The Spanish InquisitionWhat was the Spanish Inquisition? The Spanish Inquisition persecuted and discriminated against minorities on the Iberian Peninsula who opposed the practices and ideologies of the Catholic Church. Between 1480 and 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was placed under the authority of royal power in Spain; the Inquisition was created to solve the particular problem posed by the presence of thousands of converted Jews in the Iberian Peninsula. At the same time, the inquisition extended its authority to other minorities and established itself in other geographical regions. This “institution” functioned and extended to other territories under the crown of Castile: the Canaries and the territories ruled by the viceroys in New Spain and Peru (24, 25). Joseph Pérez not only described the Spanish Inquisition by summarizing the content of this "regime", but also his main thesis and interpretation is based on the criticism of the origins of anti-Semitism, of the way in which the Spanish Inquisition " defended the Catholic faith” against Jews, Muslims, Protestantism and witchcraft. Pérez also continues his thesis and his interpretations by opposing the trials and the organization of the “Holy Office” – the Inquisition. Finally, Pérez reinforced his main thesis by arguing and comparing the Spanish Inquisition with modern regimes, such as Nazi Germany and communist regimes that used procedures of "torture" and "persecution" similar to those of those who opposed the ideologies of Nazism and Communism. Therefore, Pérez's interpretation and explanation not only makes sense, but it is also well presented. To begin with, Pérez's thesis began by introducing the creation of "anti-Semitism" against the Jews; as well as discrimination against Muslims who opposed Catholic doctrine at the start of the Spanish Inquisition. First, Pérez criticized and analyzed the procedures and manipulations that the Inquisitions imposed on Jews and Muslims to convert them to Catholicism; these procedures and manipulations criticized by Pérez were oppression aimed at converting these two groups to Catholicism or expelling them from Spain if they remained their faith – many chose exile (35). Furthermore, Pérez admired the resistance that the majority of Jews had to make to preserve their faith in "secret" and remain faithful to their faith even though they faced persecution, discrimination, oppression and expulsion during the Inquisition (51). Next, Pérez continued to develop his thesis and interpretation by asserting that the Inquisition expanded its injustices by applying its policies not only to Jews and Muslims, but also to Protestants, Illuminists, and witchcraft. Pérez, argued that the Inquisition justified its atrocities against Protestants and Illuminists because it introduced new ideologies contrary to the Catholic Church..