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Trial of Margarita (More[i]ra) de Castro for observing the law of Moses

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: 1642-1646.
Call number: HM 35125.
Provenance: Acquired from G.R.G. Conway, February 1927.; Gift of W.F. Stuart-Menteth, 1932.; Gift of Walter Douglas, 1944.

Part I. Trial of Simón López de Aguarda for observing the law of Moses, 1642-1649. Part II. Trial of Jorge Jacinto for observing the law of Moses, 1642-1650

Manuscripts

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.

HM 35118.

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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

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HM 35123.

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Part I. Trial of Antonio Tinoco for observing the law of Moses, 1642- 1657. Part II. Trial of Diego de San Martin [or Diego de Cabrera] for bigamy, 1631-1650

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HM 35121.

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Part I. Trial of Francisca Texosso for observing the law of Moses, 1642- 1647. Part II. Trial of Jorge de Montoya, fugitive from Portugal to Macao, for being a Judaizing heretic, 1642-1650

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HM 35119.

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Part I. Trial of Francisco Ruiz [or Razin], French weaver in Guatemala, for heresy, 1640-1642. Part II. Trial of Diego Suárez [or Juárez] de Figueroa, Portuguese, for observing the law of Moses, 1642-1649

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HM 35120.

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Part I. Trial of Francisca de San Joseph for blasphemy, 1625. Part II. Trial of Pedro de Alamilla Valderas for soliciting, 1625-1627

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HM 35113.

Trial of Margarita (More[i]ra) de Castro for observing the law of Moses

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