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Thousands of people were tortured to death or burned alive for the "crime" of trying to practice the religion of their ancestors.
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Approximately 5,000 people of 49,000 were killed by torture or burning alive in the entire Spanish Empire over the 3 centuries the Inquisition was active.
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Cecil Roth in "History of the Marranos," page 143, cites the Church authority Amadeo de los Rios as giving the figures of 28,540 burned alive, and 308,847 punished in torture and other cruel ways. These figures are exclusively for Jews up to 1525, in less than half a century of existence, implying that the true figures are larger even than Llorente quoted.
In addition, "From six to eight hundred thousand Jews were driven away from it at once; and all their property seized." Jones' Church History ii page 98.
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Which group was persecuted first by the Inqusition?
The original Papal inquisition was set up to find heretics. The Spanish Inquisition was originally established to sniff out 'insincere converts' from Judaism, and later extended its scope to include 'insincere converts' from Islam. By about 1600 something like 20% of all those in trouble with the Spanish Inquisition were being 'investigated' for allegedly 'insulting the Inquisition', failing to respect the Inquisition and so on.
Why do people speak spanish in south America?
Central and South America were conquered by Spain a country which speaks Spanish. However Brazil, was settled by Portugal and so Portuguese is spoken there.
Why is that Portuguese sounds like Spanish or French at times?
Portuguese can sound like Spanish or French because all three are closely related, in that they all descended from Vulgar Latin, which was the everyday spoken language of the Roman Empire. After the Roman Empire fell, over time, the people living in its various former provinces who formerly spoke Latin begin to diverge in speech. Think about how people in different parts of your own country speak with different accents. If they didn't have regular communication with each other, over time, their accents would get so strong that, while they sounded somewhat similar, they may not be able to understand each other. This is more or less what happened to Latin, which resulted in the various Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, French, as well as Italian, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, and many others). In the case of Portuguese, Spanish and French - a long time ago, perhaps 1500 years ago, they were all the same language. At some point, they split into two languages: the mother of Spanish and Portuguese on one side, and the mother of French (and Occitan and Catalan) on the other. Later, Spanish and Portuguese split into two languages. This is why, grammatically, Spanish and Portuguese are more similar than French and Portuguese. Superficially, French and Portuguese can sound similar for a few reasons - they both share the uvular R (the 'throaty' as opposed to 'rolled' R of Spanish) and they both have nasal vowels. However, both of these similarities are more or less artifacts of history - Portuguese isn't more closely related, by descent, to French than Spanish is.
From what country did Christopher Columbus sail from to the new world?
I'm pretty sure Christopher Columbus was Portuguese. So, Portugal. But, he was "sponsored" I guess is the word by the Spanish.
Should you learn Portuguese prior to learning Spanish?
I think an English speaker should learn Spanish first. It's easier, but they're very similar languages, so what you learn will be highly transferable to learning Pguese.
Who feared losing control of Spain so the commissioned the Inquisition?
The Caliph
The persecution of the Jews by Spanish leaders was known as the what?
Originally the sole purpose of the Spanish Inquisition was to sniff out bogus converts from Judaism to Christianity, so perhaps the Inquisition?
How did the Spanish Inquisition take place?
this is not a short answer question so in the related links box below I posted the wikipedia article on the Inquisition.
Which group was persecuted first by the Inqusition?
The original Papal inquisition was set up to find heretics. The Spanish Inquisition was originally established to sniff out 'insincere converts' from Judaism, and later extended its scope to include 'insincere converts' from Islam. By about 1600 something like 20% of all those in trouble with the Spanish Inquisition were being 'investigated' for allegedly 'insulting the Inquisition', failing to respect the Inquisition and so on.
Is De Araujo-Spanish or Portuguese?
De Araujo is a Spanish name. I have a friend called Antony De araujo and he is Spanish. de Araujo is a noble Portuguese and Spanish name. This surname was created from various Portuguese and Spanish places so named. Its origins are first found in Galicia, Spain.
Will people uderstand your spanish in Lisbon Portugal?
Portuguese is similar to Spanish in many ways (89% similarity) so with enough patience, you could reach understanding. Some people understand written Spanish/Portuguese easier than spoken Spanish/Portuguese. It also depends on what your dialect/accent is!
What is 'caso' when translated from Italian Portuguese and Spanish to English?
"Case" is an English equivalent of the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish word caso. The masculine singular noun additionally translates into Italian as "chance," "coincidence," "event," "example," or "instance" and as "fact" in Portuguese and Spanish. The respective pronunciations will be "KA-zo" in Italian, ""KA-zoo" in Portuguese, and "KA-so" in Spanish.
Who tortured and executed many Jews and Muslims during the 1500s?
The Spanish Inquisition.
What is 'tan linda' when translated from Spanish to Portuguese?
Tão bonita! is a Portuguese equivalent of the Spanish phrase ¡Tan linda! The exclamation translates as "So beautiful!" The respective pronunciations will be "two boo-NEE-tuh" in Cariocan Brazilian and in continental Portuguese and "tan LEEN-da" in Uruguayan Spanish.
What is the past tense of word inquisition?
Inquisition is a noun so it doesn't have a past form.
What was part of the reason that the Inquisition was so intense in Spain?
Spain's rulers backing the Inquisition
Is the spanish language like portugaese?
Spanish and Portuguese may be considered similar, but in truth they are very different, there are many similarities, but Portuguese is its own language. For example dog in spanish is pero, in portuguese on the other hand it is cao. Portuguese and Spanish are 2 of the Romance languages so they are very similar but still have many distinct differences, especially the accents.
