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Q: What happened to heretics during the Spanish Inquisition?
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What religions persecuted heretics during the Inquisition?

The Catholic religion.


Who was the king during The Spanish Inquisition?

King Ferdinand was the king during the Spanish Inquisition.


What manner of death ws chosen to those who would not admit to herecy during the Spanish Inquisition?

Often, torture was used to punish and kill people deemed heretics during the Spanish Inquisition. Different forms of torture that often resulted in death included starvation, excessive consumption of water, or burning coals.


What manner of death was chosen to those who would not admit heresy in the spanish inquisition?

Torture was often used to punish and eventually kill heretics during the Spanish inquisition. Many inquisitors would starve their inmates, force them to consume vast amounts of water, or heap burning coals onto them. Other inquisitors would use a strappado or a rack to torture and eventually kill accused heretics.


What happened during the Spanish Inquisition to Muslims?

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.


What group of people were in charge during the medieval inquisition?

The Inquisition was controlled by the Roman Catholic Church- there was both a Roman Inquisition, and a Spanish Variant.


Why were people tortured during Spanish Inquisition?

To get them to confess to heresy


Why were people tortured during the Spanish Inquisition?

To get them to confess to heresy


When was the Spanish Inquisition active?

The Inquisition was started by the Spanish government with the support of the Catholic Church.


Who are the Catholic rulers of Spain?

The Catholic rulers of Spain were Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon. They earned the epithet by being fierce persecutors of Muslims, Jews and heretics during the Spanish Inquisition and for having excellent relations with the pope, especially pope Alexander VI who was a Spaniard.


What did queen Isabella do bad?

The Spanish Inquisition was particularly potent during Isabella's reign.


Who put Galileo in house arrest?

The Roman Catholic Church, during the Spanish Inquisition.