The Spanish Inquisition
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The\\xa0Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition\\xa0(Spanish:\\xa0Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisici\\xf3n), commonly known as the\\xa0Spanish Inquisition\\xa0(Inquisici\\xf3n espa\\xf1ola), was established in 1478 by\\xa0Catholic Monarchs\\xa0Ferdinand II of Aragon\\xa0and\\xa0Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain\\xa0Catholic\\xa0orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the\\xa0Medieval Inquisition, which was under\\xa0Papal control. It became the most substantive of the three different manifestations of the wider\\xa0Catholic Inquisition\\xa0along with the\\xa0Roman Inquisition\\xa0and\\xa0Portuguese Inquisition. The "Spanish Inquisition" may be defined broadly, operating in Spain and in all Spanish colonies and territories, which included the\\xa0Canary Islands, the\\xa0Kingdom of Naples,[citation needed]\\xa0and all Spanish possessions in North, Central, and South America. According to modern estimates, around 150,000 were prosecuted for various offenses during the three-century duration of the Spanish Inquisition, out of which between 3,000 and 5,000 were executed (~2.7% of all cases).
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