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Sep 27, 1478
The Spanish Inquisition Starts
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile two Catholic Monarchs established a tribunal called the Spanish Inquisition -
Period: Sep 27, 1478 to
The Spanish Inquisition
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Nov 1, 1478
The Pope and his Order
On November 1, 1478, Pope Sixtus IV published the Papal bull, Exigit Sinceras Devotionis Affectus, through which he gave the monarchs exclusive authority to name the inquisitors in their kingdoms. -
Sep 27, 1480
The First Inquisitors
The first two inquisitors, Miguel de Morillo and Juan de San Martín were not named, however, until two years later, on September 27, 1480 in Medina del Campo. -
Feb 6, 1481
The Auto-da-fé's
The first auto-da-fé was held in Seville on February 6, 1481: six people were burned alive. From there, the Inquisition grew rapidly in the Kingdom of Castile. By 1492, tribunals existed in eight Castilian cities: Ávila, Córdoba, Jaén, Medina del Campo, Segovia, Sigüenza, Toledo, and Valladolid. -
Witchcraft
The witches of Zugarramurdi in Navarre were persecuted. During the auto-da-fé that took place in Logroño on November 7 and November 8, 1610, 6 people were burned and another 5 burned in effigy. -
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