Or The Spanish Inquisition

La Inquisición española

Kaitlyn Christensen B7

Summary:• Changing everything in New Spain, The

Spanish Inquisition rooted out other religions in attempt to make Catholicism dominant.

• It consisted of Spanish friars and officials that traveled to native pueblos and other religions and tried to convert them to Christianity.

• The inquisition was known to torture their victims because they believed other religions corrupted their towns and made their crops not grow, have sickness, etc.

What did they do?• The Inquisition started in

Portugal and Spain, issued by Kind Ferdinand and Queen Isabella though it moved all throughout the New World and Portugal.

• Their goal: to eradicate all of the different religions including Islam, Protestants, and Jews in an effort to use Catholicism to unite Spain.

• Unfortunately, La Inquisicion Espanola, or the Spanish Inquisition, was at fault for around 2,000 Spanish deaths. The pope tried to intervene but he could not slow it down.

• Once the Heretics’ fate was decided, they were usually executed in a public manner by torture.

Who w

as in charge?

In 1483 Tomas de Torquemada became the inquisitor-general for most of Spain. He was in charge for most of the killing and was a very devout Catholic.

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Who were Heretics?

You were accused of Heresy if:•You denied Christianity•You would not listen to the Catholic officials (the Pope)

•You would not change religions

Tribunals or Trials•There was normally a tribunal of people

created by Tomas de Torquemada and they judged accused heretics. This was a sort of jury.

•The accused had a chance to either admit their wrongdoings and submit to Christianity or be killed.

•The heretics were also encouraged to induce other heretics.

Torture•The Inquisition typically made executions

publicly by torture. There were many methods of killing someone painfully in those days, very gruesome.

•If you were proven innocent by the tribunals, you were either put into a time in prison or released.

•There were many people you had to convince to be released from the Inquisition.

In The End…When the bloodshed finally ended in 1834, the Office of the Holy Inquisition changed Spain and Portugal in many different ways. Many people were killed, and the dominant religion in Spain is still Catholic.

Sources• The Spanish Inquisition

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition• HowStuffWorks How the Spanish Inquisition worked

history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/spanish-inquisition.htm

• Spanish Inquisition: 1478-1834 - Then Again. www.thenagain.info/webchron/westeurope/spaninqui.html

• The Inquisition | Jewish Virtual Library www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Inquisition.html

• The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0008.html