Tomás de Torquemada

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor the use of torture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Spanish_Inquisition
gptkbp:born gptkb:Castile
1420
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Queen_Isabella_I_of_Castile
gptkbp:criticism Protestant Reformation
modern historians
gptkbp:died 1498
gptkbp:established gptkb:the_Inquisition_in_Portugal
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gptkbp:influence the establishment of the Inquisition
gptkbp:is_a Spanish_Dominican_friar
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Muslims_in_Spain
gptkb:the_Dominican_Order
gptkb:Protestants_in_Spain
the suppression of dissent
the auto-da-fé
the purity of blood laws
Catholic_orthodoxy
religious_unity_in_Spain
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical debate
gptkbp:is_featured_in 1483
a symbol of religious fanaticism
gptkbp:is_involved_in the trial of heretics
Muslims_from_Spain
gptkbp:is_known_for controversial legacy
harsh methods
harsh treatment of accused heretics
his role in the persecution of heretics
involvement in the trials of the Inquisition.
strict enforcement of religious conformity
influence_on_Spanish_politics
intolerance_towards_non-Catholics
zealous_enforcement_of_Catholic_doctrine
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:King_Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:the_expulsion_of_Jews_from_Spain
gptkb:the_Catholic_Counter-Reformation
the history of the Inquisition
the_history_of_Spain
the_consolidation_of_Catholic_power
the_religious_history_of_Europe
the_enforcement_of_the_Spanish_Inquisition's_policies
gptkbp:led_to 1498
gptkbp:portrayedBy various literary works
gptkbp:schoolType gptkb:University_of_Salamanca
gptkbp:servedIn Grand Inquisitor
gptkbp:wrote various theological works