Portugal, Portuguese Republic - a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

Inquisitor - an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros, Jimenez de Cisneros - prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)

Tomas de Torquemada, Torquemada - the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)