The Spanish Inquisition replaced which earlier papal-controlled institution?
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Medieval Inquisition
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The Spanish Inquisition replaced which earlier papal-controlled institution?
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Medieval Inquisition
Which 1478 papal bull let the Catholic Monarchs appoint inquisitors for Castile?
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Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus
Which former Inquisition secretary published a critical history from French exile in 1817?
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Juan Antonio Llorente
Which Dutch-born future pope was Grand Inquisitor of Aragon in 1516?
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Adrian of Utrecht
In what year was the permanent Castilian tribunal at Granada established?
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1526
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Which 1478 papal bull let the Catholic Monarchs appoint inquisitors for Castile?
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Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus
Which former Inquisition secretary published a critical history from French exile in 1817?
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Juan Antonio Llorente
Which Dutch-born future pope was Grand Inquisitor of Aragon in 1516?
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Adrian of Utrecht
Which religious order adopted the Decree de genere in 1593?
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Jesuits
Which pope approved a blood-purity statute for the Hieronymites in 1496?
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Alexander VI
Which monastery library kept many banned texts collected by Philip II and Philip III?
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Monasterio del Escorial