Does anyone know what the Spanish Inquistion was exactly and who was expelled because of it?

Question

A certain group of people were made to convert to Christianity and if they didn't they were told to leave. Of course the ones that converted still practiced their old religion. They are called Morranos. Do you know what a Morrano is?

Answer 1

The Spanish Inquistion was an ecclesiastical court that investigated a number of things: Heretics: (Marranos, Moriscocs, Luteranos [Protestants], Alumbrados [Illuminati], etc.), Blasphemy, Bigamy, Solicitation (ie. prostitution), Sodomy (which in Spain included _all_ kinds of sexual deviation, including rape), Sedition, and "Superstition" (witchcraft fell under this category).

Marranos were former Jews accused of continuing to practice Judaism after making a converstion to Christianity. Likewise, Moriscos were former Muslims accused of having made a false conversion.

The Jews of Spain were not told to leave by the Inquistion. They were expelled in 1492 by the Crown, i.e the *secular* government. Even there, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were merely upholding an older Spanish law that had been put on the books in 1148 when Spain was under Muslim rule.

"Contrary to its notorious reputation, the consensus among respectable historians is that the Inquistition was initiated in Spain to replace mob actions with judicial process and restraint." (Stark, 2003, pg. 204)

For instance, during the largest witch-hunt in Spanish history, more than 1900 persons were *accused*, but most were never even charged and only 11 individuals in total were actually condemned. Had these people been left to the mob, probably all of them would have died.

Under the Inquistion, most convictions of first offenses were "punished" by requiring public apology, penance and reconcilliaiton to the Church. Some severe and/or obstinate cases, as well as repeat offenders were punished by torture and finally execution. The category that had the most number executions was Moriscos (181) followed by Sodomy (167).

Answer 2

per chance, besides the undeniable fact that the complicated area is to get the Spanish to restart the inquisition. Then there is the logistical concerns of transporting the international's a million.3 billion Moslems to Spain. On second concept, no. that is too a lot paintings!

Answer 3

first the Catholic would hunt down heretics or non believers and put them through all kinds of torture in the name of God.
it was not fair as a lot of people all over the areas that the Catholic church ruled had an Inquisition..the Spanish were given a bad rap and blamed for the whole show ..when it was really the Pope in Rome who cooked up this whole thing..it was not nice but it happened