Franciscans, Indian Sorcerers, and the Inquisition in New Spain, 1536-1543

Bibliographic Data

ID7520570
AuthorsPatricia Lopes Don (corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume17
Issue1
Pages27-48
Publication date2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of world history (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-6007 • E-ISSN: 1527-8050
PublisherWorld History Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jwh.2006.0025
OpenAlexW2052654909
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited18

When Spanish settlers went to the Americas, they took with them institutions that had been central to their colonization of medieval Iberia, including the Inquisition. While the main interests of the crown and the church were to prevent the establishment of Judaism, Islam, and Protestant Christianity in the New World, the first bishop of New Spain, Fray Juan de Zumárraga, was soon drawn into applying the rigors of the Inquisition against the paganism of some thirty, mostly indigenous, leaders in the years 1536–1543. This paper analyzes the second trial in the series, that of the native sorcerer Martin Ocelotl, which alarmed religious authorities about the continuation of paganism in the Valley of Mexico and became a turning point in the escalation of religious violence against native leaders

Ancient history · Archaeology · Christianity · Indigenous · Islam · Judaism · Paganism · Protestantism · Classics · Early Modern Women Writers · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy · Religious studies

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