Juan de Camargo y Angulo
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Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer (1663–1733) was Bishop of Pamplona from 1716 to 1725 and Grand Inquisitor
of Spain from 1720 to 1733.
on June 30, 1663.
He was appointed Bishop of Pamplona on October 5, 1716, and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop
on December 18, 1716. He was commissioned as Grand Inquisitor
of Spain on March 26, 1720. Under his leadership, the Spanish Inquisition
undertook its last major persecution of the marrano
s, with 93 people executed in 66 auto-da-fé
s between 1721 and 1725. He resigned as Bishop of Pamplona on March 20, 1725.
He died on May 24, 1733.
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.-List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors:-Castile:-Aragon:...
of Spain from 1720 to 1733.
Biography
Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer was born in ÁgredaÁgreda
Ágreda is a town located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain.Ágreda is the regional services center in the Northeast of the province of Soria. Its abundant heritage as well as the local fiestas of the Virgin, and the Archangel Michael attract a large number of tourists.-History:In the...
on June 30, 1663.
He was appointed Bishop of Pamplona on October 5, 1716, and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
on December 18, 1716. He was commissioned as Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.-List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors:-Castile:-Aragon:...
of Spain on March 26, 1720. Under his leadership, the Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition , commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition , was a tribunal established in 1480 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the Medieval...
undertook its last major persecution of the marrano
Marrano
Marranos were Jews living in the Iberian peninsula who converted to Christianity rather than be expelled but continued to observe rabbinic Judaism in secret...
s, with 93 people executed in 66 auto-da-fé
Auto-da-fé
An auto-da-fé was the ritual of public penance of condemned heretics and apostates that took place when the Spanish Inquisition or the Portuguese Inquisition had decided their punishment, followed by the execution by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed...
s between 1721 and 1725. He resigned as Bishop of Pamplona on March 20, 1725.
He died on May 24, 1733.