22 Facts About Mexican Inquisition

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Mexican Inquisition was an extension of the Spanish Inquisition into New Spain.

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Almost all of the events associated with the official establishment of the Holy Office of the Mexican Inquisition occurred in Mexico City, where the Holy Office had its own "palace, " which is the Museum of Medicine of UNAM on Republica de Brasil street.

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3.

The official period of the Mexican Inquisition lasted from 1571 to 1820, with an unknown number of victims.

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4.

Mexican Inquisition was an extension of what had been going on in Spain and the rest of Europe for some time.

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5.

Mexican Inquisition's introduced the Holy Office of the Inquisition in 1478 with the permission of Pope Sixtus IV, combining secular and religious authority.

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6.

Mexican Inquisition appointed Pedro de Cordoba as Inquisitor for the West Indies in 1520.

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7.

Mexican Inquisition had inquisitorial powers in Mexico after the conquest, but did not have the official title.

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8.

Mexican Inquisition was prosecuted as a nahualli, a priest with supernatural powers, as well as for heretical dogmatism and concubinage.

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9.

Mexican Inquisition is known in the historical literature as Don Carlos Ometochtzin.

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10.

Above considerations help explain why the Mexican Inquisition was not formally established in New Spain until 1571.

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11.

When Holy Office of the Mexican Inquisition had been established in New Spain in 1571, it exercised no jurisdiction over Indians, except for material printed in indigenous languages.

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12.

However, the full force of the Mexican Inquisition would be felt on non-Indian populations, such as the "Negro, " "mulatto, " and even certain segments of European colonial population.

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13.

The Mexican Inquisition tried accused Crypto-Jews who had already died, removing their bones from Christian burial grounds.

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14.

Mexican Inquisition fought for the Spanish against the Indians in Xalapa and the Huasteca areas.

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15.

Mexican Inquisition was brought before the Inquisition and had 22 chapters of charges, including slave trading, read against him but the main charge was reverting to the Judaic faith.

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16.

Mexican Inquisition was convicted in 1590 and sentenced to a six-year exile from New Spain but died before the sentence could be imposed.

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17.

Mexican Inquisition was appointed as a civil official in a district in New Mexico.

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18.

Mexican Inquisition attempted to protect the Tompiro Indians from abuses by Franciscan priests.

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19.

Mexican Inquisition was the leader of a small circle of academics that met semi-clandestinely in private homes to discuss new scientific ideas.

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20.

Unique and spectacular case prosecuted by the Mexican Inquisition was of Irishman William Lamport, who had transformed himself into Don Guillen de Lombardo, bastard half-brother of King Philip IV, and attempted to foment rebellion among dissident elements in Mexico City and have himself named as king.

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21.

Mexican Inquisition is considered by some as a precursor of Mexican Independence, and there is a statue of him inside the base of the Monument to Independence in Mexico City.

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22.

Mexican Inquisition remained officially in force until the early 19th century.

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