Torquemada, Tomásde

Torquemada, Tomásde
Tor·que·ma·da (tôr'kə-mäʹdə, tôr'kĕ-mäʹthä), Tomás de. 1420-1498.
Spanish Dominican friar who was appointed grand inquisitor by Pope Innocent VIII (1487). Under his authority, thousands of Jews, suspected witches, and others were killed or tortured during the Spanish Inquisition.

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