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 Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(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 Edward Powys Mathers (28 August 1892 – 3 February 1939) was an English translator and poet, and also a pioneer of compiling advanced cryptic crosswords. Powys Mathers was born in Forest Hill, London, the son of Edward Peter Mathers, news ...

(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 ''Monkey Island'' is a series of adventure games. The first four games were produced and published by LucasArts, earlier known as Lucasfilm Games. The fifth was developed by Telltale Games with LucasArts, while the sixth was developed by Terribl ...

'' 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) Tomás de Torquemada is the fictional main villain in the comic strip ''Nemesis the Warlock'', published in the British comic anthology '' 2000 AD''. He eventually appeared in 7 episodes of spin-off adventures of his own. He is named after and i ...

, the main villain (Tomás de Torquemada) from the comic strip ''Nemesis the Warlock'' in the British comic ''2000 AD'' *

Torquemada Torquemada may refer to: People * Juan de Torquemada (cardinal) (1388–1468), Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical writer * Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition * Antonio de Torquemada (c. 1507� ...

, a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Comics universe * Torquemada, a fortress in the 2010 video game ''

Red Dead Redemption ''Red Dead Redemption'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A successor to 2004's ''Red Dead Revolver'', it is the second game in the ''Red Dead'' series. ''Red Dead Redemption'' is se ...

'' * Señor Torquemada, horloger de Tolède, the Clockmaker in Ravel's opera ''

L'heure espagnole ''L'heure espagnole'' is a French one-act opera from 1911, described as a ''comédie musicale'', with music by Maurice Ravel to a French libretto by Franc-Nohain, based on Franc-Nohain's 1904 play ('comédie-bouffe') of the same name The opera, s ...

Places

Torquemada, Palencia Torquemada is a municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census ( INE), the municipality had a population of 1098 inhabitants. It is the namesake and believed to be the birthplace of famed Grand ...

, 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 Leonardo Balada Ibáñez (born September 22, 1933) is a Catalan American classical composer, who is noted for his operas and orchestral works. Life Balada was born in Barcelona, Spain. After studying piano at the Conservatori Superior de M� ...

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