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The year 1492 was a turning point in the history of Iberian peninsula. Ferdinand and Isabella, namely the Catholic Monarchs had led the reconquista to a successful end and thus laid the foundation for the emergence of a powerful state. The unification of the Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon had been reached with the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. The military and political struggle for the unity of Spain was completed by the end of the reconquista. They now wanted to reach out to the religious unity. Expulsion of the Jews, namely the problem of the conversos or judeoconversos had been solved. Isabella and Ferdinand hoped that, the Muslims voluntarily adopt the Christian faith and would adjust to their Christian environment. But the conversion campaigns and missionary efforts are run only half-heartedly and therefore remained largely unsuccessful. The Muslims of Andalusia took refuge in the crypto-Islam, that is, they tried in hidden continue to pursue the Islamic religion and outwardly feign assimilation. Task of the Spanish Inquisition was about to verify actual faith of the crypto-Muslims and bring them to justice. The Spanish Inquisition had proceeded very differently on the regional level against the Moriscos. The everyday life of the Moriscos as Christians, with compulsive baptisms and discriminating regulations, was very hard to endure. The purpose of this article is to focus on the unfair practices that the Muslims are faced with and the methods they used to get rid of them.

The Spanish Inquisition encompasses the long period of history of the Iberian Peninsula; established after the unification of the Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile by the marriage union of the „Catholic monarchs", Ferdinand and Isabella, in 1469. Even thought considered as a ecclesial organization, who would address the issue of the „Jewish threat", actually it was a tool of the monarchy to consolidate its power and it has been remembered in history by its ostensibly cruel methods.In this historical frame had lived and worked Pere Miquel Carbonell (1434-1517) a Catalan historian, poet, humanist, notary and royal archivist in The General Archive of The Crown of Aragon from 1476 until his death. He wrote books inspired by the Spanish Inquisition, such as Super facto expulsionis hereticorum and Liber descriptionis reconsiliationisque, purgationis et condemnationis hereticorum which will be the starting point of this investigation. This manuscript which is kept in The General Archive of The Crown of Aragon contains records about the Spanish Inquisition from 1487 until 1507 and describes reconciliations, justifications and condemnations of heretics.In this manuscript exists two documents holding the same title Pensio assignata Inquisitori hereticae pravitatis from 1357 and 1358 and therefore outside of the described historical period. These records originated in Zaragoza and Barcelona was written by King Peter IV of Aragon and afterwards copied by Carbonell will be the start point of this paper and will take into consideration its administrative regulations and information such as bureaucratic structure of the Sanctum Officium`s members and their obligations., La Inquisición Española es bien conocida como parte integrante y fundamental de la historia de la Península Ibérica. Fue establecida posteriormente a las nupcias de los Reyes Católicos, Fernando II de Aragón e Isabel I de Castilla en el 1469. El Papa Sixto IV en 1478 promulgó la bula Exigit sinceras devotionis affectus, por la que se constituía la Inquisición, quedando así establecida la presencia de dicha organización en la Península para dar solución al problema de "la amenaza judía". Aunque su función real no era otra que una herramienta monárquica para consolidar el poder y que pasó a la historia por sus ostentosos y brutales métodos. En este período histórico vivió Pere Miquel Carbonell (1434-1517) un historiador catalán, poeta, humanista, notario y archivista del Archivo General de la Corona de Aragón del 1476 al 1517. Sus trabajos más reconocidos son el De viris illustribus catalanis y Chròniques d' Espanya. Más allá, Carbonell también escribió tratados inspirados por la Inquisición, el Super facto expulsionis hereticorum y el Liber descriptionis reconsiliationisque, purgationis et condemnationis hereticorum, que será el principal tema de este trabajo. El manuscrito de Pere Miquel Carbonell Liber descriptionis guardado en el Archivo General de la Corona de Aragón, contiene documentos sobre la Inquisición Española del 1487 al 1507. Este preciado documento describe reconciliaciones, justificaciones y condenas de herejes. Pero, además, en este manuscrito existen dos documentos que comparten el mismo título Pensio assignata Inquisitori hereticae pravitatis (1357 y1358) que tienen su origen en Zaragoza y Barcelona y fueron escritos por el rey Pedro IV de Aragón y, posteriormente, copiados por Carbonell. Será éste el punto de partida deL presente trabajo que tendrá en consideración las regulaciones administrativas contenidas en ellos y la información relativa a la estructura burocrática de Santo Oficio, así como las obligaciones de cada de sus miembros.

The case summaries sent to the central council of the Inquisition in Madrid by the tribunal in Barcelona show that a number of Protestant soldiers were in Spanish service in the second half of the seventeenth century. These soldiers were not persecuted by the Holy Office, but denounced themselves voluntarily in order to be allowed to convert to Catholicism. The majority of them were from German-speaking areas, and many came from within the Holy Roman Empire. The letters exchanged between Madrid and Barcelona show that this reflected a deliberate policy by the Inquisition of not trying soldiers in Spanish service, nor prisoners of war or deserters from the French army during this period.&nbsp