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Tomás de Torquemada OP (14 October 1420 – 16 September 1498), also anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Castilian Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal of the Holy Office (otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition).
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- 16 September 1498 (aged 77), Ávila, Kingdom of Castile
Apr 11, 2024 · Tomás de Torquemada (born 1420, Valladolid, Castile [Spain]—died September 16, 1498, Ávila, Castile) was the first grand inquisitor in Spain, whose name has become synonymous with the Christian Inquisition’s horror, religious bigotry, and cruel fanaticism.
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Feb 2, 2018 · Updated November 9, 2023. Tomás de Torquemada was responsible for over 2,000 deaths during the Spanish Inquisition, all in the name of keeping Catholicism alive in Spain. Getty Images Tomas de Torquemada. In 15th century Spain, there lived a man named Tomas de Torquemada. Though his name is often lost in the pages of history, he had a hand in ...
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May 29, 2018 · Torquemada, Tomás de (1420–98) Spanish cleric and grand inquisitor. A Dominican priest and confessor to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella I, who appointed him head of the Spanish Inquisition in 1483, Torquemada was noted for the severity of his judgments and punishments.
14 de octubre de 1420 jul. Tomás de Torquemada ( Torquemada, 1420- Ávila, 16 de septiembre de 1498) fue un presbítero dominico español, confesor de la reina Isabel la Católica y primer inquisidor general de Castilla y Aragón en el siglo XV .
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- 16 de septiembre de 1498jul. (77 años), Ávila (Reino de Castilla, Corona de Castilla)
- Ávila
- Diego de Deza
Quick Reference. (1420–98) Spanish Dominican friar. He acted as the ruthlessly cruel first Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. As such he was responsible for directing its early activities against Jews and Muslims in Spain, and in fashioning its methods, including the use of torture and burnings.
Tomás de Torquemada OP (14 October 1420 – 16 September 1498), also anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Castilian Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal of the Holy Office (otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition).
