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The Spanish Inquisition is interpretable as a response to the multi-religious nature of Spanish society following the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslim Moors. The Reconquista did not result in the total expulsion of Muslims from Spain since they, along with Jews, were tolerated by the ruling Christian elite.
The Spanish Inquisition was founded. 1479: War of the Castilian Succession: The war ended. 20 January: The reign of Ferdinand began, marking the foundation of the Kingdom of Spain. 4 September: By the Treaty of Alcáçovas, Portugal recognized Spanish control of the Canary Islands. 1492: 12 October: Spanish conquerors discover (encounter) America
Gustav Henningsen and Jaime Contreras studied the records of the Spanish Inquisition, which list 44,674 cases of which 826 resulted in executions in person and 778 in effigy (i.e. a straw dummy was burned in place of the person). [22] William Monter estimated there were 1000 executions in Spain between 1530–1630 and 250 between 1630 and 1730 ...
The Spanish Inquisition expanded to the Indies in 1565 and was in place by 1570 in Lima and Mexico City. It drew many colonial Spaniards into torture chambers. Native Americans were exempt. Sir Francis Drake's voyage, 1585–86. The crown expanded its global claims and defended existing ones in the Indies.
Inquisition Scene by Francisco Goya. The Spanish Inquisition was still in force in the late eighteenth century. but much reduced in power. The Enlightenment emphasized scientific inquiry and approaches to the world, which could be in conflict with religious world views.
The Spanish Inquisition, regarding its procedures as secret, never disputed Montanus. In a public relations war of the press the Spanish Inquisition forfeited. [55] For reasons of history England and France were particularly receptive to Montanus. [56] English monarchs alternated between persecuting Catholics and persecuting Protestants.
Spanish Inquisition's auto-da-fé held in the Plaza Mayor, Madrid in 1680. Spanish society in the 17th century Habsburg Spain was extremely inegalitarian. The nobility, being wealthier than ordinary people, also had the privilege of being exempt from taxes. Spanish society associated social status with leisure and thus work was undignified for ...
The Mexican Inquisition was an extension of the events that were occurring in Spain and the rest of Europe for some time. Spanish Catholicism had been reformed under the reign of Isabella I of Castile (1479– 1504), which reaffirmed medieval doctrines and tightened discipline and practice.