The Spanish Inquisition and Portuguese Inquisition: The History and Legacy of the Roman Catholic Church’s Most Infamous Institutions by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2019-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

The floggings were considered the mildest of the torture tactics. If the floggings had not produced the information the inquisitors wanted, a slew of other torture devices, both old and new, were used. Typically, the torturer's next option was the strappado. Wrist-bound prisoners were attached to a rope and pulley system, then raised to the ceiling, hovering 6 feet above ground. A pair of iron weights that weighed at least 100-lbs were shackled around the ankles of the prisoner. A tug on the rope prompted the weights to plummet, the sudden drop dislocating bones and causing serious damage to nerves and joints.

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