The Spanish Inquisition
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- The Spanish Inquisition
- Background
- The Jewish community was strong in the Iberian peninsula and during Henry III's reign they were pressured to convert to the Christian faith
- In 1478 Isabella started the Spanish tribunal which aimed to seek out heresy in Castile
- A bull was issued by Pope Sixtus IV which allowed the Spanish Monarchs to appoint inquisitors
- This didn't mean that the Spanish Monarchs seeking help from the church for unity
- Instead it was used to sustain the absolute power of the monarchy in Spain
- Pope Sixtus tried to intervene in Seville after learning of the brutality the the Spanish monarchy refused to give up its new weapon
- In 1483 thew Pope authorised Spain to name a Grand Inquisitor for Castile and later for Aragon
- The Grand Inquisitor was then assisted by a council of the Inquisition and then local tribunals
- The first tribunals were established in 1482 in Sevilee, Cordoba, Zaragoza and Valencia
- The Capitulaciones of Granada guaranteed religious freedom for Muslims in 1491
- However in 1502, Moors were expelled from Castile if they refused baptism
- This also happened in 1492 to the Jews
- The Reconquista was finished in 1492 with the capture of Granada
- However in 1502, Moors were expelled from Castile if they refused baptism
- The Capitulaciones of Granada guaranteed religious freedom for Muslims in 1491
- The first tribunals were established in 1482 in Sevilee, Cordoba, Zaragoza and Valencia
- The Grand Inquisitor was then assisted by a council of the Inquisition and then local tribunals
- This didn't mean that the Spanish Monarchs seeking help from the church for unity
- A bull was issued by Pope Sixtus IV which allowed the Spanish Monarchs to appoint inquisitors
- In 1478 Isabella started the Spanish tribunal which aimed to seek out heresy in Castile
- The Jewish community was strong in the Iberian peninsula and during Henry III's reign they were pressured to convert to the Christian faith
- historiography of the Inquisition
- Antisemitic views were held in Spain before the ascension of Isabella and the Inquisition
- Alonso de Espina wrote a book in 1460 detailing the transgressions of conversos
- He noted the continuation of Jewish traditions and fake compliance with Christian ones
- In his book he calls for legal action against this heresy
- However figures also took a different stance to this
- The Archbishop of Toledo, Alfonso Carillio supported the tolerance and education of converso heretics
- He noted the continuation of Jewish traditions and fake compliance with Christian ones
- Alonso de Espina wrote a book in 1460 detailing the transgressions of conversos
- When the Inquisition began its operation in 1480 it generated a range of responses
- A chronicler by the name of Andres Bernaldez justified the need for the tribunals and Spanish Inquisition
- He recorded that over 700 converted Jews had been burnt and more than 5000 had been punished by the Seville Inquisition by 1488
- The chronicler takes a triumphant stance in the chronicles
- It's important to note that he was an Andalasian Catholic priest
- This area was rife with heresy and was even visited by Isabella to observe it
- Fernando de Pulgar (A secretary to the Catholic kings and new Christian)
- Took a negative stance on the Spanish Inquisition
- He alongside the Archbishop of Seville voiced their dissent for the cruel activity of the inquisiton
- They argued that whilst heresy shouldn't be tolerated burning them is unchristian and force desperation
- This would see them flee to which conversion is now impossible
- They argued that whilst heresy shouldn't be tolerated burning them is unchristian and force desperation
- He alongside the Archbishop of Seville voiced their dissent for the cruel activity of the inquisiton
- Took a negative stance on the Spanish Inquisition
- Friar Hernando de Talavera, confessor to Queen Isabella also dissented the Inquisition
- He advocated that the Jews and Moors shouldn't be punished for keeping to their faith
- He also suggests that they shouldn't be forced to adhere to Catholic customs
- Historians think that this view was more widespread than historical evidence suggests but was suppressed for political reasons
- He also suggests that they shouldn't be forced to adhere to Catholic customs
- He voiced his views in his Catholica Impugnacion in 1487
- He advocated that the Jews and Moors shouldn't be punished for keeping to their faith
- A chronicler by the name of Andres Bernaldez justified the need for the tribunals and Spanish Inquisition
- Antisemitic views were held in Spain before the ascension of Isabella and the Inquisition
- Trial and punishment
- The Inquisition only arrested suspects after conclusive evidence was provided
- As a result suspects were often presumed guilty and are encouraged to confess
- Witnesses kept their anonymity
- If the evidence was found to be false however, the suspect was set free immediatelty
- Prisoners often didn't know what they were accused of for months
- They were given 3 chances to confess where after they would have their charges laid before them
- The defendant was required to respond to the charges on the spot without any legal representation
- Originally the prisoners had freedom of choice over lawyers
- However with growing paranoia, the defendant would be given an advocate by the Inquisition
- These advocates would often provide little help and were supportive of the Inquisition
- However with growing paranoia, the defendant would be given an advocate by the Inquisition
- Afterwards the suspect was allowed legal representation
- Originally the prisoners had freedom of choice over lawyers
- The defendant was required to respond to the charges on the spot without any legal representation
- They were given 3 chances to confess where after they would have their charges laid before them
- The inquisition was not a court of justice, but a disciplinary body which acted to meet a national emergancy
- As a result suspects were often presumed guilty and are encouraged to confess
- The burning of a judaizer was recorded in 1719
- The judaizer was tired to a pyre in front of a crowd
- The judaizer was given one last chance to convert to the Catholic faith
- The judaizer accepted Jesus, however he wasn't freed
- The executioner then strangled the judaizer until it was certain he was dead
- After which the pyre was burned until the body was ash
- These public displays however were an uncommon occurence
- They cost around 20 ducets to throw
- Granada held 15 between 1549 and 1593
- Despite the cost., they were impress, but they became increasingly unpopular with time
- Philip V was the first monarch to refuse to attend one in 1701
- These public displays however were an uncommon occurence
- After which the pyre was burned until the body was ash
- The executioner then strangled the judaizer until it was certain he was dead
- The judaizer accepted Jesus, however he wasn't freed
- The judaizer was given one last chance to convert to the Catholic faith
- The judaizer was tired to a pyre in front of a crowd
- The Inquisition only arrested suspects after conclusive evidence was provided
- Background
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