Holy Office of the Inquisition (Earth-616)

Holy Office of the Inquisition
Name	Holy Office of the Inquisition
Aliases	Inquisition
Members
Leader(s)	Pope
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Public
Allies	Catholic Church
Origin and Status
Status	Defunct
Reality	Earth-616
Base of Operations	Madrid, Spain and the Spanish Empire
Creators and Appearances
First	Mystic #3 (March, 1951)
First	Mystic #3 (March, 1951)

History

Overview

The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition or the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 A.D. by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. It was started to maintain the authority of the Catholic Church in Spain.

15th Century

In 1492 A.D., King Ferdinand conquered the last caliphate of Spain, Granada, and reunited Spain as a country. He issued the Alhambra Decree, expelling all Jews and Muslims from Spain. Many converted, but Ferdinand, suspicious they were not sincere in their faith change, set up the Inquisition.

A powerful sorcerer by the name of Esteban Corazón de Ablo gained power in Spain during this time, he used the Philosopher's Stone to thwart his enemies. Despite all his power, the Inquisition were many and he was soon forced to flee Spain, apparently losing the Philosopher's Stone in the process.

16th Century

Hydra managed to manipulate and use the Inquisition. In 1537 A.D., in Spain, Hydra members of the Holy Office of the Inquisition tried Dr. Garibaldi for his researches on the eternal life. As Garibaldi refused to confess an heresy, the inquisitors revealed themselves as Hydra members and offered to recruit him.

During the Inquisition a group of Inhumans were captured by superstitious locals who threw them into a ravine leading to Subterranean caverns. Later, some of those Inhumans survived the fall, desperate for sustenance, ate the flesh of Skrulls who had been executed the same way, causing shape-shifting mutations among them.

An ancient nunnery's order called La Miel Madura was accused of witchcraft by the Inquisition Tribunal.

See Also

• 4 appearance(s) of Holy Office of the Inquisition (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Holy Office of the Inquisition (Earth-616)
• 6 mention(s) of Holy Office of the Inquisition (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Holy Office of the Inquisition (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Holy Office of the Inquisition (Earth-616)