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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Inquisition affect people other than Catholics and Protestants?
A
it spread to Portugal, Italy, and Spain therefore the Spanish Inquisition was made and it targeted Jews, Muslims, and Jews secretly practicing Judaism.
B
it spread to Argentina, Italy, and Spain therefore the Spanish Inquisition was made and it targeted Jews, Muslims, and Jews secretly practicing Judaism.
C
it spread to Portugal, Italy, and Spain therefore the Spanish Inquisition was made and it targeted Jews, Muslims, and Jews opening practicing Judaism.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hundreds of thousands of Spanish Jews, Muslims, and Protestants were forcibly converted, expelled from Spain, or executed. The Inquisition spread into other parts of Europe and the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Did the Spanish Inquisition of the Catholic Church torture and kill 68 million non-Catholics over the centuries? Many believe so.

Detailed explanation-3: -Originally aimed at religious matters, the Inquisition had an influence on almost every aspect of Portuguese life – political, cultural, and social. Many New Christians from Portugal migrated to Goa in the 1500s as a result of the inquisition in Portugal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the supreme council of the Spanish Inquisition were 14 local tribunals in Spain and several in the colonies; the tribunals in Mexico and Peru were particularly harsh. The Spanish Inquisition spread into Sicily in 1517, but efforts to set it up in Naples and Milan failed.

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