All Volumes (2001-2008)
Volume
Volume V, 2006
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. J. Michael Francis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
From its inception to the present, critics of the Spanish Inquisition has characterized the institution as omnipotent and oppressive and highlighted its role in the expulsion, forced conversion, and execution of supposed heretics. The latter perception is misleading. Revisionist historians by the 1960s dismissed the latter portrayal and offered a more objective description of the institution. A careful analysis of Inquisition records and secondary literature reveals that the Spanish Inquisition was less powerful and more benign than previously characterized.
Suggested Citation
Ortiz, Drek, "Ruthless Oppressors? Unraveling the Myth About the Spanish Inquisition" (2006). All Volumes (2001-2008). 66.
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Presented at the National Council on Undergraduate Research Conference Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA April 2005