jan 1, 1478 - Beginning of the Spanish Inquisition

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Set up to enforce orthodoxy of Catholic subjects; formed under monarchy in order to take a certain amount of control away from the papacy; consisted of a GRand Inquisitor who headed a council that was meant to guarantee that Catholic practices were being done by all subjects, including newly converted Jews and Muslims; led to mass censorship, the expulsion of Jews, and trials of heresy across Spanish territories

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