Candide, Cunegonde and the old woman have now made it to Buenos
Ayres. This is where poor Candide had to separate from his love because there
were people who were coming to kill him for killing Grand Inquisitor.
The Grand Inquisitor was a very important figure within the
Portuguese Catholic Church. They are the people who give others sentences for
practicing their old or own religion. If the person was not practicing catholic
teachings.
Candide says “It is a great pity that the sage Pangloss was hanged
contrary to custom at an auto-da-fe…” remembering his old friend (Candide 30). An
auto-da-fe is where the Grand Inquisitor hangs the people who don’t follow his
teachings. Since we know that Pangloss and the Grand Inquisitor didn’t teach
the same thing we can infer that this is why he got hanged.
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