History Of The Spanish Inquisition

Spanish history goes all the way back to the Paleolithic age and just like all cultures it has a dark past also. It's dark past is the Spanish Inquisition were many people were killed from being accused of not fully converting over. These accusations could either true or false, it doesn't matter either way they had to confess or continue being tortured. The history of the Spanish Inquisition dates back all the way to A.D. When the rulers decided to combine their kingdoms.

The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille, It was approved by Pope Sixtus IV. The Inquisition was carried and based on a religious foundation and it operated independently from the Catholic Church. They wanted to unite and strengthen their kingdom by having a monarchy of Catholic. They feared the growing population of Jews and Moors(Muslims) and thought that they would intervene. They wanted to ensure the orthodoxy of those who were not Catholic so they told them they could either convert, leave, or die. Most converted over but years later people became suspicious of them and thought they only converted to escape persecution, and continue to practice there religions privately. The first general-inquisitor was Tomás de Torquemada's who's job was to keep the Inquisition
If they refused to testify, the inquisitors took it as proof that they were guilty. The accused usually didn't have any witnesses to testify on their behalf because they could also be taken under the suspicion of being guilty. They also weren't informed of ere charges up front because they were expected to know of the sins they committed. In the 12th century the Pope Innocent IV issued a bull that allowed the use of torture to get a confession from the accused. If the accused confessed while being tortured they were expected to confess in front of the court