suppression of conversos
Suppression of Conversos refers to the deliberate efforts of the Spanish Inquisition and other authorities during the 15th and 16th centuries to target and repress individuals of Jewish or Muslim origin who had converted to Christianity but were suspected of secretly adhering to their previous faiths.
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