Brief account of a judicial inquiry into the case of doña Ana, accused of using witchcraft to persuade her Indian lover, don Andrés, to marry her [between 1530 and 1549].

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Brief account of a judicial inquiry into the case of doña Ana, accused of using witchcraft to persuade her Indian lover, don Andrés, to marry her [between 1530 and 1549].

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Unsigned, undated fragment of the report of a 16th-century trial, most likely before the priests of the Inquisition, involving doña Ana and her lover don Andrés, both Indians of the village of Culhuacán, Mexico. When admonished by Franciscan priests to legitimize their relationship through marriage, doña Ana seeks out those with powers of witchcraft to prepare a charm or cure that will force don Andrés to make her his legal wife. The manuscript indicates that the bishop or Grand Inquisitor is in charge of the trial, and also includes the names of the judges. See Procesos de indios idolatras y hechiceros, vol. III of Publicaciones del Archivo General de la Nacion. Mexico : Guerrero, 1912 for other accounts of similar trials from 1536-1548 involving Indians accused of practicing witchcraft and keeping idols, in particular the case of don Balthasar, also of Culhuacán (p. 177-184).

[1] leaf : native paper ; 48 x 22 cm.

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