Though officially established in 1478 by Pope Sixtus IV, it was unpopular with the popes who asked for greater mercy and leniency toward its victims, the conversos.
Though officially established in 1478 by Pope Sixtus IV, it was unpopular with the popes who asked for greater mercy and leniency toward its victims, the conversos. Tomás de Torquemada was appointed in 1481 to head it, with an estimated 8,800 people burned during his tenure. Some have suggested it may have been used to eliminate King Ferdinand's political enemies and to avoid debts to Jewish lenders. For ten points, name this institution which, according to Monty Python, no one expects.
Though officially established in 1478 by Pope Sixtus IV, it was unpopular with the popes who asked for greater mercy and leniency toward its victims, the conversos.
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