Portuguese Inquisition
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The Portuguese Inquisition was a powerful religious tribunal established in Portugal in the 16th century that persecuted Jews, conversos, and other alleged heretics under the authority of the Catholic Church and the Portuguese crown.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese Inquisition canonical | 4 |
| Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal | 1 |
| Inquisição Portuguesa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Portuguese Inquisition Context triple: [Spanish Inquisition, differentFrom, Portuguese Inquisition]
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Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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B.
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.
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C.
Mihna (inquisition)
The Mihna (inquisition) was a 9th-century religious and political persecution in the Abbasid Caliphate during which scholars were forced to conform to the caliphs’ official theological doctrine, particularly regarding the created nature of the Qur’an.
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D.
Supreme Council of the Inquisition
The Supreme Council of the Inquisition was the central governing body that directed and coordinated the activities of the Spanish Inquisition across its various tribunals.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Portuguese Inquisition Target entity description: The Portuguese Inquisition was a powerful religious tribunal established in Portugal in the 16th century that persecuted Jews, conversos, and other alleged heretics under the authority of the Catholic Church and the Portuguese crown.
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A.
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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B.
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.
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C.
Mihna (inquisition)
The Mihna (inquisition) was a 9th-century religious and political persecution in the Abbasid Caliphate during which scholars were forced to conform to the caliphs’ official theological doctrine, particularly regarding the created nature of the Qur’an.
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D.
Supreme Council of the Inquisition
The Supreme Council of the Inquisition was the central governing body that directed and coordinated the activities of the Spanish Inquisition across its various tribunals.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic institution
ⓘ
inquisition ⓘ religious tribunal ⓘ |
| abolishedUnder |
John VI of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
King John VI of Portugal
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| aim |
control of New Christian population
ⓘ
enforcement of Catholic orthodoxy ⓘ suppression of heresy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Portuguese Inquisition
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal
Portuguese Inquisition ⓘ
surface form:
Inquisição Portuguesa
|
| approvedBy | Pope Paul III ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | liberal revolution in Portugal ⓘ |
| endTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | King John III of Portugal ⓘ |
| hadTribunalIn |
Coimbra
ⓘ
Goa ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ Évora ⓘ |
| headquarters | Lisbon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Angola
ⓘ
Portuguese America ⓘ
surface form:
Brazil (colonial)
Cape Verde Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Verde
Goa ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese India ⓘ São Tomé ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
canon law
ⓘ
royal ordinances of Portugal ⓘ |
| mainTribunal |
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition
ⓘ
surface form:
General Council of the Holy Office
|
| method | use of torture during interrogations ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first auto-da-fé in Lisbon in 1540 ⓘ |
| persecutedGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
New Christians
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestants
alleged heretics ⓘ alleged witches ⓘ conversos ⓘ crypto-Jews ⓘ people accused of Judaism ⓘ people accused of bigamy ⓘ people accused of blasphemy ⓘ people accused of sodomy ⓘ |
| punishment |
confiscation of property
ⓘ
execution by burning ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ public penance ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| startTime | 1536 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Holy See
ⓘ
Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
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Subject: Portuguese Inquisition Description of subject: The Portuguese Inquisition was a powerful religious tribunal established in Portugal in the 16th century that persecuted Jews, conversos, and other alleged heretics under the authority of the Catholic Church and the Portuguese crown.
Referenced by (6)
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