Spanish Inquisition

Source #1: In Henry Kamen's book, The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision, he describes how influential
sources lamented that “superstitions and witchcraft in these times are widespread in our Spain" (7).
Source #2: According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Spanish Inquistion was implented to unify Spain
through ultimately "infamously brutal methods."
Source #3: According to history.com, ”the Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to
root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas. Beginning in the 12th century and continuing
for hundreds of years, the Inquisition is infamous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and
Muslims. Its worst manifestation was in Spain, where the Spanish Inquisition was a dominant force for more
than 200 years, resulting in some 32,000 executions.”