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# Inquisition

## Latest entries

- [Episcopal Inquisition in New Spain: Indians, Protestants and banned books](https://www.xikoova.com/en/episcopal-inquisition-in-new-spain-indians-protestants-and-banned-books/) — Between 1528 and 1571, the episcopal Inquisition in New Spain fell to bishops such as Zumárraga and Montúfar. This period included processes against indigenous people, Protestant foreigners and a strong control of books.
- [Inquisitorial Legislation in New Spain: A Brief Introduction](https://www.xikoova.com/en/inquisitorial-legislation-in-new-spain-a-brief-introduction/) — The Inquisition in New Spain was governed by a solid body of law that included instructions, ordinances and local primers. This regulatory framework, inherited from the peninsula, made it possible to standardize processes and define the crimes prosecuted by the Holy Office.
- [Origins of the Spanish Inquisition: the antecedent of the New Spain.](https://www.xikoova.com/en/origins-of-the-spanish-inquisition-the-antecedent-of-the-new-spain/) — Before coming to Mexico, the Inquisition had a long history in Europe. This article explains how it went from being a medieval ecclesiastical tribunal to becoming an instrument of the Spanish monarchy under the Catholic Monarchs and Torquemada.