The Spanish Inquisition (1 nov 1478 – 15 juill. 1834)
Description:
The infamous Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 with a papal bull issued by Pope Sixtus IV at the request of ruling sovereigns Ferdinand and Isabella. It was instituted to combat the Marranos, Jews who feigned conversion to Catholicism to escape persecution; the Moriscos, followers of Islam converted to Catholicism for the same reason; and Spanish heretics. Because of his fanatic zeal, the first grand inquisitor in Spain, Tomás de Torquemada, a Dominican friar, became the symbol of the worst features of the Inquisition.g97 5/8 18
The Spanish Inquisition, authorized by Pope Sixtus IV in 1478, was first directed against the Marranos, or Spanish Jews, and the Moriscos, or Spanish Muslims.
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Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 nov 1478
15 juill. 1834
~ 355 years
