(Inquisitor-general of Spain, 1420-1498). A Dominican of
excessive zeal, who multiplied confiscations, condemnations, and
punishments to a frightful extent; and his hatred of the Jews and Moors
was diabolical.
“General Strelnikoff was the greatest scoundrel who defiled the earth
since Torquemada.” —Stepniak: The Explosion of the Winter Palace,
February, 1880.
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