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The Spanish Inquisition first started in 1478 when Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon wanted to rid Spain of any non-christians.The Spanish Inquisiton was an event of torture and religious persecution. Many believed that Isabellas motives was that she made a vow to Thomas de Torquemada, the first general inquisitor, that if she should reach the throne one day she would devote herself to the persecution of any non-christians.
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Pope VIII contempted to allow appeals to Rome against the Inqisition. He was just one of the many that went against Isabellas beliefs and actions.
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After Isabellas torture and persecutions her newly converted faith intensified but, torture was really only used to get a confession. Some Inquisitors used starvation and/or they would tie their hand in rope and tie the rope to a beam. This method of torture was used to pull the shoulders out of the sockets.One torture consisted of lashing a person’s wrist to an iron ring in the wall and securing his feet to another ring. The would then pull the ropes until the person’s joints were dislocated.
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In Valencia between 1484 and 1505 most of those judged in Barcelona were of the Jewish origin.They were involved in a public procession of all those found guilty and a reading of their sentences. This process was called The autos-da-fé.
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The power of the Spanish Inquisition finally began to end by 1834, it was finally suppressed. Farther reports indicate possibly more than 200,000 Jewish Spaniards fled Spain to escape persecution.
