The Inquisition began in 12th-century France to combat the spread of religious sectarianism and to combat to heresy. The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the judicial system of the Roman Catholic Church.
Spain's rulers backing the Inquisition
In the late 1400s both Columbus sailed from Spain and the Inquisition began.
Spain.
The inquisition took place in Spain.
"Inquisition" is a noun.
the spanish inquisition
the spanish inquisition
Inquisition - video game - happened in 2003.
The Spanish Inquisition served as a unifying power tool for Spain. By using Catholicism as the standard, Ferdinand and Isabella appointed Thomas de Torquemada to lead the Spanish Inquisition and purge those who would not embrace the "True Faith" from Spain. Once it was underway, the Church was unable to seize control away from the Spanish rulers.
The Spanish Inquisition.
Many Muslims and Jews were forced out of Spain..Catholic AnswerThe primarily result of the Spanish Inquisition is that the protestant heresy was kept out of Spain, and the Spanish were protected from its evil influence.
Originally, the the Inquisition was established in order to suppress heresy. (The Catholic Church in the the Middle Ages and later was generally not very tolerant of diversity on matters of doctrine). Later, in 1478 Spain was allowed to set up its own 'national' Inquisition. Initially, its main function was to detect insincere converts from Judaism and Islam. (Spain offered its Jewish and Islamic population the choice between explusion and conversion to Christianity: hence the problem).