The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765 by António José Saraiva

The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765

António José Saraiva with Sassoon (Translator), Herman Prins Salomon (Translator)

404 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

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The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765 by António José Saraiva is a gripping and stimulating read for anyone fascinated by the complexities of history, the intersection of faith and power, and the human cost of intolerance, offering a nuanced and meticulously researched exploration of one of the darkest chapters in human history.

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The Marrano Factory argues that the Portuguese Inquisition's stated intention of extirpating heresies and purifying Portuguese Catholicism was a monumental hoax; the true purpose of the Holy Office was the fabrication rather than the destruction o...

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