Impact of Inquisition Flashcards

1
Q

how did informers remained protected?

A
  • remained anonymous

- even if accusations wrong, action rarely taken against accuser

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2
Q

what happened once arrested by IQ?

A

arrested for long periods of time and not told what they had done wrong

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3
Q

by 1500, how many conversos were burnt by IQ?

A

2000

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4
Q

in 1500, what happened in Cordoba?

A

130 burned in one day

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5
Q

how many people were burnt in the first 8yrs of the IQ?

A

700

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6
Q

give some examples that you could be brought before the courts for?

A

sex outside of marriage, misconduct, witchcraft and blasphemy

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7
Q

how did persecution vary?

A

across regions and fell over time

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8
Q

in Valencia, how did persecution fall over time?

A

80% of victims before 1580 issued before 1530

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9
Q

under Charles, who were most victims of IQ?

A

old Christians

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10
Q

how did the persecution of conversos fall under Charles?

A

1516-29 = 77% conversos

by 1556 = 2% conversos

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11
Q

in the 16th C, how many victims were burned?

A

3 burned/year = 2% of victims

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12
Q

what % of cases was torture used in?

A

10%

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13
Q

what % of people were acquitted?

A

2%

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14
Q

how were those acquitted stil adversely affected?

A

never lost social stigma of having been accused

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15
Q

in Castile, what did the cortes often complain about the IQ?

A

intrusive conduct of inquisitors

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16
Q

how did bishops dislike IQ?

A

resented its interference in ecclesiastical matters

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17
Q

how was IQ hated in rural regions?

A

Network of familiars hated

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18
Q

In Aragon what did the cortes complain about? what did it lead to?

A

complaints by cortes of Monzon that tribunals were interfering in criminal and civil cases led to publication in 1568 of a Concordia

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19
Q

what was the 1568 Concordia?

A

regulated the future conduct of Valencian IQ

20
Q

according to anti-IQ historians, what kind of tool was the IQ?

A

an instrument of terror dieting social and political control on an uneducated and backward society

21
Q

what stat shows popularity of IQ?

A

88% of cuenca denunciations 1561-1631 originated from laity

22
Q

how did success/fear of IQ vary?

A

varied from tribunal to tribunal

23
Q

where did IQ have little impact?

A

galicia

24
Q

where was there a great improvement in understanding?

A

in toledo in 1590s

25
Q

how many inquisitors for whole of Spain?

A

only 45 inquisitors for whole of Spain with 8m people

26
Q

did IQ reach into everyday lives?

A

no

27
Q

what did prisoners often ask?

A

to be transferred to IQ jails as conditions were better

28
Q

how often was torture used?

A

10% of cases

29
Q

how many cases under Philip and how many burned?

A

40,000 cases but less than 250 burned at stake

30
Q

under Philip, how many executions were there?

A

executions totalled less than 1% of those arrested

31
Q

what did most IQ cases deal with?

A

low level accusations

32
Q

give some examples of the low level things brought before the IQ?

A

blasphemy, swearing and sex out of marriage

33
Q

what was the main role of the IQ? (according to Kamen)

A

reconversion of old christians

34
Q

between 1540-1614, what % of those accused were protestants?

A

7% - mainly foreigners

35
Q

why was there an impressive rise in literacy in some areas?

A

uneducated peasants learned lords prayer to avoid falling foul of IQ

36
Q

what % of victims of IQ in Granada 1563-1569 were Moriscos?

A

88%

37
Q

what % of victims of IQ in Granada 1590s were Moriscos?

A

less than 10%

38
Q

why did Valencia and seville IQ go into overdrive?

A

following expulsion in 1570s and 1580s as Moriscos flooded in

39
Q

what does J.H. Elliott argue about the impact of IQ censorship?

A
  • had a negative impact of intellectual development of Spain

- led to cultural isolation of Spain from rest of Europe as freedom speech stifled

40
Q

what affect did the Carranza affair have?

A

made Spaniards think twice about publishing

41
Q

when did IQ introduce index of banned books? what did it include?

A
  • August 1559
  • 670 books
  • inc. 14 versions of bible
42
Q

what were Spanish students banned from doing in nov 1559?

A

studying at foreign unis

43
Q

what does Kamen argue about the impact of IQ censorship?

A

Spaniards still had access tow ride range of material and Spanish culture could develop

44
Q

how were Spaniards still exposed to new ideas?

A

went to new world and on political missions to Europe

45
Q

who was Benito Boyer?

A

bookseller in Medinal del Campo

46
Q

what did Benito Boyer have in his inventory in 1591?

A

2/3 of 26,000 books had come from France, Netherlands or Italy