The Plague During The Spanish Inquisition

Germany The Spanish king Ferdinand and his queen Isabella tried at first to protect the Jewish families from the inquisitions due to their economical contribution, considering they were the continents money leaders. However, that immunity could not maintain for long, as the church had swayed the commoners that the plague was because of their sins and that of the non-Catholics. Moreover, Jewish families were forced to confess their alleged involvement in the outbreak or face execution. To escape the inquisitions, many Jews converted to Christianity and maintained their true faith concealed, or rather take their own lives. The Spanish inquisitions denied practicing or converted Jews from leaving the cities they were residing, fearing they would spread the plague further throughout the country. Given that the method of plague transmission was oblivious to anyone, and continued to blowout across the continent, whilst having remedies projected by medical and religious figures. The endorsement of the Inquisition’s actions by the Spanish monarchy during the plague years may have resulted in an increase in oppression of non-Catholics by the Inquisition later on.
As small attacks of plague continued to erupt across Europe, anti-Semitism grew, and by 1391 the Jewish people were banished from Spain all together. Those who remained in hiding were oppressed and killed for their beliefs throughout the early 19th century when the Inquisition was finally undone by the French. Although the Spanish Inquisition did not begin with the Black Death, the plague may have increased the Inquisition’s fury by spreading fear against non- Christians all over