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King Ferdinand was the king during the Spanish Inquisition.
The Inquisition was controlled by the Roman Catholic Church- there was both a Roman Inquisition, and a Spanish Variant.
To get them to confess to heresy
To get them to confess to heresy
They were either converted or slain.
The Inquisition was started by the Spanish government with the support of the Catholic Church.
During the inquisition, most notably the Spanish Inquisition, people who were not Christians (Jews and Muslims) had to convert under the penalty of death. Many were also expelled from Spain and other countries. There was no tolerance in that regard.
The Spanish Inquisition was particularly potent during Isabella's reign.
The Roman Catholic Church, during the Spanish Inquisition.
Muslims had been formally expelled from Spain prior to the Spanish Inquisition. Some Muslims converted to Christianity openly, but practiced Islam in secret. The Spanish Inquisition set out to find which Muslims had not truly converted and would torture any suspects that, in their view, were secretly practicing Islam. The Spanish Inquisition reached its height in the mid-1500s and was not disbanded until the 1830s.
Life was absolutely horrible during the Spanish Inquisition. Horrible torture methods were used for a heretic to confess. Usually, if a heretic confessd, they would be released from prison. If they didn't confess, they would be burned at the stake.
Alice Hoffman's Incantation is set in Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.