42 The Spanish Inquisition was independent of the medieval Inquisition. It was established (1478) by Ferdinand and Isabella with

The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition was to discover and punish converted Jews (and later Muslims) who were insincere. However, soon no Spaniard could feel safe from it; thus, St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Theresa of Ávila were investigated for heresy. The censorship policy even condemned books approved by the Holy See. The Spanish Inquisition was much harsher, more highly organized, and far freer with the death penalty than the medieval Inquisition; its autosdafé became notorious. The Spanish government tried to establish the Inquisition in all its dominions; but in the Spanish Netherlands the local officials did not cooperate, and the inquisitors were chased (1510) out of Naples, apparently with the pope s connivance. The Spanish Inquisition was finally abolished in 1834 XE IM EEE NEMA IMA BO BOG A3 PROCHODA VOINATA I SEBE SI DO DO RI 1946 SART PE BUB LI REALITI