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Part I. Trial of Catalina Enríquez for observing the law of Moses, 1643- 1649. Part II. Trial of Gaspar de Fonseca, Portuguese, for observing the law of Moses, 1645-1649. Part III. Trial of Juan Agustín, free mulatto, for bugamy, 1648-1654

Description
The collection consists of the original records of 93 trials from the archives of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Mexico. The testimony of these trials (for heresy, blasphemy, violation of ecclesiastical vows, witchcraft, Judaism, and other charges) reveals much information about ethnic groups and manners and customs in colonial Mexico. Also included are facsimiles of portions of the Libro Primero de Votos. There is also a booklet done by José Guadalupe Posada, "Biblioteca del Nino Mexicano: La Victoria de Tampico y el Martir de Cuilapa," 1900.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1643-1654.
Call number
HM 35123.
Provenance
Acquired from G.R.G. Conway, February 1927.
Gift of W.F. Stuart-Menteth, 1932.
Gift of Walter Douglas, 1944.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Posada, José Guadalupe, (1852-1913.)
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