Spanish Inquisition A History

Name: Spanish Inquisition A History
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ISBN: 9780300119824

ISBN-10: 0300119828

ISBN-13: 9780300119824

Edition: N/A

Authors: Joseph Pï¿½rez, Janet Lloyd, Joseph Pï¿½rez

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This is the story of 350 years of terror. Established by papal bull in 1478, the first task of the Spanish Inquisition was to question Jewish converts to Christianity and to expose and execute those found guilty of reversion. Authorities then turned on Spanish Jews in general, sending 300,000 into exile. Next in line were humanists and Lutherans. No rank was exempt. Children informed on their parents, merchants on their rivals, and priests upon their bishops. Those denounced were guilty unless they could prove their innocence. Nearly 32,000 people were publicly burned at the stake; the “fortunate” ones were flogged, fined, or imprisoned. Joseph Pérez tells the history of the Spanish…

Book details

List price: $20.95
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 12/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English