July 15, 1834
Spain Suppresses the Inquisition
Historical context
On July 15, 1834, Queen Regent María Cristina de Borbón decreed that the Spanish Inquisition was definitively suppressed.
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- Date
- July 15, 1834
- Verified sources
- 2
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On this day, at San Ildefonso, Queen Regent María Cristina de Borbón declared the tribunal of the Inquisition definitively suppressed. She acted in the name of her daughter, Isabella II. The decree says the bishops, protected by the laws of the monarchy, were enough to sustain the religion of the state.
The Spanish Archives record that earlier constitutions and decrees had already tried to end the tribunal, and that this decree of July 15, 1834, is the one that made the abolition definitive. The tribunal had been created under Ferdinand and Isabella to investigate conversos.
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Sources and further reading
- Real decreto suprimiendo el tribunal de la Inquisición · María Cristina de Borbón · Torre de Babel Ediciones View source
- Abolición de la Inquisición en España, 1834 · Spanish Archives · PARES View source
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