Desa, Diego de - the second general inquisitor , professor of theology of the University of Salamanca , archbishop of Seville, and after the death of Torquemada (1499) the general inquisitor of Spain (d. 1506). During its activities, secular authorities burned 1664 people, and 52456 people were subjected to various punishments and fines. Diego was of Jewish descent and, despite the cruelty with which he persecuted the Marans , by the end of his life he was publicly accused of remaining a Jew in his soul.
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- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia - 1995.
- ↑ Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
Diego de Desa is the prototype of the protagonist - the monk inquisitor Diego in the novel "Darkness Covers the Earth" by Jerzy Andrzejewski , as well as the film of the same name - an adaptation, which, despite the differences in biography, becomes the successor to Torquemada as the great inquisitor of Spain, after his death.