Editing Inquisition (section)

====Inquisition in the Spanish overseas empire====
{{see also |Mexican Inquisition|Peruvian Inquisition}}

In 1569, [[King Philip II of Spain]] set up three tribunals in the Americas (each formally titled ''Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición''): one in [[Mexican Inquisition|Mexico]], one in [[Cartagena de Indias]] (in modern-day Colombia), and one in [[Peru]]. The Mexican office administered [[Real Audiencia of Mexico|Mexico]] (central and southeastern Mexico), [[Nueva Galicia]] (northern and western Mexico), the [[Audiencia Real|Audiencia]]s of [[Guatemala]] (Guatemala, Chiapas, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica), and the [[Spanish East Indies]]. The [[Peruvian Inquisition]], based in Lima, administered all the Spanish territories in South America and [[Panama]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-02-08|title=Inquisition – Spanish, Roman & Torture|url=https://www.history.com/topics/religion/inquisition|access-date=2024-04-15|website=HISTORY}}</ref>

The Spanish Inquisition was formerly ended by proclamation on [https://www.britannica.com/question/When-did-the-Spanish-Inquisition-end July 15, 1834], by Maria Cristina de Bourbon, then queen regent of Spain, also known as [[Maria  Cristina of Naples and Sicily]].