Spanish Inquisition

Question 1

Who was the king during the Spanish inquisition

Answer 1

King Ferdinand

Question 2

What were 6 torture methods used in the Spanish Inquisition

Answer 2

Flogging
Burning at the stake
The rack
Roasting feet over burning coal
The garrucha
Tortuga del agua

Question 3

What is flogging

Answer 3

. Publically ties to a pillar
. Would be whipped
. Cat of nine tails

Question 4

What is burning at the stake

Answer 4

. Tied to a stake that would be set alite
. Took 30 mins to lose consciousness
. Slowly burned to death for 2 hours

Question 5

What is the rack

Answer 5

. Tied down by a mechanical device
. The victims body was stretched until the joints dislocated
. Limbs could be torn off

Question 6

What is roasting feet over burning coal

Answer 6

. Legs bound by a stock
. Feet burned with hot coals

Question 7

What is the garrucha

Answer 7

. Hands tied
. Lifted off the ground by a rope tied around the wrists

Question 8

What is tortuga del agua

Answer 8

. Bound to a rack
. Head lowered lower than the rest of the body
. Mouth forced open and water forced in
. Suffocated until confession

Question 9

What is the Spanish Inquisition

Answer 9

The inquisition was set up within the Roman Catholic Church to punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americans