Report of the Auto-da-Fé held in Mexico City, December 15, 1577

Manuscript report by Alonso Hernandez Bonilla, General Inquisitor of Mexico, detailing the Auto-da-Fé held in Mexico City on December 15, 1577. The report focuses on the case of Hernando Alvarez Pliego of Oporto, Portugal, accused of practicing Judaism. Written in Spanish, the two-page manuscript describes Pliego's confession under torture and mentions unnamed accomplices in his Jewish practices in Mexico. The document offers significant insight into the activities of the Mexican Inquisition, established in 1571, and its persecution of those accused of Judaizing. The report is dated December 20, 1577.

Associated People/Businesses

• Bonilla, Alonso Hernandez

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Subjects

• Inquisition--Spain
• Judaism
• Persecution
• Autos-da-fé

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