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The renowned historian and critic Jonathan Kirsch presents a sweeping history of the Inquisition and the ways in which it has served as the chief model for Torquemada and The Spanish Inquisition, by Rafael Sabatini, free ebook. OF THE "INSTRUCTIONS" OF TORQUEMADA TOLEDO From Colmenar's "Délices d'Espagne. Tomás de Torquemada OP (14 October 1420 – 16 September 1498), also anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Castilian Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor Owing to his widespread use of torture to extract confessions, As a rule, however, both in torturing and in punishing the inquisitors avoided novelties. For the question they usually resorted to one of three methods:In 1483 Pope Sixtus IV appointed Tomás de Torquemada as Grand Inquisitor of to be arrested and could find out about his new torture manual firsthand.