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'''Madrigal''' was a thriving human [[Outer Colony]] world in the [[23 Librae]] system.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 13''</ref> It is the only planet within 23 Librae's habitable zone.<ref name="cp155">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 155''</ref> It was the closest world to [[Harvest]] in [[2525]],<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> and in [[2528]] Madrigal followed Harvest to become one of the first human colonies to be [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]].<ref name="cp72">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 72''</ref> The names of most known Madrigali residents, as well as the names of places they established on [[the Rubble]], seem to indicate that much of Madrigal's population was of Hispanic heritage.

==History==  

The Covenant arrived in the [[23 Librae]] system in [[2528]]. While the [[United Nations Space Command]] battled the Covenant, it was the planet's [[insurrectionist]]s and rebels that had gathered the planet's civilians and helped them escape the [[Fall of Madrigal]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 70''</ref> Many civilians of Madrigal evacuated the planet aboard [[freighter]]s and cargo ships.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 41''</ref> The [[Sangheili]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, a future [[Arbiter]], participated in the destruction of Madrigal.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 146''</ref> Despite being prepared for the Covenant since Harvest was glassed in [[2525]], Madrigal's defenses failed.<ref name="cp72"/> Madrigal became the sixth human colony to be [[glassed]] by the Covenant, following [[Second Base]], [[Green Hills]], [[Bliss]] and [[Biko]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[data pads]]</ref> The survivors fled to the asteroids trailing the nearby gas giant [[Hesiod]], which they nicknamed [[the Rubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 11''</ref>

 

In [[2535]], Covenant ships, the ''[[Retribution's Thunder]]'' and ''[[A Psalm Every Day]]'', entered the system in search for [[Kig-Yar]] "rebels" hiding in the Rubble. The Covenant searched Madrigal's surface to make sure the Kig-Yar were not hiding on the planet.<ref name="cp155"/> With help from the crew of the [[UNSC light frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCship|Midsummer Night}} and [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[Gray Team]], the Rubble was evacuated after the [[Battle of the Rubble|battles of the Rubble]] and [[Battle of Metisette|Metisette]], using [[Habitat Exodus]] to reach UNSC-controlled space.

 

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==Notable residents==

*Madrigal is a city in [[Bungie]]'s [http://myth.bungie.org/ ''Myth'' series]. It serves as the namesake of ''[[Siege of Madrigal]]'', a musical piece from ''Myth: The Fallen Lords''. This song serves as an easter egg in all the Bungie ''Halo'' games.

*Given that Nueva Lima is named for the capital of Peru, it is possible that a significant portion of Madrigal's population was of Peruvian descent.

*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{First mentioned}}

*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''

*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}

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