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BACKGROUND/CAUSE The disunity of religions in Spain (Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism, Islam) Pope Sixtus IV threatened by Ferdinand II of Aragon To weaken the power of nobles and politicians, create a Catholic kingdom, and obtain wealth.
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James 24
THE SPANISH INQUISITION
WHAT WAS THE INQUISITION?
• The Catholic Church’s act of hunting down and punishing heretics which occurred during 15th-16th centuries
• Heretics were the people who were non-Catholics or who doubted the Church’s interpretation of the Bible
BACKGROUND/CAUSE
• The disunity of religions in Spain
(Catholicism, Protestantism,
Judaism, Islam)
• Pope Sixtus IV threatened by
Ferdinand II of Aragon
• To weaken the power of nobles
and politicians, create a Catholic
kingdom, and obtain wealth.
THE BEGINNING
• Officially established in 1478 by
Pope Sixtus IV
• Recapture the lands on Iberian
Peninsula from the Muslim Moors
• The pope tried to take moderate
methods, but failed due to
Ferdinand II’s threat
• Established to suppress heresy
• Involved the process of auto-da-fé—burning of the heretics
THE EXPULSION OF JEWS
The Jews:
• Always an outnumbered minority
• Controlled a considerable amount of wealth
• Non-Catholic
• Therefore, subjected to assaults by the Catholics in the area
• Alhambra Decree was established in 1492, forcing Jews to either leave the land, or convert
1ST STEP: ACCUSATION
• Inquisitor would announce a list of heresies and prompt citizens to confess their crimes against God
• Ones who confessed would only receive minor penalties
• Denounce the other heretics
• Usually done anonymously
2ND STEP: DETENTION
• The accused would be imprisoned while church officials examine the cases of heresies
• The Church often confiscated the prisoners’ properties
• The accused could wait for years in jail, not knowing what they have done wrong
3RD STEP: TORTURE
• A means of making the accused to confess
• Carried out in different ways according to the severity of heresies
• Inquisitors were specially trained to extract confessions
• Ones who refused to confess at all could be imprisoned for life
FINAL STEP: SENTENCING• Inquisitors or church officials would determine the fate of the
accused at this stage
• Acuity—exoneration of the accused, which rarely happens
• Suspension—a form of exoneration without the church admitting that the accusation had been wrong
• Penance—the guilty would admit his/her crimes and received public punishment
• Reconciliation—more severe punishment in addition to the humiliating public ceremony
• Relaxation—burning at the stake!
• *Auto-da-fé—public trials which often ended with the burning of the accused
BIBLIOGRAPHY• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition#Activity_of_the_Inquisition
• http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/spanish-inquisition.htm
• http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/secrets-of-the-spanish-inquisition-revealed
• https://www.google.com.tw/search?safe=off&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=torture+chamber+spanish+inquisition&oq=torture+chamber+spanish+inquisition&gs_l=img.3...48514.56406.0.56638.30.21.9.0.0.0.105.1019.20j1.21.0.msedr...0...1c.1.60.img..28.2.99.m13Ryd67Htk#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=QacImsPZFeKeBM%253A%3BktN6YSHq4zYrbM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fs.hswstatic.com%252Fgif%252F10-medieval-torture-devices7.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhistory.howstuffworks.com%252Fmiddle-ages%252F10-medieval-torture-devices.htm%3B200%3B300
• http://jettandjahn.com/2012/07/pope-sixtus-iv-numquam-dubitavimus/
• http://www.generationsgoneby.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I34709
• http://www.slideshare.net/crtfinnie/the-spanish-inquisition
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!