Grand Inquisitor ( 1699 - 1774 ) was a Spanish cleric who was Manuel Quintano Bonifaz from Spain from 1755 to 1774 . Grand Inquisitor ( 1699 -- 1774 ) was a Spanish cleric who was Manuel Quintano Bonifaz of Spain from 1755 to 1774 . Manuel Quintano Bonifaz ( 1699 -- 1774 ) was a Spanish cleric who was Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1755 to 1774 .