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
what was the 1568 Concordia?
regulated the future conduct of Valencian IQ
according to anti-IQ historians, what kind of tool was the IQ?
an instrument of terror dieting social and political control on an uneducated and backward society
what stat shows popularity of IQ?
88% of cuenca denunciations 1561-1631 originated from laity
how did success/fear of IQ vary?
varied from tribunal to tribunal
where did IQ have little impact?
galicia
where was there a great improvement in understanding?
in toledo in 1590s
how many inquisitors for whole of Spain?
only 45 inquisitors for whole of Spain with 8m people
did IQ reach into everyday lives?
no
what did prisoners often ask?
to be transferred to IQ jails as conditions were better
how often was torture used?
10% of cases
how many cases under Philip and how many burned?
40,000 cases but less than 250 burned at stake
under Philip, how many executions were there?
executions totalled less than 1% of those arrested
what did most IQ cases deal with?
low level accusations
give some examples of the low level things brought before the IQ?
blasphemy, swearing and sex out of marriage
what was the main role of the IQ? (according to Kamen)
reconversion of old christians
between 1540-1614, what % of those accused were protestants?
7% - mainly foreigners
why was there an impressive rise in literacy in some areas?
uneducated peasants learned lords prayer to avoid falling foul of IQ
what % of victims of IQ in Granada 1563-1569 were Moriscos?
88%
what % of victims of IQ in Granada 1590s were Moriscos?
less than 10%
why did Valencia and seville IQ go into overdrive?
following expulsion in 1570s and 1580s as Moriscos flooded in
what does J.H. Elliott argue about the impact of IQ censorship?
- had a negative impact of intellectual development of Spain
- led to cultural isolation of Spain from rest of Europe as freedom speech stifled
what affect did the Carranza affair have?
made Spaniards think twice about publishing
when did IQ introduce index of banned books? what did it include?
- August 1559
- 670 books
- inc. 14 versions of bible
what were Spanish students banned from doing in nov 1559?
studying at foreign unis
what does Kamen argue about the impact of IQ censorship?
Spaniards still had access tow ride range of material and Spanish culture could develop
how were Spaniards still exposed to new ideas?
went to new world and on political missions to Europe
who was Benito Boyer?
bookseller in Medinal del Campo
what did Benito Boyer have in his inventory in 1591?
2/3 of 26,000 books had come from France, Netherlands or Italy
