How did Catholic kings maintain the purity of the faith in Spain?

The spouses-kings Ferdinand and Isabella are called Catholic kings, and they were zealous for the purity of religion in Spain. They ordered to expel from the country all non-Christians (Jews and Moors), unless they convert to Christianity. However, in the period 1480-1492, many people who changed religion were accused of secretly observing the rites of their previous religions. They were arrested, tortured and burned at the stake. There were specially built braziers on the main squares of the cities.

Catholic kings asked the Pope for permission to enter the Inquisition in Spain. R. On November 1, 1478, Pope Sixtus IV established the Inquisition in Spain.

The Inquisition persecuted people for heresy, Crypto Judaism, Protestantism, polygamy, and blasphemy.

Since 1492, closed quarters for non-Christians were created, and these quarters began to be called “ghettos”. The non-believers were raised taxes, limited their rights in other socio-economic areas. In 1492, under the Alhambra Decree, the kings were given four months by Jews to leave Spain or convert to Catholicism. Over ten thousand Jews left Spain and emigrated to North Africa, Portugal, Italy.