What is the name of the character played by Michael Palin in the Spanish Inquisition sketch?

The character played by Michael Palin in the Spanish Inquisition sketch is Cardinal Ximinez. He is the flamboyant leader of the three-cardinal comedy team that bursts into scenes after someone says they did not expect a Spanish Inquisition.

The recurring sketch first appeared in Monty Python's Flying Circus in 1970. Palin's Cardinal Ximinez announces the Inquisition's supposed weapons, including fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, fanatical devotion to the Pope, and attractive red uniforms. The joke repeatedly collapses because Ximinez forgets the order of his speech and keeps restarting it.

The other names belong to the same fictional group. Cardinal Biggles was played by Terry Jones, while Cardinal Fang was played by Terry Gilliam. The spelling is sometimes rendered as Ximénez, reflecting the Spanish accent mark, but Cardinal Ximinez is the canonical character name used in English references and is a fair answer.