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SPAIN. CORDOBA. INQUISITION. Document from the...

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[SPAIN]. [CORDOBA]. [INQUISITION]. Document from the Holy Inquisitorial Office of Cordoba and Jaen, granting the office of "Familiar" to Don Pedro de Orbanexa y Figueroa. Spain, Cordoba, 1698. Dimensions: 530 x 355 mm Frame. The office of "familiar" or "familiar" of the Holy Office of the Inquisition was granted to laymen. They became secular assistants of the Inquisition, had the right to bear arms, received income and enjoyed privileges. They were subject to a special jurisdiction reserved for all those who were part of the inquisitorial apparatus.