This began in late-1400s century spain and was intended to maintain the catholic control of the country, and did not officially end until the early 1800s.

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The Tribunal Of The Holy Office of the Inquisition, more commonly known as The Spanish Inquisition, began in 1478 and was not officially ended until 1834.  The inquisition was meant to maintain conformity to catholic doctrine as declares law by the Holy Roman Catholic Church.