DOTLAN EveMaps

u'The \u201cwater cure,\u201d or tormenta de toca, a phrase that refers to the thin piece of cloth placed over the victim\u2019s mouth. Officials for the Spanish Inquisition were among those who waterboarded prisoners; the Inquisition, recognizing the potentially lethal effect of the practice, required a doctor to be present when a prisoner was waterboarded.'