The Inquisition lasted from 1478 to 1834 which means it lasted 356 years. a looong time
Galileo Galilei was tried by the Inquisition for his views on geocentricism. He believed in heliocentrism instead of geocentricism. This viewpoint was in direct opposition to the scriptures. For this, he was tried by the Roman Inquisition in 1615.
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain issued the edicts requiring all Jews and Moslems in Spain to convert, flee, or die. When too many non-Catholics converted, these rulers, among others, were worried that they might not be real Catholics and were secretly practicing their original religions. Therefore King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella created the Holy Inquisition as a tribunal to judge whether faith infractions had occurred. They gave control of the Inquisition to Torquemada and allowed him any means necessary to exact a confession. Most victims of the Inquisition were knowingly tortured in heinous ways with the permission of the Spanish Monarchy. (The Inquisition was only disbanded in the 1830s.)
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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"Inquisition" is a noun.
A church court which investigated, tried and convicted heretics was the Inquisition.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Inquisition.
The prefix of "inquisition" is "in-".
Historians distinguish four different manifestations of the Inquisition:the Medieval Inquisition (1184-1230s)the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834)the Portuguese Inquisition (1536-1821)the Roman Inquisition (1542 - c. 1860 )
The New Inquisition was created in 1986.
Goa Inquisition was created in 1560.
The ISBN of The New Inquisition is 1561840025.
Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478.
Portuguese Inquisition was created in 1536.
Roman Inquisition was created in 1542.
The past tense of "inquisition" is "inquisitioned."