June 27, 2006
Tomás de Torquemada
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After distinguished service as a monk and scholar, Torquemada grew close to Ferdinand II and Isabella I of the newly created kingdom of Spain and was appointed Inquisitor General in 1482. Remembered for his cruelty, he owes his reputation to the harsh rules of procedure that he devised for the Spanish Inquisition and to the rigor with which he had them enforced. Torquemada was largely instrumental in bringing about the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. What does "auto-da-fe" refer to?
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