people like Tomas
de Torquemada (1420-98), first Grand Inquisitor of Spain. The Spanish
Inquisition, established under
Ferdinand and
Isabella in 1478, was centralized by
Torquemada after his appointment in 1483 as Grand Inquisitor. He gained the reputation, partly deserved, partly exaggerated, of great cruelty in his conduct of the Spanish
Inquisition, which reportedly was responsible for the
burning of some two thousand persons between 1481 and 1504. This is what makes your Torquemadas.
-Basics of Auditing (21 Aug. 62) people like Tomas
de Torquemada (1420 - 1498), first Grand Inquisitor of Spain. The Spanish
Inquisition, established under
Ferdinand and
Isabella in 1478, was centralized by
Torquemada after his appointment in 1483 as Grand Inquisitor. He gained the reputation, partly deserved, partly exaggerated, of great cruelty in his conduct of the Spanish
Inquisition, which reportedly was responsible for the
burning of some two thousand persons between 1481 and 1504.