Inquisitor-General

the head of the Spanish court of Inquisition

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The inquisitor-general and Suprema were distant and held no direct relations with the community.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2,|Henry Charles Lea
Philip, in consequence, gave the necessary orders to the inquisitor-general to intercept these works.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.|Juan Antonio Llorente
The commission as inquisitor-general was duly issued on June 5, 1507.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1|Henry Charles Lea
The inquisitor-general adopted the favorite inquisitorial device of evasion.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea

Diogo da Silva was to be inquisitor-general, with the right of the king to appoint an associate.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea