On the first session we looked the Spanish Inquisition, its structure and significance within its contemporary time and the present narrative of the Islamic presence on the Iberian peninsula. We also looked at Islamic architecture on the Iberian peninsula, where we discussed the impossibility of segregating influences. Through this we observed a long history of aesthetics’ use as a political tool, the Great Mosque of Cordoba being a significant example. We finally looked at the bureaucratisation of the Inquisition, and its implications beyond its geographic and temporal frame.
