The Spanish Inquisition was a real tribunal that operated from 1478 to 1834.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING

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Is it true that the Spanish Inquisition was a real tribunal that operated from 1478 to 1834?

Unclear. Several reference and scholarly items treat the Spanish Inquisition as a real tribunal, one confirming it was authorized in 1478 and another confirming its final abolition on 15 July 1834, but no single placed item covers both endpoints of the claimed 1478-1834 span.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Spanish Inquisition

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Spanish Inquisition. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition

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The Inquisition in the Spanish Dependencies

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The Inquisition in the Spanish Dependencies. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511709807

The Causes of Long-Term Economic Development in Spain: Looking Beyond the Spanish Inquisition

2022

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The Causes of Long-Term Economic Development in Spain: Looking Beyond the Spanish Inquisition. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UA0FBX

Neidhart, Johann Eberhard von, active 1667-1689, Jesuit, General of the Spanish Inquisition, Cardinal 1672

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Neidhart, Johann Eberhard von, active 1667-1689, Jesuit, General of the Spanish Inquisition, Cardinal 1672. (n.d.). n2t.net. http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bm1wxc

Long-run effects of the Spanish Inquisition

2014

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Jordi, V. (2014). Long-run effects of the Spanish Inquisition. www2.warwick.ac.uk. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/centres/cage/research/wpfeed/192-2014_vidal-robert.pdf

THE INQUISITION (Evening Post, 01 September 1934)

1934

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THE INQUISITION (Evening Post, 01 September 1934). (1934). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19340901.2.58

Evening Post. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1934. A STRANGE CENTENARY (Evening Post, 01 September 1934)

1934

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Evening Post. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1934. A STRANGE CENTENARY (Evening Post, 01 September 1934). (1934). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19340901.2.44

Did people blaspheme deliberately to be tried in the Medieval European Inquisition courts instead of other secular courts?

2016

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Did people blaspheme deliberately to be tried in the Medieval European Inquisition courts instead of other secular courts?. (2016). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/34236/did-people-blaspheme-deliberately-to-be-tried-in-the-medieval-european-inquisiti

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