
El Santo Oficio permaneció en Cartagena de Indias hasta 1811 cuando estalló el movimiento independentista y los inquisidores fueron expulsados. Luego habrían de regresar en 1815 con El Pacificador Pablo Morillo, hasta 1821, año en que fueron erradicados definitivamente.
La fachada del Palacio de la Inquisición, de rejas en su parte inferior y balcones en el piso superior son las características de las casa coloniales de la ciudad. La entrada principal es de estilo barroco con molduras mixtilíneas.
In September of 1610 was instituted the Inquisition in Cartagena de Indias. Its jurisdiction included the New Kingdom of Granada and Venezuela to Nicaragua, Panama, Santo Domingo and the Windward Islands. The Sentencing Tribunal of the Inquisition had its headquarters here. This building is considered one of the typical houses of the civil architecture of Cartagena de Indias the eighteenth century. Are distributed inside what were once prisons and torture chambers. The Inquisition was aimed at prosecuting crimes against the Christian faith, and never acknowledged innocent.
The Holy Office in Cartagena remained until 1811 when it broke the independence movement and the inquisitors were expelled. Would later return in 1815 with The Peacemaker Pablo Morillo, until 1821, when it was finally eradicated.
The facade of the Palace of the Inquisition, bars on the bottom and balconies on the upper floor are the characteristics of the colonial house in the city. The main entrance is Baroque mixtilíneas moldings.
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