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For the Spanish Inquisition, torture methods had to provide variety and surprise. The more forms of torture the greater the chance that accused infidels would confess to their crimes and embrace the Church.
Nov 17, 2017 · Beginning in the 12th century and continuing for hundreds of years, the Inquisition is infamous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and Muslims. Its worst manifestation...
Jul 20, 2022 · A silhouette of the iconic hooded figure famously tortured by U.S. military officials at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison nearly 20 years ago, superimposed on an etching that depicts a torture chamber during the Spanish Inquisition 400 years ago.
English merchant Nicholas Burton is tortured by officers of the Spanish Inquisition while imprisoned in Cadiz, 1560. He converted several of his fellow prisoners to the Protestant faith before he was martyred at the stake.
[page needed] According to some scholars, the Spanish Inquisition engaged in torture less often and with greater care than secular courts. When: Torture was allowed when guilt was "half proven" or there existed a "presumption of guilt", as stated in Article XV of Torquemada's instruciones and in Eymerich's directions.
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 through infamously brutal methods.
Torture during the Inquisition. Suspected Protestants and insincere Christians being tortured in the name of Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition. Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. The Inquisition was characterized by secret procedures, the use of torture during interrogation, and the complete lack of rights for the accused.
