Torquemada may refer to:

People

Juan de Torquemada (cardinal) ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Phili ...

(1388–1468), Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical writer * Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition * Antonio de Torquemada (c. 1507–1569), Spanish writer *

Fray Juan de Torquemada Juan de Torquemada (c. 1562 – 1624) was a Franciscan friar, active as missionary in History of Mexico#Spanish rule (1521–1821), colonial Mexico and considered the "leading Franciscan chronicler of his generation." Administrator, enginee ...

(c. 1562–1624), Spanish friar, missionary and historian of the New World * Edward Powys Mathers (1892–1939) (pseudonym Torquemada), British crossword setter

Fiction

* Alonzo Torquemada, a character on the HBO drama series ''Oz'' * Horatio Torquemada Marley, Elaine Marley's grandfather in the '' Monkey Island'' series * '' Las novelas de Torquemada'', four novels by Spanish author

Benito Pérez Galdós Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós (; 10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish Spanish Realist literature, realist novelist. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Mi ...

: **'' Torquemada en la hoguera'' (1889) **'' Torquemada en la Cruz'' (1893) **'' Torquemada en el purgatorio'' (1894) **'' Torquemada y San Pedro'' (1895) * ''Torquemada'' (play), an 1869 poem and an 1882 play by Victor Hugo about the life of Tomás de Torquemada * Torquemada (comics), the main villain (Tomás de Torquemada) from the comic strip ''Nemesis the Warlock'' in the British comic ''2000 AD'' * Torquemada, a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Comics universe * Torquemada, a fortress in the 2010 video game '' Red Dead Redemption'' * Señor Torquemada, horloger de Tolède, the Clockmaker in Ravel's opera '' L'heure espagnole''

Places

* Torquemada, Palencia, Spain

Music

* "Torquemada 71", a song by doom metal band

Electric Wizard Electric Wizard are an English stoner metal, stoner/doom metal band from Dorset. Formed in 1988 under the name Lord of Putrefaction, the band have recorded nine studio albums, two of which have been considered genre landmarks: ''Come My Fanati ...

* ''Torquemada'', a vocal piece composed by Leonardo Balada {{disambiguation