Spanish inquisitor general
Tomás de Torquemada
Active
1492
The Inquisition under his direction was among the forces behind the expulsion edict.
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Historians differ over whether expulsion sought departure, conversion, or religious unity. The March edict justified expulsion as a way to stop Jews influencing conversos.