Tomás de Torquemada[a] OP (14 October 1420 – 16 September 1498), also anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Roman Catholic Dominican friar and first Castillian Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal of the Holy Office, which was a group of ecclesiastical prelates created in 1478 and charged with the somewhat ill-defined task of "upholding Catholic...

Feb 2, 2018 · Tomas de Torquemada was a force to be reckoned with. During his time as an inquisitor and later as the Grand Inquisitor, Torquemada was responsible for the brutal deaths of over 2,000 people. Born into a humble family from Valladolid in 1420, Torquemada was destined for a religious life.

Jul 31, 2017 · A man managed to write his name in the black letters of infamy for generations to come. Meet Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498) first Inquisitor General of Spain and confessor of crypto-Jews and crypto-Muslims.

Tomás de Torquemada (born 1420, Valladolid, Castile [Spain]—died September 16, 1498, Ávila, Castile) was the first grand inquisitor in Spain, whose name has become synonymous with the Christian Inquisition’s horror, religious bigotry, and cruel fanaticism.

Jul 15, 2019 · Tomas de Torquemada was born in 1420, in Valladolid, Spain. As the nephew of a renowned Dominican Cardinal, Juan de Torquemada, the young Tomas entered San Pablo Dominican monastery when he was only two years old. He soon became famous for being an extremely austere and devoted Catholic.

May 9, 2017 · The most brutal wave of persecution struck Spain in the 15 th century, during the incumbency of the first Grand Inquisitor, the notorious Tomas de Torquemada. Torquemada was originally a Dominican friar who established a close relationship with Princess Isabella I of Castile and became her political and religious advisor.

Torquemada, TOMÀS DE, first Grand Inquisitor of Spain, b. at Valladolid in 1420; d. at Avila, September 16, 1498. He was a nephew of the celebrated theologian and cardinal, Juan de Torquemada.

Tomás de Torquemada was a Dominican friar and the first grand inquisitor in Spain. His homogenizing religious practices led to the expulsion of thousands of Muslims and Jews from Spain in the late 15th century.

Jan 11, 2010 · Meet Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498) first Inquisitor General of Spain and confessor of crypto-Jews and crypto-Muslims. Who was this man whose name and visage conjures up visions of a monster in the service of God?

Feb 27, 2020 · How did an (admittedly) austere Dominican come to so powerfully embody and personify the Black Legend? This paper will explore the historiography of Tomás de Torquemada, attempting to understand and explicate these cultural representations of …