Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition

Torquemada, the dour Dominican Friar, was responsible for one of the cruelest examples of religious persecution the world has ever known. Driven by his own warped genius, and against the express wishes of his king and queen, he single-handedly engineered torture and fear to a staggering degree. For Torquemada was the original President of the Spanish Inquisition.