Spanish Inquisition

The Reconquista inspired the creation of the Catholic State with Catholic rulers. A Catholic Spanish state was created after the Moors were driven out and the Jews were banished from Spain. The Spanish Crown wanted to purify Spain in order to create a Catholic state with Catholic values. In order to build a Catholic state, the Spanish crown had to get rid of another religion and banish any citizen that was not a true Catholic or who practices a different faith in secrecy. This is why, the…

Many people all around the world have something in common, and that thing is some sort of belief in a god. Religion is something that comforts people that are in a bad time and gives each of them hope. Today however, it has turned out to be primarily superstitious beliefs which retain its followers based on some sort of fear, usually like an appalling afterlife. The idea of gods derived from people needing answers to what was happening to certain things like the weather and disasters.…

Within Christianity, it is impossible to analyze the relationship between religious diversity without mentioning the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition. While exploring the relationships between various religions and violence in his book, When Religion Become Lethal, Dr. Charles Kimball dissects the Crusades and the Inquisition (2011). With the consolidation of state power in the papacy, the Holy Roman Empire led the charge to reclaim the Holy Land in Jerusalem from the Islamic…

The torturer's motives at first seem to be to cause death on the prisoner. Later, the torturer seems to enjoy torturing the prisoner in the cruelest possible way. The prisoner seems to be rounded because of his great resourcefulness in finding a way to survive. He thought of the rats when he was about to be taken over by the Pendulum by putting the rancid meat on the leather straps. The character was static because of the way he compiled himself he never seemed to panic. He knew what he had to…

The Spanish Inquisition is a period of time in Spain when the Catholic Church and the king and queen decided to torture innocent civilians to keep people in the church and believing in their faith. They thought they were being godly. The torture methods they used on the innocent people they considered sinners decreased the population of people in Spain trying to save their souls. The Spanish Inquisition happened between the 12th century and the 19th century. It went on for about three hundred…

focus to a completely different geographical area. This case study is in early modern Spain, specifically the Inquisition, and some of the ways they punished people. The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Its main purpose was to maintain the catholic orthodoxy in the realms of Spain. The inquisition was under direct control of the monarchy, and it was abolished in 1834. Because it existed during such a…

Flamenco is a folk art and culture from Iberia, or present day Spain. A genre that has been the musical outlet for the poor and the troubled, Flamenco is not merely a style of music, song or dance from Spain but rather a way of life that influences the daily activities of many individuals. The art of flamenco was intended to be an outward expression of an individual’s most profound emotions and the flamenco way of life. It was never intended to be a technical art performed with enduring…

Afghanistan. The invasion never would have happened if the attacks by Al Qaeda had not occurred. The war in Afghanistan has led to thousands of dead American soldiers and even thousands more injured. Another religiously motivated war is the Spanish Inquisition. It was brought upon to keep the Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms.…

George Tabori’s Autodafé: Erinnerungen is a unique look into the world of autobiographies. Up to this point, we have read a wide variety of autobiographical themes and methods of narration. Each has its own characteristics and portrays the author’s life in a different form. Tabori’s book is no different. Not only does it provide a new style or method of narration but also discusses a wide variety of different themes. To understand this book as a whole, one must examine the aspects that make it…

Portugal, North Africa, Syria and more. They are now spread out all over the world, and this is because of the Spanish expulsion inquisition, when all Jews were expelled from Spain. The Jews in Spain experienced a normal life, up until the increase of Anti - Semitism which led to the Expulsion and the Inquisition. The word Sephardic comes from the word Sephrad, which means Spain in Spanish. Sephardic Jews are those who have immigrated from countries in the middle east such as Spain, Morocco,…