Burnt Blood
A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition
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The Spanish Inquisition was introduced to Spain in 1480 in Seville. Thus began more than 300 years of imprisonment, torture and death by burning for a number of Spaniards. The plight of the descendants of the victims of the Holy Tribunal is described as they fled from Spain.
Adjoining Spain, Portugal received some of the fleeing refugees. This tiny nation had grown to be a famous nation of exploration. Vasco Da Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator were two famous men from Portugal who contributed to those seeking their fortune in the new lands of the world.
About the Author
J. Bruner Stewart was born in Alabama in 1924. He became a member of the armed forces, joining the U.S Army in 1943. In 1951, he entered Auburn University, graduating in 1954. From 1955 to 1982, he was a Civil Service employee with the USDA in Florida, retiring in 1982. After moving back to Alabama in 1984, he wrote “Burnt Blood.” The period of time covered by this novel includes the establishment of the Inquisition in Spain and the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus. Also included are the defeat of the Moors in the Reconquest and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain.