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*the Council of the Inquisition - more commonly known as the ''Suprema'' <ref>'''Turberville, A.S'''.,''Medieval Heresy and the  Inquisition'', London: Crosby, Lockwood and Son (1920).</ref>

*the Council of the Inquisition - more commonly known as the ''Suprema'' <ref>'''Turberville, A.S'''.,''Medieval Heresy and the  Inquisition'', London: Crosby, Lockwood and Son (1920).</ref>

The ''Suprema'' was controlled and organized by the Office of the Inquisitor-General, and Torquemada put great efforts into the role. He created the first set of rules, the ''Instrucciónes Antiguas'', in 1484 on the basis of his own experience, with additions in 1485, 1488 and 1498.<ref>'''Turberville''', ''op cit.''; '''Kamen''', ''op cit''.</ref> New tribunals were established - by 1520 there were 22 temporary tribunals, plus 12 permanent tribunals in Castile and 4 in Aragón. Each had a large staff and 2 Inquisitors. The Inquisitors were required to be "masters of theology" and at least 40 years of age (although later the age limit was dropped to 30.) Additionally, each tribunal also employed:

The ''Suprema'' was controlled and organized by the Office of the Inquisitor-General, and Torquemada put great efforts into the role. He created the first set of rules, the ''Instrucciónes Antiguas'', in 1484 on the basis of his own experience, with additions in 1485, 1488 and 1498.<ref>'''Turberville''', ''op cit.''; '''Kamen''', ''op cit''.</ref> New tribunals were established - by 1520 there were 22 temporary tribunals, plus twelve permanent tribunals in Castile and four in Aragón. Each had a large staff and two Inquisitors. The Inquisitors were required to be "masters of theology" and at least 40 years of age (although later the age limit was dropped to 30.) Additionally, each tribunal also employed:

*an ''alguazil'' (a "constable" responsible for arrests)

*an ''alguazil'' (a "constable" responsible for arrests)

*several ''calificadores'' (assessors of evidence)

*several ''calificadores'' (assessors of evidence)