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{{short description|Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1444–1523)}} |
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{{family name hatnote|de Deza|Tavera|lang=Spanish}} |
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[[Image:Diego Deza.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Diego Deza]] |
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{{Infobox Christian leader |
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|type = Bishop |
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|honorific-prefix = [[His Excellency]] |
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|name = Diego de Deza |
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|honorific_suffix = [[Dominican Order|OP]] |
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|title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville|Archbishop of Seville]]<br/>[[Grand Inquisitor|Grand Inquisitor of Spain]] |
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|image = Diego Deza.jpg |
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|caption = Diego de Deza (c. 1631) by [[Francisco de Zurbarán|Zurbarán]], [[Museo del Prado]] |
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|church = [[Catholic Church]] |
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|archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville|Seville]] |
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|appointed = 30 October 1504 |
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|term_end = 9 June 1523 |
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|predecessor = [[Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel]] |
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|successor = [[Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo]] |
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|birth_date = 1444 |
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|birth_place = [[Toro, Zamora|Toro]], [[Province of Zamora|Zamora]], [[Kingdom of Spain|Spain]] |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1523|06|09|1444|df=y}} |
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|death_place = [[Seville]], Spain |
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|education = [[University of Salamanca]] |
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|previous_post = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca|Bishop of Salamanca]]<br/>(1494-1498)<br/>[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén|Bishop of Jaén]]<br/>(1498-1500)<br/>[[Grand Inquisitor|Grand Inquisitor of Spain]]<br/>(1499-1506)<br/>[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia|Bishop of Palencia]]<br/>(1500-1504) |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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==The Inquisition== |
==The Inquisition== |
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Deza was the successor to [[Tomás de Torquemada]], perhaps the most famous of all inquisitors. Like Torquemada, Deza had a particular dislike of ''[[converso]]s'' |
Deza was the successor to [[Tomás de Torquemada]], perhaps the most famous of all inquisitors. Like Torquemada, Deza had a particular dislike of ''[[converso]]s'' – [[Jew]]s or [[Muslim]]s who had converted to [[Christianity]] but who were often accused of secretly retaining their original faith. |
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It is reported that shortly after his arrival to [[Palencia]], he managed, on 25 April 1500, to baptize all the "[[morisco]]s" established there. As the 25 April was |
It is reported that shortly after his arrival to [[Palencia]], he managed, on 25 April 1500, to baptize all the "[[morisco]]s" established there. As the 25 April was St Mark's day according to the calendar, the then-named "Morería" street has since been known as "San Marcos" street. He was commissioned as Archbishop of Seville on 30 October 1504. But, after the death a few days later of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he had to attend urgent meetings with the other two attorneys of the dead queen, King Consort [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] and Cardinal [[Francisco Ximenez de Cisneros]]. |
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Arriving in Seville in October 1505, just one year after his appointment, Deza prepared to perform the same conversions to Christianity as he had "achieved" five years earlier in Palencia. With the help of [[Martín de Ullate]], "numerous" Sevillian Muslims and Jews were thus converted no later than the end of 1505. He also held the inquisitorial enquiries on the new [[Archbishopric of Granada]], conquered in 1492 with truces about respecting the private religious beliefs of Granada Muslims soon to be ignored. |
Arriving in Seville in October 1505, just one year after his appointment, Deza prepared to perform the same conversions to Christianity as he had "achieved" five years earlier in Palencia. With the help of [[Martín de Ullate]], "numerous" Sevillian Muslims and Jews were thus converted no later than the end of 1505. He also held the inquisitorial enquiries on the new [[Archbishopric of Granada]], conquered in 1492 with truces about respecting the private religious beliefs of Granada Muslims soon to be ignored. |
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==Downfall== |
==Downfall== |
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[[File:Sepulcro de fray Diego de Deza, Catedral de Sevilla.jpg|thumb|Diego de Deza's Funerary monument in [[Seville Cathedral]]]] |
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Deza himself was later accused of secretly |
Deza himself was later accused of secretly practising Judaism, a charge mainly based on the fact that he himself had Jewish blood on his mother's side. The accusation was probably political, but nevertheless damaged his standing somewhat. His position was further undermined by several open insurrections against the Inquisition, particularly against his chief lieutenant [[Diego Rodriguez Lucero]]. Lucero intensely disliked the "false converted", and in 1500 handled papers sent to [[Pope Julius II]] on the Archbishop of Granada's ([[Hernando de Talavera]]) Jewish ancestry. |
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Lucero, the Inquisitor of [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], was more hated than Deza, and in late 1506, had narrowly escaped with his life when an [[angry mob]] stormed the Inquisition's base in Cordoba and freed all its prisoners. Pope Julius II seems to have had a moderating influence on Deza and Lucero's researches. |
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After King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] remarried, he decided that Deza had become a liability, and Deza was forced to resign in 1507. Hernando de Talavera would die also in 1507 without knowing the whereabouts of his |
After King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] remarried, he decided that Deza had become a liability, and Deza was forced to resign in 1507. Hernando de Talavera would die also in 1507 without knowing the whereabouts of his process in Rome. |
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In 1517 Diego de Deza founded in Seville the "Colegio de Santo Tomás", 15 years after [[Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella]], who had founded the [[Colegio de Santa María de Jesus]], initial nucleus of the |
In 1517 Diego de Deza founded in Seville the "Colegio de Santo Tomás", 15 years after [[Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella]], who had founded the [[Colegio de Santa María de Jesus]], initial nucleus of the modern [[University of Seville]]. |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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It is likely that Diego de Deza could have returned to his inquisitorial office, because it is known that he was named [[Archbishop of Toledo]] (and thus [[Primate of Spain]]), but was not able to take up the position due to illness. He died on 9 June 1523. |
It is likely that Diego de Deza could have returned to his inquisitorial office, because it is known that he was named [[Archbishop of Toledo]] (and thus [[Primate of Spain]]), but was not able to take up the position due to illness. He died on 9 June 1523. |
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His tomb in his College of Santo Tomas was opened by [[Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic]] troops in 1810 with the aim of stealing his rings, collars and golden paraphernalia. The |
His tomb in his College of Santo Tomas was opened by [[Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic]] troops in 1810 with the aim of stealing his rings, collars and golden paraphernalia. The college, later a Spanish Government military establishment within the Seville Regiments, being visited frequently by the wife of a High Military local boss, aroused an interest in the empty tombstone [[sarcophagus]]. She thought it would be useful to set up a bath to look after her beauty.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} |
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==Episcopal success== |
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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:<ref name=CathHierDiegoDeza>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdez.html "Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P."] ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016</ref> |
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*[[Alonso Manso]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico|Bishop of Puerto Rico]] (1512); |
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*[[Pedro Suárez de Deza]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción de la Vega|Bishop of Concepción de la Vega]] (1512); |
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*[[Juan de Quevedo Villegas]], [[Bishop of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién]] (1514); |
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and the principal co-consecrator of:<ref name=CathHierDiegoDeza /> |
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*[[Pascual Rebenga de Ampudia]], [[Bishop of Burgos]] (1497). |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{Cite web|title=Diego de Deza y Tavera |website=Real Academia de la Historia|url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/5848/diego-de-deza-y-tavera|last=Barquilla|first=José Barrado }} |
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Diego de Deza | |
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Archbishop of Seville Grand Inquisitor of Spain | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Seville |
Appointed | 30 October 1504 |
Term ended | 9 June 1523 |
Predecessor | Juan de Zúñiga y Pimentel |
Successor | Gutierre Álvarez de Toledo |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Salamanca (1494-1498) Bishop of Jaén (1498-1500) Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1499-1506) Bishop of Palencia (1500-1504) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1444 |
Died | 9 June 1523 Seville, Spain | (aged 78–79)
Education | University of Salamanca |
Diego de Deza y Tavera (1444 – 9 June 1523) was a theologian and inquisitor of Spain. He was one of the more notable figures in the Spanish Inquisition, and succeeded Tomás de Torquemada to the post of Grand Inquisitor.
Early life
[edit]Deza was born in Toro, Zamora and entered the Dominican Order at a young age. He held a number of ecclesiastical posts, and also tutored Prince Juan de Aragón y Castilla, also known as John, Prince of Asturias, the only surviving son of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
He was fundamental in granting navigator Christopher Columbus access to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
After first serving as Bishop of Zamora (1487–1494), Bishop of Salamanca (1494–1498), Bishop of Jaén (1498–1500), and Bishop of Palencia (February 1500 – 1504), he became Archbishop of Seville in 1505. Deza was commissioned as Grand Inquisitor for Castile, León, and Granada on 24 November 1498. On 1 September of the following year, his authority was expanded to cover the whole of Spain.
The Inquisition
[edit]Deza was the successor to Tomás de Torquemada, perhaps the most famous of all inquisitors. Like Torquemada, Deza had a particular dislike of conversos – Jews or Muslims who had converted to Christianity but who were often accused of secretly retaining their original faith.
It is reported that shortly after his arrival to Palencia, he managed, on 25 April 1500, to baptize all the "moriscos" established there. As the 25 April was St Mark's day according to the calendar, the then-named "Morería" street has since been known as "San Marcos" street. He was commissioned as Archbishop of Seville on 30 October 1504. But, after the death a few days later of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he had to attend urgent meetings with the other two attorneys of the dead queen, King Consort Ferdinand II of Aragon and Cardinal Francisco Ximenez de Cisneros.
Arriving in Seville in October 1505, just one year after his appointment, Deza prepared to perform the same conversions to Christianity as he had "achieved" five years earlier in Palencia. With the help of Martín de Ullate, "numerous" Sevillian Muslims and Jews were thus converted no later than the end of 1505. He also held the inquisitorial enquiries on the new Archbishopric of Granada, conquered in 1492 with truces about respecting the private religious beliefs of Granada Muslims soon to be ignored.
Like Torquemada, Deza was accused of being overzealous in his work, and of showing excessive cruelty – his reputation was sufficient that in 1507, the Pope was forced to publicly request moderation. Accusations were also made that Deza used his position to enrich himself, confiscating the wealth of accused heretics for himself. A complaint about Deza, made to the royal secretary by Captain Gonzalo de Ayora (Ayora being a valuable Valencia town with numerous "moriscos" since before the 13th century), said that Deza and his lieutenants "have no regard either for God or for justice; they kill, steal, and dishonor girls and women to the disgrace of the Christian religion."
Downfall
[edit]Deza himself was later accused of secretly practising Judaism, a charge mainly based on the fact that he himself had Jewish blood on his mother's side. The accusation was probably political, but nevertheless damaged his standing somewhat. His position was further undermined by several open insurrections against the Inquisition, particularly against his chief lieutenant Diego Rodriguez Lucero. Lucero intensely disliked the "false converted", and in 1500 handled papers sent to Pope Julius II on the Archbishop of Granada's (Hernando de Talavera) Jewish ancestry.
Lucero, the Inquisitor of Córdoba, was more hated than Deza, and in late 1506, had narrowly escaped with his life when an angry mob stormed the Inquisition's base in Cordoba and freed all its prisoners. Pope Julius II seems to have had a moderating influence on Deza and Lucero's researches.
After King Ferdinand II of Aragon remarried, he decided that Deza had become a liability, and Deza was forced to resign in 1507. Hernando de Talavera would die also in 1507 without knowing the whereabouts of his process in Rome.
In 1517 Diego de Deza founded in Seville the "Colegio de Santo Tomás", 15 years after Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella, who had founded the Colegio de Santa María de Jesus, initial nucleus of the modern University of Seville.
Death
[edit]It is likely that Diego de Deza could have returned to his inquisitorial office, because it is known that he was named Archbishop of Toledo (and thus Primate of Spain), but was not able to take up the position due to illness. He died on 9 June 1523.
His tomb in his College of Santo Tomas was opened by Napoleonic troops in 1810 with the aim of stealing his rings, collars and golden paraphernalia. The college, later a Spanish Government military establishment within the Seville Regiments, being visited frequently by the wife of a High Military local boss, aroused an interest in the empty tombstone sarcophagus. She thought it would be useful to set up a bath to look after her beauty.[citation needed]
Episcopal success
[edit]While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]
- Alonso Manso, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1512);
- Pedro Suárez de Deza, Bishop of Concepción de la Vega (1512);
- Juan de Quevedo Villegas, Bishop of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién (1514);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Archbishop Diego de Deza, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
Bibliography
[edit]- Barquilla, José Barrado. "Diego de Deza y Tavera". Real Academia de la Historia.
- 1444 births
- 1523 deaths
- People from the Province of Zamora
- Spanish Dominicans
- Spanish people of Jewish descent
- Grand Inquisitors of Spain
- Bishops of Jaén
- Bishops of Palencia
- Bishops of Salamanca
- Archbishops of Toledo
- Bishops of Zamora
- 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Castile
- 16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain
- University of Salamanca alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Salamanca