Understanding Defense Strategies in the Inquisition: A Comparative Analysis of Bartolomé Sánchez and Diego Daz. A comprehensive analysis of the cases of Bartolomé Sánchez in Mad for God and Diego Daz in Inquisitorial Inquiries reveals that both defendants employed artful tactics that aligned with their understanding of the Inquisition's mechanisms to mount a robust defense against the charges leveled against them. However, while Sánchez relied heavily on religious fervor and the depiction of martyrdom, Daz adeptly navigated the system through strategic maneuvering and flexibility, thereby exemplifying divergent approaches to survival within the complex labyrinth of the Inquisition. The Spanish Inquisition is a well-known symbol of religious…
The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1492 by newly married monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castile. They had defeated “the last Muslims remaining in Granada, thus bringing Spain under Christian rule” . Then they declared an Edict of Expulsion that overall, declared, “Therefore we…resolve to order all the said Jews and Jewesses to quit our kingdoms and never return…by the end of the month of July next, of the present year 1492…if they do not perform and execute the same, and are found to reside in out kingdoms…they incur the penalty of death” {Although…
The author Christine Caldwell Ames1 showed that the church used the inquisition as a force to create a cohesive religious civilization during the 13th and 14th century. Further evidence of the use of the inquisition to enforce religious uniformity is found in the contemporary account of Bernard Gui, a Dominican inquisitor.2 The Inquisition was operated by a religious order known as the Dominicans, who were a part of the Catholic Church answerable only to the Pope. “Adopted by the church as one of several responses to heretical movements that emerged in the high Middle…
In the time period of the Inquisition, a great deal of restriction was imposed on its subjects. The Inquisition was established during a time in which many people were emigrating – for various different reasons – to European and South American countries, bringing their values and cultures with them. This naturally brought about a multitude of conflicts between existing citizens and immigrants. Some pose the argument that due to this more prevalent blend of cultures across the world, the Inquisition led to more legal action and punishments for – what some argue to be – trivial and petty crimes, such as witchcraft and sodomy. However, we, as readers, understand these cases in different manners, based on the sources that we derive information…
The Pope Paul III made it illegal in 1537 for Europeans to convert and enslave native americans which in essence was exactly what Spaniard were doing . The irony was clear to Pope Paul III as well as Dominican priest La Casas who denounced Spain for their acts of brutality to the indians and hypocritical claims against the natives. La Casa’s actions greatly influenced Spain to replace the Laws of Burgos with the The New Laws. The News Laws were to being fairer treatment of indians and provide them individual freedoms. In 1550 the repartimento system was replaced by the encomienda system allowing every native indian rights and freedoms in exchange for some labor.…
During the war against the Moors, several Jews attempted to contribute to the war efforts by donating money in order to improve their standing in Spain. This made the Spanish crown install the Inquisition in Spain. The Inquisition’s purpose was to root out unfaithful Christians. The Inquisition used several methods to root out unfaithful Christians including public executions, torturing’s, and mass conversions. However, the best way to prove the sincerity of their repentance was to name other Christian converts whom they knew to be secret Jews.…
The natives said that, “Two Christians thought that it would be fun to take parrots and behead two boys for fun.” They didn’t care for anybody other than themselves. Once again, Spain was very selfish and greedy.…
1. Detain people before trial. 2. Hold prisoners awaiting other sanctions, such as death and corporal punishment. 3. Coerce payment of debts and fines. 4. Hold and punish slaves. 5. Achieve religious indoctrination and spiritual reformation (as during the Inquisition). 6. Quarantine disease (as during…
The Catholic Church responded to the Reformation in political and religious ways that were known as the Catholic Reformation. For example, Catholics created the Council of Trent to fight Protestantism while also reforming the Church. In 1540, Pope Paul III recognized the Jesuits, who preached about getting Protestants back to the Catholic faith, as a new order of priests. The Spanish Inquisition was put into place by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to find and punish Spaniards guilty of heresy, causing 2,000 guilty of it to be executed. The Spanish monarchs ordered all Jews and Muslims to either convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.…
inquisition (Hurd). It was said that Samuel Sewall, one of the magistrates in the trials, was…
It was a time of prosperity and a conversion of religions. Muslims and Jews were not accepted in Spain during that time. They were often expelled from the country or forced into conversion. Wars broke out amongst the Muslims against the Catholics and often turned into bloody battles. Both sides faced defeat and victory, but in the end, Spain had the most control. That time period was not a good time for anyone who was not Catholic.…
In Germany, if you were accused of being a witch, you were arrested and investigated. And more likely than not, you were a witch. In Spain, you had to be accused by two independent sources and have an actual case, with rigorous evidential standards to be committed of witchcraft. Not only did the Spanish have high standards for admissible evidence but they had many stipulations that had to be met before torture could be used or applied. Germany did not. In some extreme cases, such as Hexenbischof, the Witch Bishop, the accused weren’t even allowed to defend themselves. He ordered a special prison to be built for the accused to wait until being hung. There was no chance for defense, guaranteeing the death penalty in every single case (Encyc. Unusual site). While these cases were extreme, they showcase how emotionally involved people got. In Germany, where so many of the accused was executed, 60% of those accused were killed. In Spain, you had to be fed, questioned multiple times, have two reliable accusers willing to testify, and have some sort of proof to be a candidate for torture. However, superstition was legally backed until 1936, Spain’s last legal witch burning(expatica). It had full approval of both the church and the local government; the woman had confessed to being a witch and was mercifully strangled before her body was…
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…
The Spanish crown reluctantly agreed to the giving of encomiendas in light of the fact that it expected to give a reward to the conquistadors(The Gilder Institute). The system basically consisted of men whose only talent was to kill people, cause disorder and to torture. The rulers/kings hesitated several times to set up a New World government which would later demonstrate troublesome. The encomenderos made absurd requests of the locals who lived on their properties, working them unnecessarily or requesting tribute of products that couldn't be developed on the area. These issues showed up rapidly.…
The events that took place in Salem in 1692 are a part of a greater pattern throughout our history to persecute innocent people, especially women, as "witches”.…