The Inquisition against free thought, the practice of censorship in New Spain

The Catholic Church had great power in the New Spain era, and anything that went against it was punished. Against this background, the Inquisition issued an edict in which it ordered to denounce people who had books that were not written in Spanish.

The Inquisition against free thought, the practice of censorship in New Spain
Torture by the Inquisition was applied to obtain a confession.