Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A HistorySabatini, Rafael
History
Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A History
Sabatini, Rafael
Inquisition -- Spain; Torquemada, Tomás, de, 1420-1498
accused of inventing affair of La Gardia, 269;
intends to direct trial of Y. Franco, 288;
entrusts this to his delegates, 289;
goes to Andalusia, 292;
in connection with affair of La Gardia, 353;
exploits the affair, 354, 356;
advocates banishment of Jews, 357, 363;
purity of his aims, 364;
rebukes Sovereigns, 366;
desires conversion of Jews, 369;
irresistible, 374;
his service to Spain, 376;
confirmed in office by Alexander VI., 377;
protests against papal briefs, 378;
his enemies increasing, _ib._;
ascendancy of, 379;
prosecutes bishops, 380;
appeals to Pope against him, 382;
his power curtailed, 383;
virtually superseded, 384;
crippled by gout, 385;
last “instructions” of, 386 et seq.;
his death, 392;
his epitaph, 394
TORRALBA, BARTOLOMÉ--conspires, 115;
burnt, 116
TORRE, DE LA--conspires, 240;
arrested, 241
TORREJONCILLO, FR. FRANCISCO DE--scurrilous publication of, 360
TORTURE--by inquisitors, 155;
when employed, 184 et seq.;
the five degrees of, 188;
engines employed, 189 et seq.;
ratification of confession, 192
TRASMIERA, DIEGO GARCIA DE--in praise of “secrecy,” 157;
on Mercy and Justice, 211;
on murder of Arbués, 221;
on Autos de Fé, 222
TRIANA, CASTLE OF--prison of the Inquisition, 119
URANSO, VIDAL DE--conspires against Inquisition, 218;
murders Arbués, 219;
put to torture, 221;
his confession betrays all sympathizers, 222
VAL, DOMINGO DE--crucified by Jews, 78
VALENCIA--resists Inquisition, 231;
attempted crucifixion in, 360
VALENCIA, PONCIO DE--councillor of Suprema, 137
VALENCIA, CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF--humiliated, 264
VALERIAN--21
VAUDOIS--see WALDENSES
VAZQUEZ, MARTIN--Yucé Franco’s advocate, 297
VEGAS, DAMIANO DE--his “Memoria” of the _Santo Niño_, 269
_VERGUENZA_--244
VILLADA, DR. PEDRO DE--Provisor of Astorga, 282;
examines Benito Garcia, 283;
delegated to try affair of La Gardia, 289;
visits Yucé Franco in prison, 306;
enjoins Yucé Franco to make full confession, 316;
at Auto de Fé, 343
VILLA REAL--tribunal established in by Torquemada, 136
VINCENT FERRER, ST.--converts Jews, 85
VOLTAIRE--on Auto de Fé, 201
WALDENSES--32
WENDLAND, P.--on ritual murder, 80
XIMENES DE CISNEROS, FRANCISCO--385
YUSUF BEN TECHUFIN--defeats Christians, 52
_Zamarra_--see _Sanbenito_
ZARAGOZA--Inquisition established in, 216;
first Auto held in, 217;
riot in, 220;
Autos during 1486 in, 222;
reign of terror in, 223
ZOSIMUS, POPE--banishes Pelagius, 24
_Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Vincy, Ld.,
London and Aylesbury._
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Paramo, “De Origine et Progressu Sanctæ Inquisitionis,” p. 588.
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