Surprise! What we assume about the Spanish Inquisition is mostly false,
part of the slanders of the Black Legend promoted by the British to
provide cover for their own far worse behavior in persecuting
Catholics. Because it was both professional and efficient, the Spanish
Inquisition kept very good records. These documents are a goldmine for
modern historians. Thus far, the fruits of that research have made one
thing abundantly clear — the myth of the Spanish Inquisition has not...
Surprise! What we assume about the Spanish Inquisition is mostly false,
part of the slanders of the Black Legend promoted by the British to
provide cover for their own far worse behavior in persecuting
Catholics. Because it was both professional and efficient, the Spanish
Inquisition kept very good records. These documents are a goldmine for
modern historians. Thus far, the fruits of that research have made one
thing abundantly clear — the myth of the Spanish Inquisition has nothing
at all to do with the real thing. The inescapable conclusion is that,
by the standards of its time, the Spanish Inquisition was positively
enlightened.
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