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Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition

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Abadia, Juan de—conspires against Inquisition, 218;

arrested, 221;

commits suicide, 222

Abarbanel, Isaac—365;

on sufferings of the Jews, 372

Abdurrahman the Omayyad—founds Amirate of Cordova, 51

Abenamias, Mosé—in affair of La Gardia, 289;

consecrated wafer sent to, 312, 325, 338;

letter to, 340

Abgarus of Edessa—recipient of portrait of Christ, 21

Abjuration—146

Abolafio, Juan Fernandez—conspires, 115;

burnt, 116

Adrian—approves Christianity, 20

Agustin, Antonio—denounces J. P. Sanchez, 226

Agustin, Pedro—procures release of Sanchez, 226;

arrested, 227

Alarcon, Dr. Alonso de—sent to Zaragoza, 221

Albigenses—32

Alcantara, Knights of—59

Alexander Severus—20

Alexander VI, Pope—confirms Torquemada in office, 377;

curtails power of Torquemada, 383;

bull of, 385;

fugitives to Rome under, 391

Alfaro, Juan de—constable of Holy Office, 240

Alfonso I—founds Kingdom of Galicia, 51

Alfonso V of Portugal—invades Spain, 54

Alfonso VIII—Jews under, 76

Alfonso XI—promulgates “Partidas,” 78

Alfonso of Aragon—in Zaragoza riots, 220;

at penance of Infante of Navarre, 224

Almoravides—empire of, 52

Antoninus Pius—tolerates Christians, 20

Aranda, Pedro de—Bishop of Calahorra, 379;

prosecuted by Torquemada, 380;

convicted at Rome, 381

Arbués de Epila, Fr. Pedro—213;

appointed inquisitor in Zaragoza, 216;

murdered, 219 et seq.;

avenged by Inquisition 223;

miracles and sanctity of, 229;

canonized, 230

Arcos, Count of—New-Christians shelter in dominions of, 112

Arias Davila, Juan (Bishop of Segovia)—inquires into case of ritual murder, 79;

prosecuted by Torquemada, 379;

protected by Pope, 380

Arius—heresy of, 23

Augustine, St.—Manichæan, 24;

denounces religious liberty, 25 et seq.

Aurelian, 21

Autos de Fé—the first in Seville, 116 et seq.;

the second, ib., 126;

Voltaire on, 201;

where to be held, 205;

in Toledo, 244;

described, 247 et seq.;

ceremonial with clerics, 252;

ceremonial with deceased, 254;

in Rome, 391

Avila—Monastery of St. Thomas built by Torquemada, 262;

Auto de Fé in, 343;

feeling against Jews, 344

Avila, Antonio de—attends Yucé Franco, 286

Bajazet, Sultan—on banishment of Jews from Spain, 375

Barcelona—resists Torquemada’s authority, 231

Barco, Lopez de—109

Barroso, Pedro (Archbishop of Seville)—suspends Martinez, 83

Beltraneja, La—bastard daughter of Juana of Portugal, 54

Berber Tarik—invades Peninsula, 51

Bernaldez, Andrés—on Isabella’s moral reforms, 65;

on introduction of Inquisition, 70;

on Jews, 95;

on Susan, 116;

on Quemadero, 128;

on banishment of Jews, 368, 370;

baptizes Jews, 374

Bernardone, Francesco—goes to Rome, 39

Bobadilla, Beatriz de—61;

escapes from Segovia, 62

Bobadilla, Pedro de—seized by Maldonado, 61

Borgia, Rodrigo—Cardinal of Valencia, 133;

becomes Pope, 377 (see Alexander VI.)

Borgia of Monreale—Cardinal, 380

Caballeria, Alonso de—in council of Tarragona, 216;

prosecuted by Inquisition, 224;

appeals to the Pope, 225

Cabrera, Andrés de—Seneschal of Segovia, 60;

conspired against, 61;

rescued by Isabella, 63

Calatrava, Knights of—59

Caletrido, Juan—spies upon Jews, 266

Canonical Purgation—160

Carillo, Alonso—councillor of Suprema, 137;

in council of Tarragona, 216

Casar de Palomero—outrage upon crucifix at, 266

Cathars—32

Cebrian, Fr. Alonso de—appointed inquisitor by Pope, 131;

“Centinela contra Judios”—360

Chamarro, Prince—alleged letter of, 361

Claudius—expels Nazarenes from Rome, 19

Clement VI, Pope—excommunicates persecutors of Jews, 81

Columbus, Christopher—discovers New World, 52

Colvera, Fr. Juan—sent to Zaragoza, 221

Constantine—supported by Christians, 21;

embraces Christian Faith, 22

Cordova—tribunal established by Torquemada, 136

Coroza—for convicts of heresy, 209

Cortes—consider Jewish question, 208;

held at Tarragona, 215

Deceased—proceedings against, 161

Decius—21

Diego of Aragon—defeats Saracens, 52

Diocletian—21

Dominic, St.—see Guzman

Domitian—persecutes Christians, 19

Ecija, Canon of—see Martinez, Hernando

Effigies burnt—248

Eli, Leonardo—arrested, 217

Enriquez, Fr. Alonso—sent to Yucé Franco, 286

Enriquez, Fadrique—his quarrel with Guzman, 57;

disobeys Isabella, 58;

banished, 59

Esperandeu, Juan de—conspires against Inquisition, 218;

murders Arbués, 219;

arrest and execution of, 221, 222

Eymeric, Nicolaus—“Directorium” of, 139;

quoted, 144 et seq.;

on abjuration, 148;

on canonical purgation, 160;

on children of heretics, 164;

enjoins guile, 174;

on torture, 184;

on relapsos, 200

Familiars of the Holy Office—227

Ferdinand of Aragon—marries Isabella, 52;

elected Grand-Master of Santiago, 60;

favours Inquisition, 98, 109;

attitude examined, 110;

protests to Pope, 132;

holds Cortes at Tarragona, 215;

reluctant to expel Jews, 268;

in conquest of Granada, 356;

unable to resist Torquemada, 364;

rebuked by Torquemada, 367;

appeals against inquisitorial despotism, 385

Fita, Fidel—publishes dossier of Yucé Franco’s trial, 269

Francis of Assisi, St.—see Bernardone

Franco, Alonso—arrested, 289, 307;

incriminated by Yucé Franco, 315;

obtained consecrated wafer, 340;

confirms confessions made, 341;

burnt, 344

Franco, Ça—arrested, 285;

examined, 313;

admissions of, 314;

confrontation of, 328;

further incriminated by Ocaña, 329;

tortured, 340;

burnt, 344

Franco, Garcia—arrested, 289, 307;

incriminated by Yucé Franco, 315;

communicates with Yucé Franco, 323;

burnt, 344

Franco, Juan—in Legend of Santo Niño, 272;

arrested, 289, 307;

incriminated by Yucé Franco, 315;

tortured, 324;

confrontation of, 328;

further admissions of, 328;

bound on rack, 341;

admits that he procured boy in Toledo, 342;

burnt, 344

Franco, Lope—arrested, 289;

burnt, 344

Franco, Mosé—284;

deceased, 286, 307, 325

Franco, Nicolao—Legate a latere, 98

Franco, Yucé—arrested, 285;

ill in prison, 286;

lured to betray himself, 287;

examined at Segovia, 292;

at Avila, 293;

indictment of, 294;

denies accusations, 296;

defended, 297;

unable to prove innocence, 302;

placed in communication with Benito Garcia, 303;

learns of his father’s arrest, 304;

examined in prison, 306;

confessions of, 308;

promised pardon, 310;

admits attending enchantment, 311;

further examined, 312;

admits witnessing crucifixion, 314;

further admissions of, 318;

explains statement made in Segovia, 322;

confrontation of, 327;

further incriminated by Ocaña, 329, 330;

incriminated by Benito Garcia, 330;

denies taking part in crucifixion, 332;

repudiates charges, 333;

questions asked him, 333;

impugns witnesses, 334;

confessions upon the rack, 336;

ratifies, 340;

abandoned by his advocate, 341;

burnt, 344

Frazer, Dr. J. G.—on ritual murder, 79

Frederic II, Emperor—and the friars preachers, 43;

excommunicated, 44

Garcia, Benito—in Legend of Santo Niño, 271 et seq.;

arrest of, 282;

tortured, 283;

confesses to Judaizing, 284;

placed in communication with Yucé Franco, 303;

inveighs against Inquisitors, 304;

incriminated by Yucé Franco, 318;

tortured, 322;

confrontation of, 327;

incriminates Yucé Franco, 330;

further admissions of, 341;

burnt, 344

Granada—funds for war against, 150;

conquered, 356;

Holy Office established in, 376

Gregory IX, Pope—gives stable form to Inquisition, 44 et seq.

Gribourg, Abbé—353

Guevára, Alonso de—accuses Yucé Franco, 294;

furnished with evidence, 331;

submits proofs, 332;

petitions torture of Yucé Franco, 334;

petitions sentence, 342;

at Auto de Fé, 343

Gui, Fr. Bernard—his manual, 139

Guzman, Domingo de (St. Dominic), goes to Rome, 38;

and the Albigensian heretics, 39;

founds order of preachers, 40 et seq.;

first ordained inquisitor, 42;

penitential garb prescribed by, 206

Guzman, Ramiro de—his quarrel with Enriquez, 57;

offends Isabella, 59

Henry II—sells Jews into slavery, 82

Henry IV—his character, 53

Holy Office—see Inquisition.

Honorius III, Pope—creates the brotherhoods of St. Dominic and St. Francis, 41;

protects Jews, 75

Hussée, Prince—alleged letter of, 362

Innocent III, Pope—and the Albigensian heretics, 32;

founds Inquisition, 33 et seq.;

papal luxury in his day, 37

Innocent VIII, Pope—inhibits proceedings against Caballeria, 225;

confirms Torquemada in his office, 232;

cancels briefs of absolution, 258;

issues bulls of absolution, 259;

simony of, 259;

bull of concerning Pico della Mirandola, 264

Inquisition—founded, 33;

not concerned with Jews, 89 et seq.;

proposed to Isabella, 92;

established in Spain, 106;

inaugurated in Seville, 112;

espionage by, 126;

confiscations by, 141;

unstable form of, 135;

cupidity of, 161;

methods of procedure, 173 et seq.;

tortures employed by, 184 et seq.;

employs secular arm, 194 et seq.;

not favoured in Castile, 213;

power of, 214;

system of police, 227;

religious and political institution, 232;

expenses of, 237;

activity of, ib.;

set up in Toledo, 239;

banner of, 249

Isabella the Catholic—51;

marries Ferdinand of Aragon, 52;

in war with Portugal, 54;

Pulgar’s portrait of, 54;

founds Hermandad, 56;

attitude towards the nobles, 57 et seq.;

banishes Enriquez, 59;

contrives Ferdinand’s election to Grand-Mastership of Santiago, 60;

quells riot in Segovia, 62;

restores order in Seville, 63;

revokes grants, 64;

controls mints, ib.;

purifies court and convents, 65;

goes barefoot to thanksgiving-service, 66;

suppresses clerical usurpations, ib.;

urged to deal with Judaizers, 88;

Inquisition proposed to her, 92;

rejects proposal, 97;

seeks conversion of Jews, 99;

influenced by Torquemada, 106;

last efforts of to avoid Inquisition, 107;

her antipathy to the Inquisition, 108;

her patience exhausted, 109;

attitude towards Inquisition, 110;

petitions Pope to establish court of appeal in Spain, 133;

petitions Pope to give the Inquisition a settled form, 135;

in conquest of Granada, 356;

unable to resist Torquemada, 364;

rebuked by Torquemada, 366

Isabella, The Infanta—at Segovia, 60

Jaen—tribunal established at by Torquemada, 136

Jaime de Navarre—penanced by Inquisition, 224

James the Apostle, St.—shrine at Compostella, 59;

his mission to Iberia, 73

Jesus Christ—iconography of, 20;

cited as authority for the burning of heretics, 206

Jews in Spain—71 et seq.;

attitude of Christians towards, 73;

their attitude towards Christians, 74;

their numbers in thirteenth century, 75;

control finances, 76;

their wealth and arrogance, 77;

accusations against, 78;

charged with ritual murder, 79;

massacred, 81;

sold into slavery 82;

synagogues demolished, 83;

massacred throughout Spain, 84;

driven to accept baptism, 85;

their privileges forfeited 86;

laws against them relaxed, 87;

tolerated in Rome, 91;

old repressive laws revived, 108;

when subject to inquisitorial jurisdiction, 141;

shatter a crucifix, 267;

popular feeling against, 356;

finance war of Granada, 356;

their expulsion urged by Torquemada, 357;

they plead with the Sovereigns, 358;

Dominicans preach against them, 359;

letter of, 361;

calumniated, 363;

appeals of, 365;

banished, 367 et seq.;

exploited, 368;

attempts to convert them, 369;

encouraged by their rabbis, 370;

exodus from Spain, 371;

their sufferings, 372;

apostates, 373

Juan, Prince—illness of, 359

Judaizers—93;

discovered, 101;

in Seville, 109, 111;

“edict of grace” to, 120;

trapped, 121;

signs by which known, 121 et seq.;

seek absolution in Rome, 132;

number convicted in Toledo, 256;

Auto of in Rome, 391

Lachaves, Juan Gutierrez de—appointed assessor, 136;

councillor of the Suprema, 137

La Gardia, The Holy Child of—crucified, 269;

legend of, 271 et seq.;

“Testimonio” quoted, 276;

paternity of, 329;

why crucified, 337;

evidence considered, 346 et seq.;

discrepancies in evidence, 350 et seq.;

an operation in magic, 353;

worship of, 354

La Gardia, Sacristan of—arrested, 346

Lea, H. C.—on “solicitation,” 172

Lecky, W. E. H.—on persecution, 9

Llorente, J. A.—sketch of career, 6 et seq.;

on ritual murder, 78;

on blood-lust of inquisitors, 117;

on Quemadero, 127;

on Torquemada, 136;

on “solicitation,” 171;

on trials in Zaragoza, 225;

on case of Aranda, 381;

on false witnesses, 388

Loeb, Isidore—his theory on the affair of La Gardia, 319, 348

Maldonado, Alonso—conspires against Cabrera, 61

Manrique, Gomez—arrests Toledo conspirators, 241

Manrique, Iñigo—appointed to assist Torquemada, 383

Marinæus, Lucius—on Isabella’s reforms, 69

Martin, Alonso, reputed father of “Santo Niño,” 329

Martinez, Hernando, Canon of Ecija, denounces Jews, 82;

defies authority, 83;

causes massacre in Seville, 84

Medina, Juan Ruiz de—109

Medina Sidonia, Duke of—New-Christians shelter in his dominions, 112

Medina, Tristan de—appointed assessor, 136;

councillor of the Suprema, 137

Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de—Primate of Spain, 97;

entrusted with conversion of Jews, 99;

introduction of Inquisition ascribed to, 100;

delegated to appoint inquisitors in Castile, 109;

instrumental in the proclamation of the “edict of grace,” 120

Mendoza, Salazar de—on foundation of Kingdom of Spain, 72;

ascribes introduction of Inquisition to Cardinal Mendoza, 100

Merlo, Diego de—charged with conversion of Jews, 107

Militia Christi—227

Monterubio, Fr. Pedro de—sent to Zaragoza, 221

Montfort, Simon de—33

Moors—see Moslem

Moreno, Martinez—his “Historia del Santo Niño,” 269;

on miracles of “Niño,” 355

Morillo, Fr. Miguel—inquisitor in Seville, 109;

vindictive procedure of, 116;

his hatred of the Jews, 126;

Pope protests against his rigour, 128;

confirmed in office by Torquemada, 136

Moriscoes—immunity enjoyed by, 376

Moslem—in Peninsula, 89;

banished, 375;

in Granada, 376

Negativos—194;

deemed impenitent, 197

Nero—persecutes Christians, 19

New-Christians—87;

objects of malevolence, 93;

in offices of eminence, 94;

fly from Seville, 112;

terrorized, 114;

their peril, 125;

seek refuge in Rome, 128;

complain to Pope, 129;

in Aragon, 215;

appeal against tribunal of Zaragoza, 216;

their despair, 217;

their panic in Zaragoza, 223;

seek secret absolutions, 257;

swindled, 258

Nicæa—Council of, 23

Ocaña, Juan de—incriminated by Benito Garcia, 284;

arrested, 286;

incriminated by Yucé Franco, 318;

tortured, 324;

confrontation of, 327;

further incriminates Yucé and Ça Franco, 329, 330;

further admissions of, 341;

burnt, 344

Ojeda, Fr. Alonso de—urges establishment of Inquisition, 93;

resisted by Isabella, 97;

renews efforts, 98;

supplied with fresh argument, 101;

charged with conversion of Jews, 107;

at burning of Susan, 117;

dies of plague, 118

Optatus—urges massacre of the Donatists, 25

Orozco, Sebastian de—239;

on plot in Toledo, 241;

on first Auto de Fé in Toledo, 244

Ortega, Juan—organizes Hermandad, 56

Pantigoso, Juan de—Yucé Franco’s advocate, 297

Paramo, Ludovicus Á—on source of Inquisition, 17;

ascribes to Mendoza introduction of Inquisition to Castile, 100

Pecuniary Penances, 150

Pegna, Francesco, the scholiast, 143;

on canonical purgation, 160;

on children of heretics, 164;

on examination of accused, 173;

enjoins guile, 174 et seq.;

his honesty, 180;

on torture, 185;

on execution of innocent men, 197;

on formal intercession, 204;

on Auto de Fé, 205

Pelagius—heresy of, 24

Penitentiaries—ordered by Torquemada, 237

Perejon, David—in affair of La Gardia, 318, 325

Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni—eludes Inquisition, 264

Pius IX, Pope—canonizes Arbués, 230

Priscillian—burnt, 27

Pulgar, Hernando del—on state of Castile, 53;

on Isabella’s reforms, 69;

on judaizing, 71;

a New-Christian, 94;

on Mendoza’s catechism, 100

Quemadero—built, 127;

demolished by Bonaparte’s soldiers, 128

Quintanilla, Alonso de—Isabella’s chancellor, 56

Raymond of Toulouse—33

Relapsos—149, 194;

defined, 198

Riario, Raffaele,—67

Ribera, Hernando de—in affair of La Gardia, 291, 326;

convicted, 347

Rios, Amador de los—on first appearance of Jews in Spain, 73;

on Jewish community in thirteenth century, 75;

on ritual murder, 80;

on Susan’s daughter 115;

on banishment of Jews, 369

Ritual Murder—charges of, 78 et seq.

Rodrigo, F. J. Garcia—8;

on Susan’s conspiracy, 116;

on Quemadero, 128;

on torture, 187;

on prisons, 263;

on fanaticism, 393

Rule, Dr. W. H.—8, 31;

on Quemadero, 128

St. Hilaire, Rosseeuw—on Torquemada, 6;

on Isabella’s reforms, 69

St. Peter the Martyr—Confraternity of, 117, 227

Sanbenito—revived by Torquemada, 149;

its origin and history, 206 et seq.;

considered salutary by Torquemada, 209;

its various forms, 209;

preserved after Autos de Fé, 255

Sanç—Yucé Franco’s attorney, 297;

abandons case, 341

Sanchez de la Fuente, Francisco—appointed assistant to Torquemada, 383

Sanchez, Guillerme—procures his brother’s release, 226;

arrested, 227

Sanchez, Juan Pedro—conspires against Inquisition, 217;

burnt in effigy, 222;

arrested in Toulouse, 226;

released, 226;

his befrienders arrested, 227

San Martino, Fr. Juan de—inquisitor in Seville, 109;

vindictive procedure of, 116;

hatred of Jews, 126;

Pope protests against rigour of, 128;

confirmed in office by Torquemada, 136

Santa Cruz, Gaspar de—escapes to Toulouse, 228;

amends imposed upon his son, 228

Santangel, Luis de—conspires against Inquisition, 217;

arrested, 221

Santiago—Knights of, 59;

Grand-Mastership of, 60

Santillana, Francisco de—106

Santo Domingo, Fr. Fernando de—delegated to try affair of La Gardia, 289;

at Auto de Fé, 343

Santo Niño—see La Gardia, Holy Child of

Sauli, Manuel—conspires, 115;

burnt, 116

Secret Absolutions—257;

bulls of, 251

Secular Arm—euphemistic expression, 194;

abandonment to, 204

Segovia—riots in, 60

Seneor, Abraham—365

Seville—visited by Isabella, 63;

judaizing in, 109, 111;

Inquisition established in, 114 et seq.;

first burnings in, 118;

numerous arrests in, 119;

number burnt in, 127;

permanent tribunal established in by Torquemada, 136

Siliceo, Cardinal Juan Martinez—discovers Jewish letter, 361

Sixtus IV, Pope—opposed by Isabella, 67;

orders Inquisition, 89;

grants bull for establishment of Inquisition in Castile, 107;

protests against rigour of Seville inquisitors, 128;

revokes right of Sovereigns to appoint inquisitors, 129;

appoints inquisitors, 131;

letter of to Isabella, 133

Solares, Alfonso,—380

“Solicitation”—sin of, 169

Solis, Alonso de—charged with conversion of Jews, 107

Suarez de Fuentelsaz, Alonso—appointed assistant to Torquemada, 383;

virtually supersedes Torquemada, 384

Suprema, Council of—137

Susan, Diego de—conspiracy of, 114;

betrayed by his daughter, 115;

burnt, 116 et seq.

Tablada—meadows of, 118;

permanent burning platform erected there, 127

Tazarte, Yucé—procures consecrated wafer, 306;

enchantment performed by, 308;

his sorceries examined, 320

Teruel—in revolt, 231

Toledo—tribunal established in, 136, 239;

plot against Inquisition in, 240;

activity of Inquisition in, 243;

first Auto de Fé in, 244;

second Auto in 246;

secular arm, 247;

burning-place of, 251;

further Autos in, 252 et seq.;

Judaizers convicted in, 256

Torquemada, Fr. Juan de (Cardinal of San Sisto)—94, 104

Torquemada, Lope Alonso de—104

Torquemada, Pero Fernandez de—105

Torquemada, Fr. Tomás de—advocates Inquisition, 102;

his name and family, 104;

Prior of Santa Cruz, 105;

Isabella’s confessor, 105;

influence with Isabella, 106;

asceticism of, 106;

withdraws to Segovia, 107;

delegated to appoint inquisitors in Castile, 109;

appointed inquisitor by Pope, 131;

created Grand-Inquisitor of Spain, 135;

reconstitutes the Holy Office, 136;

president of the Suprema, 137;

assembles his subaltern inquisitors, 138;

formulates his code, 142;

the articles of his first “instructions,” 144 et seq.;

revives sanbenito, 149 and 209;

decrees “secrecy,” 157;

on prosecution of the dead, 161;

seeks to extend inquisitorial jurisdiction, 168;

on negativos, 197;

on relapsos, 200;

his power, 214;

stirs Aragonese tribunal into activity, 215;

convenes council at Tarragona, 216;

delegates Arbués and Yuglar, 217;

his action on murder of Arbués, 221;

orders proclamation of Autos, 222;

attempts to withstand papal authority, 225;

resisted in Aragon, 231;

his decrees of 1485, 233;

ordered by Pope to re-edit his “code of terror,” 235;

his decrees of 1488, 236;

orders building of penitentiaries, 237;

renders delation compulsory, 242;

his fanatical hatred of Jews, 243;

complaints of his rigour, 256;

resents papal interference, 257;

protests to Pope, 260;

his wealth, 260;

his character, 261;

treatment of his sister, 261;

builds Monastery of St. Thomas, 262;

fanaticism of, 263;

arrogance of, 264;

violates equity, 266;

urges expulsion of Jews, 268;

accused of inventing affair of La Gardia, 269;

intends to direct trial of Y. Franco, 288;

entrusts this to his delegates, 289;

goes to Andalusia, 292;

in connection with affair of La Gardia, 353;

exploits the affair, 354, 356;

advocates banishment of Jews, 357, 363;

purity of his aims, 364;

rebukes Sovereigns, 366;

desires conversion of Jews, 369;

irresistible, 374;

his service to Spain, 376;

confirmed in office by Alexander VI., 377;

protests against papal briefs, 378;

his enemies increasing, ib.;

ascendancy of, 379;

prosecutes bishops, 380;

appeals to Pope against him, 382;

his power curtailed, 383;

virtually superseded, 384;

crippled by gout, 385;

last “instructions” of, 386 et seq.;

his death, 392;

his epitaph, 394

Torralba, Bartolomé—conspires, 115;

burnt, 116

Torre, De la—conspires, 240;

arrested, 241

Torrejoncillo, Fr. Francisco de—scurrilous publication of, 360

Torture—by inquisitors, 155;

when employed, 184 et seq.;

the five degrees of, 188;

engines employed, 189 et seq.;

ratification of confession, 192

Trasmiera, Diego Garcia de—in praise of “secrecy,” 157;

on Mercy and Justice, 211;

on murder of Arbués, 221;

on Autos de Fé, 222

Triana, Castle of—prison of the Inquisition, 119

Uranso, Vidal de—conspires against Inquisition, 218;

murders Arbués, 219;

put to torture, 221;

his confession betrays all sympathizers, 222

Val, Domingo de—crucified by Jews, 78

Valencia—resists Inquisition, 231;

attempted crucifixion in, 360

Valencia, Poncio de—councillor of Suprema, 137

Valencia, Captain-General of—humiliated, 264

Valerian—21

Vaudois—see Waldenses

Vazquez, Martin—Yucé Franco’s advocate, 297

Vegas, Damiano de—his “Memoria” of the Santo Niño, 269

Verguenza—244

Villada, Dr. Pedro de—Provisor of Astorga, 282;

examines Benito Garcia, 283;

delegated to try affair of La Gardia, 289;

visits Yucé Franco in prison, 306;

enjoins Yucé Franco to make full confession, 316;

at Auto de Fé, 343

Villa Real—tribunal established in by Torquemada, 136

Vincent Ferrer, St.—converts Jews, 85

Voltaire—on Auto de Fé, 201

Waldenses—32

Wendland, P.—on ritual murder, 80

Ximenes de Cisneros, Francisco—385

Yusuf Ben Techufin—defeats Christians, 52

Zamarra—see Sanbenito

Zaragoza—Inquisition established in, 216;

first Auto held in, 217;

riot in, 220;

Autos during 1486 in, 222;

reign of terror in, 223

Zosimus, Pope—banishes Pelagius, 24

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