(11) One Academic Year â shall be construed to mean a program of at least 45 quarter-hour units, 30 semester-hour units, or 32 trimester-hour units or the equivalent thereof. One hour of didactic or 2 hours of clinical instruction shall equal one unit.
This article is about the Inquisition within the Catholic Church. For other uses, see Inquisition (disambiguation). The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy. It started in 12th-century France to combat religious sectarianism, in particular the Cathars and the Waldensians.
Even though religious motives were certainly predominant, the majority of historians also point to the combination of economic and political motives. During the period of its existence Spanish Inquisition was under control of the Spanish monarchy. It was founded by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.They wrote a letter to the Pope asking for a permittion to start Inquisition in Spain. The first thing they did was the arrest of the most notable figures in Seville and the Conversos (secret Jews). The first Tribunals were opened in Valencia, Catalonia and Aragon.ven though religious motives were certainly predominant, the majority of historians also point to the combination of economic and political motives. During the period of its existence Spanish Inquisition was under control of the Spanish monarchy. It was founded by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.