, as the resistance was either crippled or in hiding; when the Star League Defense Force invasion of the Alliance began in 2581, Alliance Defense Chairman Welkens Nordd arranged for supplies, arms and commandos to be supplied covertly to the Santiago resistance, with shipments arriving every few months. Although many of these shipments were intercepted by DCMS or SLDF forces, many still made it through, and the Alliance forces had help with their supply runs from sources within the Federated Suns. This allowed the resistance on Santiago to step up actions against the occupying forces again. The Combine forces retaliated with the widespread execution of suspected terrorists and deportation of suspects to prison and work camps across the Combine; then, when General Amos Forlough issued orders that any world that resisted occupation was to have the civilian population decimated, the Seventeenth Galedon rounded up and executed 5,000 citizens.[5][45]

In total, the low-level conflict on Santiago resulted in the deaths of 900 Combine personnel, including a garrison commander and three planetary governors, along with another 2,000 personnel injured. The toll was far higher on the population of Santiago; alongside the 5,000 citizens executed under Forlough's orders, another 1,200–2,400 citizens were executed after being accused of being terrorists, and another 5,000–10,000 were deported to Kuritan gulags. Despite this, the population still resisted, and Santiago was both inspiration and a rallying call for Alliance forces during the war. The Santiago resistance continued to receive support from the Alliance government until more than twenty years after the end of the war.[5] However, with the signing of the Treaty of Cerberus in 2585, Santiago became a Draconis Combine holding.[48]

Military Deployment[edit]

2572–2581[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Ninth Proserpina Hussars[51]

2821[edit]

  • Ninth Proserpina Hussars[51]

2830[edit]

  • Ninth Proserpina Hussars[52]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Santiago City: the site of the Santiago Massacre[46][47]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (22 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Budingen 21.9 Belacruz 23.6 Dante 27.0 Sinope 28.5
Bad News 30.4 Valentina 32.2 Schirmeck 37.9 Nexus Ri 37.9
Dindatari 40.1 Zalaf 40.6 Alegro 41.0 Brasha 41.5
Morthac 41.8 Weisau 46.1 Goubellat 50.4 Tiflis 51.7
Ramgarh 52.0 Zlatousi 53.1 Niles 53.8 Calish 58.4
Lushann 58.7 Tabayama 59.8 Senorbi 60.2 Sverdlovsk 60.7

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 147: "Outworlds Alliance after Age of War (2571) and at the Fall of the Star League (2750)"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 108: "Something from Nothing"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 111: "Santiago"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 126: "Year Five: Peace in Our Time"
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 36: "Outworlds Alliance Militia Deployment Map - [2765]"
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 25: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra, p. 98: "Outworlds Alliance - [2767]] Map
  14. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  20. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"
  21. ↑ The Periphery, First Edition, p. 157: "The Outworlds Alliance Sector"
  22. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  25. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  30. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 46: "Map of Periphery States: The Outworlds Alliance Sector"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  32. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 110: "Outworlds Alliance"
  33. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 98: "Near Periphery Kingdoms Map""
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  35. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 150: "Outworlds Alliance (3067)"
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  37. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  38. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  39. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  40. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  41. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  42. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  43. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 118: "Rage Unleashed"
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 What I Remember Most
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 19: "Bloody Santiago"
  48. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 125: "Year Five: Peace in Our Time"
  49. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 141: "Outworlds Alliance Front"
  50. ↑ Field Report 2765: DCMS, p. 14: "Proserpina Hussars"
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
  52. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 97: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery: Deployment Table"

Bibliography[edit]

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