Subject: Inquisition

Manuscript in Spanish recounting the Auto de Fe held in Mexico City in 1747. The document details the trials of 23 individuals accused of Judaism, including their personal histories, accusations, and punishments. It features two full-page colored illustrations: the coat-of-arms of the Inquisition and the Order of Santo Domingo. The manuscript is 45 pages long, bound in later salmon-colored silk over limp boards with twin ties.

A manuscript from Lima (Ciudad de los Reyes), dated December 10, 1658, concerning a payment of 1100 pesos. Don Joseph Gomez discusses the delivery of this sum to the executor of Inquisitor Don Garcia Martinez Cabesas for the reading of the autos de fe. Gomez states that without the original document, he cannot cancel the registration of readings in Potosí. The manuscript includes signatures and details of the legal proceedings.

A Spanish-language manuscript from Mexico City, dated December 19, 1598. Issued by Alonso de Peralta, Inquisitor of the Mexican Inquisition, this document orders the arrest of Lorenzo Machado, a Portuguese man, and the seizure of his property. The order directs Machado's imprisonment in the secret cells of the Inquisition. The document includes signatures and is written in sepia ink on paper, measuring 7 x 12 1/2 inches. It displays signs of age and deterioration, including ink corrosion and a central fold.

Manuscript folio from the Mexican Inquisition, documenting the 1597 trial of Gonzalo Perez Ferro. This file, dated 1597, is not registered in the National Archives of Mexico and offers unique insight into the Carvajal circle and the Mexican Inquisition. The document includes a signed confession.

This pamphlet, printed in Mexico City on October 19, 1666, outlines the procedures for investigating and interrogating prospective Franciscan missionaries in New Spain (colonial Mexico). Authored by Hernando de la Rua (Comisario General) and Francisco Calderón (Secretario General), it details the rigorous process of vetting candidates, including inquiries into their moral character, financial status, ancestry (excluding those of Jewish, Muslim, or heretical descent), and more. The pamphlet reveals the strict standards and concerns of the Franciscan order in colonial Mexico regarding the selection of its members. The pamphlet is signed by Francisco Calderón.

One-page letter written in Spanish by Agustin Diaz from Jesus del Monte, Huixquilucan, Mexico, dated May 2, 1813. The letter discusses the abolition of the Holy Tribunal of the Inquisition in Spain during the reign of Joseph Bonaparte. The accompanying documentation indicates that it is one of the few documents related to the Inquisition in Cuba, referencing a communication from a priest in Jesus del Monte stating the absence of Inquisition records in his church.

A letter dated January 24, 1637, from the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Peru to the Inquisition in Mexico. The letter notifies the Mexican Inquisition of a Portuguese merchant and auctioneer, Gonzalo Barraza, suspected of practicing Judaism. Six witnesses testified against him, and the Peruvian Inquisition requests his immediate arrest. Historical records indicate Barraza's apprehension in Cartagena, Colombia, by 1641. The letter is written in Spanish and includes two attached pages. The original document shows some wear and a small tear affecting a few words at the right margin. Folio. Peru: January 24, 1637

Manuscript document pertaining to the Peruvian Inquisition, specifically the Chapel of San Pedro Mártir. Dated 1771, it is accompanied by two related scripts (numbered 31 and 32) from March 1, 1748, detailing the purchase of two pounds of wax ("Dos libras de Zera") for the chapel. The scripts specify the wax is for the 'Inquisition of the Kings'.

This book, "The History of the Inquisition," by William Sime, was published by the Presbyterian Board of Publication in 1834. It contains numerous descriptions of Jews as victims of the Inquisition, providing a historical account of their persecution during that period. The book offers insights into the religious conflicts and intolerance of the era, focusing on the experiences of Jews under the Inquisition.