Torquemada, 1882
Original title: Torquemada
During the last years of Hugo's life, his friends Vacquerie and Meurice upheld theillusion of a vital and active writer by organizing and publishing work that had been shelved. The drama Torquemada had been written in 1869 and was published in May 1882, as a protest against progroms in Russia.
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Tomás de Torquemada, 1420-1498, first grand inquisitor in Spain. Has become the symbol of the Christian Inquisition's horror, religious bigotry, and cruel fanaticism.