Tomás de Torquemada, (1420 – September 16, 1498) was a Spanish Dominican friar and the first Grand Inquisitor in Spain's movement to force Roman Catholicism upon its populace in the late 15th century, otherwise known as "The Spanish Inquisition". (Intro from Wikipedia)
January(?) 1(?), 1420 - Valladolid - Tomás de Torquemada is born.
January(?) 1(?), 1452 - Segovia - Appointed Prior of the Convent of Santa Cruz la Real. =(START)
December 13, 1474 - Segovia - With the Coronation of Isabel I of Castille, Torquemada becomes her Royal Confessor.
February 6, 1481 - Seville - The first "auto-de-fé" condemns to the flames 6 people accused of being converted jews =(catholicmonarchsflag)
January(?) 1(?), 1483 - Segovia - Torquemada is appointed Grand Inquisitor in Castille
October 17, 1483 - Barcelona - Torquemada is appointed Grand Inquisitor of Catalonia by Pope Innocent VIII
January(?) 1(?), 1484 - Seville - Convened a general assembly of the other inquisitors and gives them an outline with 28 points to conduct their inquiries
January(?) 1(?), 1488 - Seville(?) - Torquemada is named head of the "Consejo de la Suprema y General Inquisicion", which gives him virtual papal powers over a large part of Spain
March 31, 1492 - Alhambra, Granada - Torquemada is the probable author of the Edict of Granada
January(?) 1(?), 1493 - Ávila - Retires to the Monastery of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Ávila
September 16, 1498 - Ávila - Tomás de Torquemada dies, aged 77-78 =(END)
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