That would be the SPANISH INQUISITION, which was instituted to ferret out and torture Catholics who were not "true believers", usually former Jews, former Muslims, and closet Protestants.
In the 1400s, Spain was predominantly Catholic, as the country was under the rule of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. The Spanish Inquisition, established in 1478, enforced Catholic orthodoxy and persecuted non-Catholics in Spain during this period.
It was an attempt by the Spanish Catholic Church to impose its doctrine on the population, partly as a result of Spain's long period of occupation by the Moors.
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the sixteenth century, Spain sent missionaries into the Southeast United States, mostly friars.
Philip II was a Catholic. Spain is a Catholic country
He was Roman Catholic
Because Colombia was colonized by Spain, and Spain was Catholic.
He was a Roman Catholic
Spain
The dominant religion of Spain is the Roman Catholic Church.
The principle religion anywhere in Spain is the Roman Catholic Church.
Catholic
Spain.