E74 La Santa Inquisición en la Nueva España - El Horror de la Hoguera
About this episode
This episode discusses the establishment and impact of the Holy Inquisition in New Spain, focusing on its role in enforcing religious conformity and combating heresy.
The Holy Inquisition was established in 1478 in Spain and later expanded to its colonies, including New Spain in the Americas under the protection of the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church . Its primary goal was to enforce religious conformity and combat heresy, and it exercised strong ideological and religious control for almost 300 years. In its quest to preserve Catholic orthodoxy, it persecuted and punished hundreds of people, particularly among those who had converted to Christi...
Topics covered
- Holy Inquisition
- New Spain
- religious conformity
- heresy
- Catholic orthodoxy
- persecution
Keywords
- Holy Inquisition
- New Spain
- Catholic Church
- religious persecution
- heresy
- Spanish Crown
- historical control
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spanish Crown, Catholic Church
Places: New Spain
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