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Tomás de Torquemada [a] 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). The Spanish Inquisition was a group of ecclesiastical prelates that was created in 1478, and ...
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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. The nephew of a noted Dominican cardinal and theologian, Juan de Torquemada, the ...
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Feb 2, 2018 · Tomas de Torquemada was a force to be reckoned with. During his time as an inquisitor and later as the Grand Inquisitor, Torquemada was responsible for the brutal deaths of over 2,000 people. Born into a humble family from Valladolid in 1420, Torquemada was destined for a religious life. His uncle was a respected cardinal and celebrated ...
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Torquemada is a municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census ( INE ), the municipality had a population of 1098 inhabitants. It is the namesake and believed to be the birthplace of famed Grand Inquisitor Tomas de Torquemada . The village is known for its peppers, an important crop for the ...
May 29, 2018 · Tomas de Torquemada. Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498) served as the Grand Inquisitor in Spain's zealous movement to restore Christianity among its populace in the late fifteenth century. Known for an extreme devotion to his cause and loyalty to his patrons, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Torquemada headed an organization of ecclesiastical ...
Jul 15, 2019 · Tomas de Torquemada was born in 1420, in Valladolid, Spain. As the nephew of a renowned Dominican Cardinal, Juan de Torquemada, the young Tomas entered San Pablo Dominican monastery when he was only two years old. He soon became famous for being an extremely austere and devoted Catholic.
Torquemada, fictional character, a miserly pawnbroker and usurer in a series of novels by Benito Pérez Galdós. The series includes Torquemada en la hoguera (1889; “Torquemada at the Stake”), Torquemada en la cruz (1893; “Torquemada on the Cross”), Torquemada en el purgatorio (1894; “Torquemada in
