RT journal article
T1 The Abolition of the Inquisition and the Creation of a Historical Myth
A1 Muñoz Sempere, Daniel
A2 Filología
AB This article looks at the way in which the Spanish Inquisition was insertedwithin a wider historical narrative of the nation around the mid-nineteenthcentury. After discussing the predominant vision of the events as seen inthe historical work of Modesto Lafuente and others, it goes on to explorethe representation of the Tribunal in other historians who challenged theprevailing image of the Spanish Inquisition as a foreign institution that didnot embody the spirit of the reign of the Catholic Monarchs. In both thecases of Adolfo de Castro and Jaime Balmes, the Inquisition was seen asinevitable, a requirement by the nation in order to preserve religious unity,rather than an external, papal imposition or a tool for the despotism ofCharles I or Philip II. In the historical novel La Sigea (1854) by CarolinaCoronado, a similar tragic vision of the role of the Tribunal in nationalhistory becomes apparent. The ideals of Iberian union, harmony, and integrationare threatened by the Holy Office as a symbol of dark passions andpatriarchal oppression. This is represented not only by the Inquisition, butalso by the aggressive, male configuration of the idea of nation in liberalismwhich, according to the logic of the novel, was ultimately the main elementresponsible for the establishment and durability of the Inquisition.
SN 1468-2737
YR 2010
FD 2010-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34312
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34312
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026