Spanish Inquisition
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The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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Target entity: Spanish Inquisition Context triple: [Spanish Expulsion of 1492, associatedWith, Spanish Inquisition]
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Spanish Expulsion of 1492
The Spanish Expulsion of 1492 was the royal decree by Ferdinand and Isabella that forced all practicing Jews to leave Spain, marking a major turning point in Jewish and Iberian history.
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B.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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C.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spanish Inquisition Target entity description: The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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A.
Spanish Expulsion of 1492
The Spanish Expulsion of 1492 was the royal decree by Ferdinand and Isabella that forced all practicing Jews to leave Spain, marking a major turning point in Jewish and Iberian history.
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B.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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C.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic institution
ⓘ
inquisition ⓘ religious tribunal ⓘ |
| abolished | 1834 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| aim |
combat heresy
ⓘ
enforce Catholic religious orthodoxy ⓘ maintain religious unity ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
Spanish colonies in the Americas ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Pope Sixtus IV ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Aragon
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Spain ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
Portuguese Inquisition
ⓘ
Inquisition ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Inquisition
|
| endTime | 1834 ⓘ |
| established | 1478 ⓘ |
| firstGrandInquisitor |
Grand Inquisitor
ⓘ
surface form:
Tomás de Torquemada
|
| foundedBy |
Catholic Monarchs
ⓘ
Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ Isabella I of Castile ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Madrid
ⓘ
Seville, Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Seville
|
| historicalImpact |
contributed to persecution and expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain
ⓘ
contributed to religious homogenization in Spain ⓘ influenced censorship and control of ideas in Spain ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Grand Inquisitor ⓘ |
| legalBasis | papal bull Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Granada ⓘ Lima ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Seville, Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Seville
Toledo ⓘ Valencia ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492
ⓘ
expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain in 1609 ⓘ |
| notableGrandInquisitor |
Fernando de Valdés
ⓘ
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros ⓘ Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
surface form:
Tomás de Torquemada
|
| notablePractice | auto-da-fé ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Enlightenment thinkers
ⓘ
liberal reformers in Spain ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Supreme Council of the Inquisition ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| partOf | early modern Catholic Reformation context ⓘ |
| persecutedGroup |
Freemasons
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ Moriscos ⓘ Muslims ⓘ Protestants ⓘ alleged witches ⓘ alumbrados ⓘ bigamists ⓘ blasphemers ⓘ conversos ⓘ crypto-Jews ⓘ homosexuals ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| significantPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ late 15th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 1478 ⓘ |
| usedProcedure |
inquisitorial trial
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secret testimony ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| usedPunishment |
burning at the stake
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confiscation of property ⓘ execution ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ public penance ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish Inquisition Description of subject: The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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