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The Rise of the Inquisition

An Introduction to the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions

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Thousands of Jews forcibly converted to Christianity in Spain and Portugal were subjected to religious persecution for continuing to adhere to their ancestral faith. The Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions lasted for centuries, and when their attention on Judaizers ended, they switched to other concerns, including Protestantism, bigamy, and blasphemy. The Inquisition typically conjures up images of intolerance, persecution, and violence, and rightly so. Many people think of it as a reflection of the spiritual, scholastic, and scientific darkness of the medieval period. Hundreds of thousands of trials were processed during its lengthy reign....

©2017 Juan Marcos Gutierrez (P)2021 Juan Marcos Gutierrez
Europe Judaism Religious Studies Spain Portugal Middle Ages
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