Tomás de Torquemada
Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tomás de Torquemada (October 14, 1420 – September 16, 1498), also written in English as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Castilian Dominican friar. He was the first Grand Inquisitor[1] in the Spanish Inquisition.[1]
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition made thousands of Jews and Muslims leave Spain and many of them were killed by burning at stakes.[2][3] Specialized historians found that as many as 300,000 Jews lost their lives to the Spanish Inquisition.[2][3]
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- The Catholic Church
- The Secret of the Inquisition
- Antisemitism in History: From the Early Church to 1400
- Foundations of Holocaust: From Inquisition to “Purity of Blood”
- The Roman Catholic Church, the Holocaust, and the demonization of the Jews. Response to “Benjamin and us: Christanity, its Jews, and history” by Jeanne Favret-Saada
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