They were either converted or slain.
The Catholic religion.
King Ferdinand was the king 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.
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.
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.
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
The Inquisition was started by the Spanish government with the support of the Catholic Church.
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.
The Spanish Inquisition was particularly potent during Isabella's reign.
The Roman Catholic Church, during the Spanish Inquisition.