The burning of the witches of 1507. Notes on a historical enigma

Authors

  • Eudaldo Aranda Fernández-Cañadas Archivo Histórico Nacional

Keywords:

Inquisition, Witchcraft, Witches, Documentation, Documentary Sources, Cronicón, Memorial, Trial of Faith, Calahorra, Navarre

Abstract

This article aims to corroborate the information provided by Juan Antonio Llorente in his Anales de la Inquisición en España regarding the burning of more than thirty women as witches in Biscay in 1507. Three documentary sources were used: Pedro de Torres’ Cronicón, Doctor Isidoro de San Vicente’s Memorial (1610) and a document on the trial of faith against María de San Juan (1508), who was condemned as a witch. These testimonies would seem to prove the existence of this trial, which was conducted by the Inquisition of Durango and more specifically the inquisitor Juan Martínez de Frías.

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Published

2010-03-31

How to Cite

[1]
Aranda Fernández-Cañadas, E. 2010. The burning of the witches of 1507. Notes on a historical enigma. Huarte de San Juan. Geografía e Historia. 17 (Mar. 2010), 411–422.

Issue

No. 17 (2010)

Section

Dosier: Inquisición y Zugarramurdi

License

La información referente al sistema de autoarchivo y política de derechos de explotación establecido por esta revista puede consultarse en DULCINEA.