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Tomás de Torquemada

Type Figure Region Spain Time c. 1420–1498 Also known as Torquemada (Chinese)

A Spanish Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor of the Castilian Inquisition, born around 1420 in Valladolid;…

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  1. 1471–1474Segovia · SegoviaPrior of the Santa Cruz monastery in Segovia, known for strict monastic discipline and theological reputation, accumulating wide influence in Castilian religious circles.
  2. c. 1474–1480Castile · CastileBecame confessor and religious adviser to Queen Isabella I, deeply involved in planning royal religious policy, pushing for scrutiny of converted Jews and Moors, paving the way for the later establishment of the Spanish Inquisition.

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