Inquisitor General

Grand Inquisitor Inquisitor Generalis
Appointer	Monarch
Inaugural holder	Tomás de Torquemada
Formation	1483
Final holder	Jerónimo Castillón y Salas
Abolished	1820

Grand Inquisitor (Latin: Inquisitor Generalis, lit. Inquisitor General or General Inquisitor) was the lead official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, even after the reunification of the inquisitions. Secretaries-general of the Roman Inquisition were often styled as Grand Inquisitor but the role and functions were different.

The most famous Inquisitor General was the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.

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