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Torquemada
Tor·que·ma·da T0279500 (tôr′kə-mä′də, tôr′kĕ-mä′thä), Tomás de 1420-1498. Spanish Dominican friar who headed the Spanish Inquisition (1483-1498). Under his authority thousands of people, many of them descendants of Jewish or Muslim converts to Christianity, were tortured and executed for apostasy and heresy.Torquemada (Spanish tɔrkeˈmaða) n (Biography) Tomás de (toˈmas de). 1420–98, Spanish Dominican monk. As first Inquisitor-General of Spain (1483–98), he was responsible for the burning of some 2000 hereticsTor•que•ma•da (ˌtɔr kəˈmɑ də)
n. Tomás de, 1420–98, Spanish inquisitor general. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Torquemada - the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)Tomas de Torquemada |
Torquemada
Torquemada Tomás de . 1420--98, Spanish Dominican monk. As first Inquisitor-General of Spain (1483--98), he was responsible for the burning of some 2000 heretics Torquemada
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