Acquittals in the Spanish Inquisition

The Spanish Inquisition has become such a byword for injustice that many forget it was also a judicial system capable of acquittal. This study of more than 67,000 trials uncovers over 2,500 formal acquittals, more than 6,600 suspended trials, and nearly 2,100 with unknown or no recorded outcome.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Background 2. A System Geared Towards Conviction 3. The Forms of Non-Conviction 4. Acquittal 5. Conclusion

About the author

Gunnar W. Knutsen is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Bergen. He worked for the University of Oslo from 1996 to 2009 before moving to Telemark University College and then to the University of Bergen in 2014. He is an associated researcher at ENS-Lyon..

Summary

The Spanish Inquisition has become such a byword for injustice that many forget it was also a judicial system capable of acquittal. This study of more than 67,000 trials uncovers over 2,500 formal acquittals, more than 6,600 suspended trials, and nearly 2,100 with unknown or no recorded outcome.

Product details

• Authors: Gunnar W. Knutsen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032596662
• ISBN: 978-1-03-259666-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Weight: 500 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / History, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, History of Religion, Legal History, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, C 1600 To C 1700