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To enforce Catholicism in Spain and in Spanish territories. Torture was considered legitimate by the inquisitors. As under the Soviets, everyone was afraid of informers. Many thousands were tortured and killed. My colleague adds: The formation of the Jesuits and the following inquisition was a Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation. Sometimes this response is called the counter-reformation.
The Spanish Inquisition was set up in 1478 and lasted till 1834. It was active throughout the Spanish Empire as well as in Spain.
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The Inquisition was in Spain only. The English did have their own religious purge in the Reformation. Many Catholics were put in prison, killed, and tortured in that time.
The Counter-Reformation, including the Council of Trent and the Inquisition.
Spain was strongly opposed to the Protestant Reformation. King Philip II and the Spanish Inquisition worked to suppress any spread of Protestant ideas in their territories. They viewed the Reformation as a threat to their authority and saw it as heretical.
Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation resulted in: increase in missionary efforts, Council of Trent reforms, strengthening of the Inquisition. It did not lead to the abolition of the printing press.
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It was located in Spain (hence the name "Spanish" inquisition).
To enforce Catholicism in Spain and in Spanish territories. Torture was considered legitimate by the inquisitors. As under the Soviets, everyone was afraid of informers. Many thousands were tortured and killed. My colleague adds: The formation of the Jesuits and the following inquisition was a Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation. Sometimes this response is called the counter-reformation.
King Ferdinand was the king during the Spanish Inquisition.
The Inquisition
Yes, the Spanish Inquisition was real, although it was arguably less cruel than the somewhat earlier Medieval Inquisition.
The Spanish Inquisition was set up in 1478 and lasted till 1834. It was active throughout the Spanish Empire as well as in Spain.
The inquisition took place in Spain.