The Spanish Inquisition was set up in 1478 and lasted till 1834. It was active throughout the Spanish Empire as well as in Spain.
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.
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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.
The inquisition took place in Spain.
The Catholic Inquisition took place around 1550. Hope this helped!
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The Spanish Inquisition was set up in 1478 and lasted till 1834. It was active throughout the Spanish Empire as well as in Spain.
the Inquisition was about getting the people of Europe (mostly in Spain and Portugal) to be Catholic again and stop the spread of Judaism and Islam.
"The Pit and the Pendulum" takes place during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th century.
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-".
The Inquisition was started by the Spanish government with the support of the Catholic Church.
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 )
Roman Inquisition was created in 1542.