Suprema

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Suprema was the powerful central governing body that oversaw and directed the activities of the Spanish Inquisition.

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Suprema canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative council
central governing body
organ of the Spanish monarchy
tribunal council
alsoKnownAs Inquisition
surface form: Consejo de la Suprema y General Inquisición

Supreme Council of the Inquisition
surface form: Council of the Supreme and General Inquisition
appliedLegalFramework canon law
inquisitorial instructions
royal ordinances
appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Spanish Empire
country Spain
establishedFor control of religious orthodoxy
defense of Catholic doctrine
strengthening royal authority over religious matters
suppression of heresy
hasMember Tomás de Torquemada
surface form: Inquisitor General of Spain

councillors of the Inquisition
legal experts
royal officials
theologians
hasRole administration of inquisitorial finances
advisory body to the monarch on inquisitorial matters
appeals court for inquisitorial cases
appointment oversight for inquisitorial officials
approval of inquisitorial procedures
centralization of inquisitorial policy
control of censorship and book prohibition policies
coordination of inquisitorial tribunals
oversight of the Spanish Inquisition
supervision of local inquisitors
headedBy Tomás de Torquemada
surface form: Inquisitor General of Spain
influenced censorship practices in Spain
religious policy of the Spanish monarchy
treatment of religious minorities in Spain
location Madrid
Spain
oversaw confiscation of property of the condemned
procedures of heresy trials
publication of the Index of Prohibited Books in Spain
regional inquisitorial tribunals
use of torture in inquisitorial interrogations
partOf Spanish Inquisition
subordinateTo Crown of Spain
Spanish monarch
timePeriod 15th century to 19th century
Early Modern period

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