E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Torquema’da (Inquisitor-general of Spain, 1420–1498).
A Dominican of excessive zeal, who multiplied confiscations, condemnations, and punishments to a frightful extent; and his hatred of the Jews and Moors was diabolical.
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“General Strelnikoff was the greatest scoundrer who defiled the earth since Torquemada.”—Stepniak: The Explosion of the Winter Palace, February, 1880.
