portuguese inquisition
The Portuguese Inquisition refers to a period in Portuguese history (1536-1821) when the Catholic Church and the Portuguese crown persecuted individuals suspected of heresy, including Jews, Muslims, and Protestants, through trials, arrests, and torture.
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