Madrigal

Madrigal was a UNSC colony world in the 23 Librae system. It was the closest world to Harvest in 2525. The colony was the second world to be glassed by the Covenant following Harvest. The survivors fled to the gas giant of Hesiod, where they settled as refugees into the asteroid belt orbiting it, nicknamed the Rubble.

Behind the Scenes

 * Before the release of Halo: The Cole Protocol, some fans believed that Madrigal's star would be Lacaille 8760. However, The Cole Protocol revealed that Madrigal was in the 23 Librae system, which, at 83 lightyears from Earth, seems too far to be the closest world to Harvest. However, if one considers that the UNSC has 800 worlds under its control, and the number of places on Earth that share the same name, it would not be unreasonable to imagine that there is more than one planet named Madrigal.


 * Madrigal was a city in Bungie's Myth series, as well in the Siege of Madrigal, a music piece from Myth. While the song had been in the Halo franchise as an Easter Egg for some time, it was only until the arrival of Halo: Cole Protocol that its namesake became canon.


 * Most of Madrigal's population seemed to be of Latino/Hispanic descent. This may be connected to the fact that the planet is named after localities in Spain on Earth, such as Madrigal de las Altas Torres and Madrigal del Monte, municipalities in Castile and León.


 * Ignatio Delgado and Maria Esquival were evacuated from Nueva Lima, Madrigal immediately before the planet was glassed. They were loaded onto a cargo ship with other children by their parents, who were left behind on the planet when it was glassed.