The Spanish Inquisition lasted nearly 200 years, beginning in the 12th century. Over that time period, nearly 32,000 people, mostly Jews and Muslims were killed. Who did the Spanish Inquisition target? At the end of the Reconquista, many Muslims and Jews pretended to convert to Christianity ra...
Launch an Inquisition asSpain A reference to the catchphrase in the Monty Python skit 'The Spanish Inquisition'. Non Sufficit Orbis Win a regular game asPhilip II An inscription on medals given in Philip II's reign, meaning 'the world is not enough'. ...
She was also at the centre of deep ecclesiastical controversy as she took on the pervasive laxity in her order against the background of the Protestant reformation sweeping over Europe and the Spanish Inquisition asserting church discipline in her home country. The consequences were to last well ...
Dreamer Jewish Spain This article is about being Jewish in Spain; where to eat, pray and go to see Jewish monuments. It also focuses on the history of the Jews in Spain from before the Spanish inquisition until present day. Sammie How...
People– Once home of the powerful Inca Empire. Once a hideout for escaped African slaves. Once the ideological battleground of the Spanish Inquisition. Throughout its topsy-turvy history, Ecuador has been a melting pot of cultures, values and ethnicities. Over 70% of the population here ismest...
Carlos Lopez-Otin was forced to retract EIGHT papers in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, right after he retracted a very important paper in Nature Cell Biology. Spanish elites cry foul, a letter signed by 50 Spanish researchers was sent to JBC to pre
She was also at the centre of deep ecclesiastical controversy as she took on the pervasive laxity in her order against the background of the Protestant reformation sweeping over Europe and the Spanish Inquisition asserting church discipline in her home country. The consequences were to last well ...
Spanish Inquisition (1478–1834), judicial institution ostensibly established to combat heresy in Spain. In practice, the Spanish Inquisition served to consolidate power in the monarchy of the newly unified Spanish kingdom, but it achieved that end throu