A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2

CHAPTER III--BISHOPS.

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Torquemada vainly seeks Jurisdiction over Bishops 41 Cases of Dávila of Segovia and Aranda of Calahorra 42 Case of Acuña of Zamora 45 Jurisdiction conferred personally on Inquisitor-general Manrique 44 Case of Archbishop Carranza of Toledo 45 Inquisitor-general Valdés falls into disfavor 46 Seeks to re-establish himself by prosecuting Carranza 48 Carranza's Orthodoxy--Melchor Cano 49 Carranza's Commentaries on the Catechism 54 Royal and Papal Assent obtained for the Prosecution 56 Carranza's Arrest and Incarceration, Aug. 22, 1559 65 He recuses Valdés and two other Judges 69 Procrastination--Trial begins July 30, 1561 71 Continued Delays--Intervention of Council of Trent in 1563 73 Fruitless Efforts of Pius IV to expedite the trial 75 Pius V evokes the Case to Rome 77 Carranza reaches Rome May 28, 1567--Trial recommenced 79 Gregory XIII recommences the Trial in 1572 81 Sentence rendered April 24, 1576 82 Carranza's Death, May 2d--Estimates of him 84 Jurisdiction claimed over Bishops 87 Cases of Toro of Oviedo and Queipo of Mechoacan 88