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Spanish Inquisition

Court of the Spanish crown, begun in 1478, to try converts accused of keeping their old faith in secret.

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  1. 1478 Ferdinand II of Aragon founded Spanish Inquisition
  2. 1478 Isabella I of Castile founded Spanish Inquisition
  3. 1478 Spanish Inquisition part of Spain
  4. 17 Oct 1483 Tomás de Torquemada head of Spanish Inquisition
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  1. Inquisition (The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906), The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906. Scholarship & press
    The New or Spanish Inquisition, introduced into the united kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre by Ferdinand V.
    On Oct. 17, 1483, Thomas de Torquemada, then sixty-three years of age and prior of a monastery at Segovia, his native city, was appointed inquisitor-general.
  2. Spanish Inquisition (EBSCO Research Starters), EBSCO. Scholarship & press
    It was formally initiated on November 1, 1478, by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I, following a papal bull that granted them the power to appoint inquisitors.
    The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial institution established to identify and punish heretics, primarily targeting conversos—Jews who had converted to Christianity—under the authority of the Spanish Crown.
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