Impact of Inquisition Flashcards
how did informers remained protected?
- remained anonymous
- even if accusations wrong, action rarely taken against accuser
what happened once arrested by IQ?
arrested for long periods of time and not told what they had done wrong
by 1500, how many conversos were burnt by IQ?
2000
in 1500, what happened in Cordoba?
130 burned in one day
how many people were burnt in the first 8yrs of the IQ?
700
give some examples that you could be brought before the courts for?
sex outside of marriage, misconduct, witchcraft and blasphemy
how did persecution vary?
across regions and fell over time
in Valencia, how did persecution fall over time?
80% of victims before 1580 issued before 1530
under Charles, who were most victims of IQ?
old Christians
how did the persecution of conversos fall under Charles?
1516-29 = 77% conversos
by 1556 = 2% conversos
in the 16th C, how many victims were burned?
3 burned/year = 2% of victims
what % of cases was torture used in?
10%
what % of people were acquitted?
2%
how were those acquitted stil adversely affected?
never lost social stigma of having been accused
in Castile, what did the cortes often complain about the IQ?
intrusive conduct of inquisitors
how did bishops dislike IQ?
resented its interference in ecclesiastical matters
how was IQ hated in rural regions?
Network of familiars hated
In Aragon what did the cortes complain about? what did it lead to?
complaints by cortes of Monzon that tribunals were interfering in criminal and civil cases led to publication in 1568 of a Concordia