La organización del Santo Oficio y el nombramiento de inquisidor general por el archiduque Carlos (1709-1715)

Abstract

This article analyses the structure of the Spanish Inquisition and the way in which it was maintained by Archduke Carlos. It also deals with the circumstances surrounding the archduke's appointment of the grand inquisitor in the territories of the Monarchy under his rule. In these territories the archduke preserved, together with the rest of the institutions, the administration of the Holy Office itself. A special problem arose from the fact that, as with everything related to the government of the Inquisition, the intervention of the grand inquisitor was needed when designating people to the various different posts within this administration. Eventually, the archduke induced the Pope to recognise his prerogative, as Catholic King, to appoint the grand inquisitor.