Inquisition and Index

Spanish tribunals targetted Erasmians

1520

Indexes enforced at Sorbonne

1520

the French Chambre Ardente tries heresy cases

1547

Roman index established by Carafa and targetted work the holy offcie deemed immoral (500)

1559

Portugese inquisition established

1536

auto de fe

1591

Impact of the Inquisition across France?

• no permanent inquisition

• Calvanism not suppressed by courts which helps explain its spread

Impact of the Inquisition across the Netherlands?

• executions under charles and phillip

• charles v issued placards against luther in 1552

• inquisition had increased the authority to persecute heretics

• alvas introcudtion of the council of troubles in 1567 lead to 1100 deaths

Impact of the Inquisition in mexico

• around 50 people were executed by the Mexican Inquisition

Impact of the Inquisition in italy

• 1546 entire university of modena disbanded itself

• 1556 12 jews burnt

impact of the inquisition in spain

• in barcelona inquisition tried some 1200 peopel

• in valencia and avila 40% of those arrested were executed

• 1520 tribunal targetted erasmians

• post 1562 protestantism was not a serious problem

• 1592 auto de fe 32 people were punished