Overseen by Tomas de Torquemada [tor-kay-MAH-dah], name this group which prosecuted alleged heretics, begun during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella.
Its emblem quoted Psalm 73, "Rise Up, O Lord, and Judge Thine Own Cause!"Among its appointed leaders was St. Peter of Arbues [AHR-bwehs], who was later killed by marranos. Thrice it issued edicts against the mystical Alumbrados, and it also martyred moriscos [moe-REE-skoes]. Overseen by Tomas de Torquemada [tor-kay-MAH-dah], name this group which prosecuted alleged heretics, begun during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella.
Its emblem quoted Psalm 73, "Rise Up, O Lord, and Judge Thine Own Cause!"Among its appointed leaders was St. Peter of Arbues [AHR-bwehs], who was later killed by marranos.
Spanish Inquisition