Officially declared by Sixtus IV in 1478, it was overseen by the Consejo Supremo, while Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martin oversaw it in Seville.
It was suggested to James I by Raymond of Pennafort, and the resulting Bull "Declinante jam mundi" ordered Archbishop Esparrago to begin.  The Council of Lerida confided it to the Dominicans and Franciscans, and its terms were defined by the Synod of Tarragona in 1242.  Officially declared by Sixtus IV in 1478, it was overseen by the Consejo Supremo, while Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martin oversaw it in Seville. Organized by Tomas de Torquemada, it was not abolished until the revolution of 1820.  For 10 points, name this Holy Office that attempted to root out heresy in Spain.
It was suggested to James I by Raymond of Pennafort, and the resulting Bull "Declinante jam mundi" ordered Archbishop Esparrago to begin.  
Spanish Inquisition