inquisition
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It inspired the people of Billings more than 30 years ago, and it has inspired the Jewish people through some of their most trying times in history—from the Spanish Inquisition to the Holocaust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
"It likely came with related Sephardic Jews or Moors fleeing the Inquisition," says Santos.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
Here's a bit of a history lesson: My family was originally from Sicily, and we're talking before the Spanish Inquisition of 1492.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
This rare mutation -- found in just 400 to 500 people worldwide -- was identified in a group of Ecuadorians whose ancestors had fled Spain during the Inquisition more than three centuries ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
In fact, only seven of the ten cardinals sitting as the council of the Inquisition signed the sentence, with Barberini among the three who refused.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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