Spanish Inquisition
An auto-da-fé of the Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It became the most substantive of the three different manifestations of the wider Catholic Inquisition along with the Roman Inquisition and Portuguese Inquisition.
The Inquisition was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy by identifying heretics among those who converted from Judaism and Islam to Catholicism.
The Inquisition was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabella II. According to modern estimates, around 150,000 were prosecuted, out of which between 3,000 and 5,000 were executed.
Some historians have come to conclude that many of the charges levied against the Inquisition are exaggerated.
The Inquisition was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy by identifying heretics among those who converted from Judaism and Islam to Catholicism.
The Inquisition was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabella II. According to modern estimates, around 150,000 were prosecuted, out of which between 3,000 and 5,000 were executed.
Some historians have come to conclude that many of the charges levied against the Inquisition are exaggerated.
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