One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As history books tell it, the Europeans brought their religion to the ...

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Secret Files of the Inquisition Season 1 is a 2006 documentary series that explores the Spanish Inquisition, one of the most controversial and significant events in world history. Featuring archival ...

The history of the families who were forced to convert or flee during the Inquisitions. Re-examine the long-hidden history of the families who were forced to convert or flee during the Spanish and ...

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There’s a silly Monty Python sketch from a half-century ago that some of you surely remember, and it spawned an enduring meme — though we didn’t have that name for it then. In the scene, a hapless ...

Producer Jordi Frades said he hoped to do for the Inquisition in popular culture what “Schindler’s List” did for the Holocaust. In some ways it is, featuring the familiar mix of romance, violence and ...

The French Quarter is old. If you dig, you’re probably going to find something. But not even that self-evident truth could prepare the residents of New Orleans for what was unearthed in February 1840.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!” This is an exclamation from the extremely popular and famous Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As the world celebrates Hispanic Heritage ...