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• The Spanish Inquisition

What were the Inquisition's secret jails called?

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Cárceles secretas

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• The Spanish Inquisition

Which Spanish poet and theologian was imprisoned by the Inquisition in 1572?

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Luis de León

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• The Spanish Inquisition

Which Spanish king restored the Inquisition in 1814?

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Ferdinand VII

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• The Spanish Inquisition

What was the periodic proclamation calling for denunciations of heresy called?

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Edict of Faith

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• The Spanish Inquisition

In what year did the Spanish Inquisition publish its first Index of Prohibited Books?

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1551

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• The Spanish Inquisition

What was the yellow garment worn by condemned heretics called?

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Sambenito

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• The Spanish Inquisition

What was the Spanish Inquisition officially called?

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Holy Office

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• The Spanish Inquisition

Which pope authorized the creation of the Spanish Inquisition?

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Sixtus IV

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• The Spanish Inquisition

In what year was the first Inquisition tribunal established in the Americas?

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1570

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• The Spanish Inquisition

How many tribunals did the Spanish Inquisition have at its peak in the 16th century?

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21

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• The Spanish Inquisition

From 1561, where was the supreme council of the Spanish Inquisition located?

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Madrid

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• Galileo Galilei

What cardinal gave Galileo a warning in 1616 to not teach heliocentrism?

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Robert Bellarmine

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