Torquemada

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In the late 1400s Platina produced the first printed cookbook; in Spain this Grand Inquisitor cooked up punishments Torquemada $1,000 J CONTEMPORARIES 2017-10-27 #7620
In 1487 Pope Innocent VIII appointed him grand inquisitor for all of Spain Torquemada $500 J HISTORIC NAMES 1996-07-15 #2751
When Joan was burned at the stake in 1431, this future Spanish inquisitor was about 11 years old Torquemada $1,000 DJ CONTEMPORARIES 1995-07-10 #2516
In October 1483 he was appointed Grand Inquisitor for Aragon, Catalonia & Valencia Torquemada DD $500 J PEOPLE IN HISTORY 1995-05-29 #2486
The name of this Grand Inquisitor became synonymous with the horror of the Spanish Inquisition Torquemada $800 DJ PEOPLE IN HISTORY 1993-06-30 #2048
He was a prior of a Dominican convent many years before he became Grand Inquisitor of Spain Torquemada $600 DJ NOTORIOUS 1991-10-30 #1648
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