grand inquisitor was the head of the spanish inquisition.
who was the head of the spanish inquisition?
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the inquisition also appears in 20th-century literature. "la gesta del marrano", by the argentine author marcos aguinis, portrays the length of the inquisition's arm to reach people in argentina during the 16th and 17th centuries. the first book in les daniels' "don sebastian vampire chronicles", "the black castle" (1978), is set in 15th-century spain and includes both descriptions of inquisitorial questioning and an auto-da-fé, as well as tomás de torquemada, who is featured in one chapter. the marvel comics series "marvel 1602" shows the inquisition targeting mutants for "blasphemy". the character magneto also appears as the grand inquisitor. the captain alatriste novels by the spanish writer arturo pérez-reverte are set in the early 17th century. the second novel, "purity of blood", has the narrator being tortured by the inquisition and describes an auto-da-fé. carme riera's novella, published in 1994, "dins el darrer blau" ("in the last blue") is set during the repression of the "chuetas" ("conversos" from majorca) at the end of the 17th century. in 1998, the spanish writer miguel delibes published the historical novel "the heretic", about the protestants of valladolid and their repression by the inquisition. samuel shellabarger's "captain from castile" deals directly with the spanish inquisition during the first part of the novel.
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the spanish inquisition (monty python)









































"the spanish inquisition" is a series of sketches in "monty python's flying circus", series 2 episode 2, first broadcast 22 september 1970, parodying the real-life spanish inquisition. this episode is itself entitled "the spanish inquisition". the sketches are notable for their principal catchphrase, "nobody expects the spanish inquisition!", which has become a frequently-used quote. the end of the sketch uses music from the composition devil's galop by charles williams. rewritten audio versions of the sketches were included on "another monty python record" in 1971.









































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the spanish inquisition (monty python)