The Inquisitor And The Spanish Inquisition

Throughout history, numerous events had partaken which would cause drastic changes for humanity. Seemingly, a plethora of those historical moments would benefit society, creating a new age for mankind. Nonetheless, certain events only existed to bring upon destruction, ruining mickle lives. Since the 1500’s, a baneful organization had formed from the orders of Spain’s queen regnant, thus creating the Spanish Inquisition. Consequently, out of Queen Isabella’s devout loyalty to Catholicism, she found it imperative to punish all citizens who opposed said religion through trial. Devoid of any proper trial, nearly no heretics were able to avoid clutches of the Inquisition’s punishments. Likewise, numerous Jews were either tortured, killed, or exiled
Unlike modern trials, these were unique in various ways. Rather than assiduously examining evidence and attempting to provide equal defense for both opposing sides of a trial, the old ones were dearth of any lawyer, jury, or rights for the accused. Throughout these court sessions, the defendant is typically interrogated in ways which could unequivocally confuse/trick them into answering against themselves. Devoid of proper information, most accused people tended to misunderstand the Inquisitor’s form of questioning, thus making it a daunting task to prove their own innocence. More often than not, there would also be a lack of witnesses or respect for them, thus causing his/her fate to be sealed by the judge, unless the defendant was to admit their act of heresy and promise to devote themselves to Catholicism. Therefore, many heretics were either killed or tortured, as rarely any of them would confess to such an act. Despite how unethical this system seemed to be, it would continue one functioning in this format for centuries. Even when the heretics evacuated from Spain, they still received punishment due to living in the Americas, as most of them were now controlled by the Inquisition, thus proving that the organization and its intentions of enforcing religious orthodoxy was a grim period of time for many lives. However, it would be spurious to claim that most
This was only used as a method of extracting information and forcing confessions, rather than to punish them. Under no other circumstance was the judge allowed to declare torture on the accused, meaning that many heretics could avoid it completely if they choose to abandon their religion and confess. The majority of them were simply either forced to leave Spain or were sentenced to death. However, this did not raise any approbation for when the unethical torturing was performed, even if it wasn’t a constant occurrence. There would be a grandiloquent selection of methods for said torture. Procedures for this would vary from starvation, strappado, the rack, to numerous others. All were unequivocally painful and cruel to the human body and mind. Occasionally, people would merely be forced to watch others getting tortured, which would often result in a quick confession, as it psychologically damages his/her mind and inserts extreme fear into them. If by any chance the victim refused to admit their crime throughout every session, they would either be imprisoned for life or executed as punishment, regardless of any previous diabolical acts performed. As aforementioned, torture was merely applied for extracting one’s acknowledgment of heresy, however a plethora of citizens suffered immensely due to religious beliefs, unfair trials, punishment, and the