Abolition of the Inquisition (1813)
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Abolition of the Inquisition (1813) was a landmark decree by the Cortes of Cádiz that formally ended the Spanish Inquisition and marked a major liberal reform in early 19th-century Spain.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abolition of the Inquisition (1813) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decree
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ legal reform ⓘ |
| abolished | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution | Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ |
| aimedAt | ending religious persecution by the Inquisition ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | took place during the Napoleonic occupation of parts of Spain ⓘ |
| consequence |
strengthening of liberal forces in Spain
ⓘ
weakening of clerical judicial power in Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| domain |
church–state relations
ⓘ
judicial reform ⓘ religious policy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Peninsular War
ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish War of Independence
|
| ideologicalBasis |
Enlightenment ideas
ⓘ
liberal constitutionalism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | suppression of ecclesiastical tribunal ⓘ |
| legalStatus | abolition of institution ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ |
| location |
Cadiz
ⓘ
surface form:
Cádiz
|
| opposedBy |
absolutist supporters of the monarchy
ⓘ
conservative clergy in Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | liberal reforms of the Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ |
| passedBy | Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | liberal reform ⓘ |
| precededBy | centuries of operation of the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | restoration of the Inquisition under Ferdinand VII ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Old Regime in Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon monarchy in Spain
Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Constitution of 1812
Spanish liberalism ⓘ separation of church and state in Spain ⓘ |
| significance |
formally ended the Spanish Inquisition
ⓘ
major liberal reform in Spain ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religious tribunals
ⓘ
state control over religious institutions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolition | formal legal abolition of an institution ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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