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The phrase ''auto de fe'' refers to the ritual of public Penance of condemned Heretics and Apostate s that took place when the Spanish Inquisition or the Portuguese Inquisition had decided their punishment (that is, after the Trial ). ''Auto de fe'' in medieval Spanish means "act of faith". The phrase also commonly occurs in English in its Portuguese form ''auto'' da ''fe'' (or '''''auto da fé''''').

The ''auto de fe'' involved: a Catholic and the Burning At The Stake . However, this type of activity never took place during an ''auto de fe'', which was in essence a religious act. Torture was not administered after a trial concluded and executions were always held after and separate from the ''auto de fe'' (Kamen 1997: 192-213).

The first ''auto de fe'' took place in s such as Bernal Díaz Del Castillo record them. They also occurred in the Portuguese colony of Goa , India , following the establishment of Inquisition there in 1562 - 1563 .


REFERENCES

  • Peters, Edward. (1988) ''Inquisition''. New York: The Free Press.

  • Kamen, Henry. (1997) ''The Spanish Inquisition : A Historical Revision''. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. - This revised edition of his 1965 original contributes to the understanding of the Spanish Inquisition in its local context.

  • Lea, Henry Charles (1906–1907). ''A History of the Inquisition of Spain'' (4 volumes). New York and London.

  • Whitechapel, Simon (2003). ''Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition''. Creation Books. ISBN 1840681055



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