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Tomás de Torquemada (1420 – September 16, 1498) was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican, First Grand Inquisitor of Spain, and confessor to Isabella of Spain. He was famously described by the Spanish chronicler, Sebastián de Olmedo, as "The hammer of heretics, the light of Spain, the saviour of his country, the honour of his order". He is known for his campaign of persecution against the Jews and Moors of Spain. He was one of the chief supporters of the Alhambra decree which expelled all Jews from Spain in 1492.