Torquemada (First grand inquisitor in Spain

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• Torquemada, Tomás de — born 1420, Valladolid, Castile died Sept. 16, 1498, Ávila, Castile First grand inquisitor in Spain (1487–98). A Dominican prior, he became confessor and adviser to Ferdinand V and Isabella I. He guided the Spanish Inquisition, directing its… …   Universalium

• Tomas de Torquemada —     Tomás de Torquemada     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Tomás de Torquemada     First Grand Inquisitor of Spain, born at Valladolid in 1420; died at Avila, 16 September, 1498. He was a nephew of the celebrated theologian and Cardinal, Juan de… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Tomás de Torquemada — (1420 – September 16, 1498) was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican, first Inquisitor General of Spain, and confessor to Isabella of Spain. He was famously described by the Spanish chronicler Sebastián de Olmedo as The hammer of heretics, the… …   Wikipedia

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• Ávila — [äv′i lə] city of central Spain, west of Madrid: pop. 45,000 * * * Á·vi·la (äʹvə lə, äʹvē lä) A town of central Spain west northwest of Madrid. It is a religious and tourist center. Population: 42,165. * * * ▪ Spain in full  Ávila de los… …   Universalium

• Spanish Inquisition — The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal… …   Wikipedia