Would Puritains in 17 century England know about the Spanish inquisition?

There is a scene in the movie Cromwell where Oliver Cromwell is going on an anti catholic rant during one part he says ''Has this king the forgotten the Spanish Inquisition?'' What would Cromwell have known about the Inquisition? And wasen't the main goal of the inquisiton to convert jews and muslims? Even if he disliked Catholics would he still not perfer them over jews or muslims?