In this exclusive segment from DCE News Spain, host Divine takes us deep into the heart of the Spanish Inquisition, interviewing many people on the way, wanted and unwanted.

With Divino, we learn about the origins of the Inquisition, driven by the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella to unify Spain under one religion after the Reconquesta. He and Divine explore how people of other beliefs were given the decision to convert or leave.

Those who stayed and faked conversion lived in fear, and many were caught. Divine speaks with Divinê, a torturer, who unveils the shocking methods of punishment used to extract confessions or enforce obedience, from water poisoning to fiery executions.

With photos from Deevyne, they expose the horrific reality of Inquisition punishments. The global implications are then revealed with Divantra, who links the efforts to explorers and missionaries expanding the Inquisition’s reach beyond Spain, starting as far back as 1492.