spanish inquisition

     

The Spanish Inquisition starte and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabel II.

Trivia about spanish inquisition

  • Centuries-long Iberian prosecution of heretics:The Spanish ____
  • Charles III of Spain made religious news by curbing this institution & expelling the Jesuits
  • It's the tribunal making an appearance here"Our chief weapon is surprise--surprise and fear, fear and surprise. Our two weapons are fear and surprise--"
  • The narrator of Poe's story "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a victim of this infamous Iberian institution
  • Authorized by the Pope in 1478, this tribunal didn't end for good until 1834

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