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This article discusses diplomatic immunity during the Spanish Inquisition in the 18th and 19th centuries. It examines the role of the Santo Oficio, or the Holy Office, which often raided Spanish homes on the suspicion that they contained books prohibited by the government. The author analyzes the diplomatic conflicts caused by such raids on the belongings of foreign diplomats, who were granted special rights and privileges according to various international treaties. He also studies the diplomats' influence in the government's review, revision, and rectification of these Inquisitorial commissions and their actions.