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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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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Cortes of Cádiz significantWork Abolition of the Inquisition (1813)