Death by effigy : a case from the Mexican Inquisition /

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"On July 21, 1578, the Mexican town of Tecamachalco awoke to news of a scandal. A doll-like effigy hung from the door of the town's church. Its two-faced head had black chicken feathers instead of hair. Each mouth had a tongue sewn onto it, one with a forked end, the other with a gag tied...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Corteguera, Luis R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, Ã2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Early modern Americas.
Subjects:
1500-1599
Inquisition > Mexico > Tecamachalco (Puebla) > History > 16th century.
Executions in effigy > Mexico > Tecamachalco (Puebla) > History > 16th century.
Trials (Libel) > Mexico > Tecamachalco (Puebla) > History > 16th century.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Executions in effigy
Inquisition
Trials (Libel)
Mexico > Tecamachalco (Puebla)
American History.
American Studies.
Caribbean Studies.
European History.
Latin American Studies.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Religious Studies.
World History.
History
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