The Spanish Inquisition

The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms.  According to modern estimates, around 150,000 were prosecuted for various offenses during the three-century duration of the Spanish Inquisition, out of which between 3,000 and 5,000 were executed.
The Inquisition was originally intended to identify heretics among those who converted from Judaism and Islam to Catholicism. The regulation of the faith of newly converted Catholics was intensified after the royal decrees issued in 1492 and 1502 ordering Muslims and Jews to convert to Catholicism or leave Castile. The Inquisition was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabella II.
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Nobody Expected the Spanish Inquisition

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Behind the Spanish Inquisition

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The Early Years of the Spanish Inquisition

The Early Years of the Spanish Inquisition persecuted conversos, not Jews although persecution of the Jews increased the numbers ... Read the complete article >>

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Spreading the Spanish Inquisition

Once the Spanish Inquisition was established its spread like wildfire. It was an organisation that invented itself, made up the r ... Read the complete article >>

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