Free tour

🏆THE SPANISH INQUISITION: Expulsion of Jews & Muslims, The Catholic Monarchs, and Religious Conflicts.

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Madrid

Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Tourstilla

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Registered on 17 December 2019

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Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

🏆THE BEST INQUISITION TOUR IN MADRID

Uncover the most shocking scenes and darkest secrets of the Spanish Inquisition in Old Madrid.

Visit key locations and explore the workings of the Holy Office Tribunal: torture, executions, persecution of Jews and Muslims, and the bloody Autos de Fe.

Learn about the mystery of the Vatican archives, Pope John Paul II's pardon, and the religious echoes in modern-day conflicts.

ENTERTAINMENT, REFLECTION, AND LEARNING GUARANTEED

We’ll explore Inquisitorial Madrid:

📍 Did Spain create the Inquisition? Myth or truth
📍 Historical Context
📍 Expulsion of Jews and Muslims
📍 The “Marrano” Jews and “Morisco” Muslims
📍 The Executioner and Torture
📍 The Inquisition Tribunal
📍 Edicts of Faith
📍 Autos de Fe: The Great Judgment
📍 Key Figures: Torquemada vs. Cisneros
📍 Witch Burnings
📍 Vatican Archives
📍 Pope John Paul II and the Church’s Apology
📍 The Last Person Condemned to Death
📍Modern Religious Conflicts – Holy Wars?

👀 LOOK FOR THE YELLOW AND ORANGE TWO-TONE UMBRELLA 👀

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Plaza Mayor, Centro, Madrid, Spain

We are located in the center-east of the Plaza. Look for the YELLOW AND ORANGE two-colored umbrella. Reference: We are near the statue of Philip III (the horse statue).

Outside visit

Parroquia de Santa Cruz. Madrid.

Outside visit

Plaza de la Provincia

Outside visit

CASA DE LA CARNICERÍA

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).