auto-da-fé
Sign in to savethumb|Saint Dominic anachronistically presiding over an auto de fe, by [[Pedro Berruguete (around 1495)]]
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thumb|Saint Dominic anachronistically presiding over an auto de fe, by [[Pedro Berruguete (around 1495)]]
An auto-da-fé ( ; from Portuguese or Spanish , meaning 'act of faith') was a ritualized or public penance carried out between the 15th and 19th centuries in condemnation of heretics, apostates, and minorities such as Jews and Muslims. It was imposed by the Spanish, Portuguese, or Mexican Inquisition as punishment and enforced by civil authorities. Its most extreme form was death by burning.