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The Kingdom of Navarre had been conquered and became a part of Spain in 1512 with the excuse that heretic beliefs and religious nonconformity was rampant in Navarre, [citation needed] which created a tense situation in the area. This situation eventually resulted in one of the earliest mass witch trials in Europe: the Navarre witch trials (1525 ...
Only six people out of 1,802 maintained their confessions and claimed to have returned to sabbaths. Of about 7,000 people accused in the Basque witch trials, only six were ultimately executed: Domingo de Subildegui, María de Echachute, Graciana Xarra, Maria Baztan de Borda, Maria de Arburu and Petri de Joangorena. They were condemned to be ...
The Navarrese witch hunt, however, provoked intervention by the Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition [de; eo; es]. In August 1525, the Inquisition was granted jurisdiction over the witch hunt, and 30 people accused of witchcraft were handed over to them. They also insisted on inspecting the ongoing witch trials.
Witch trials were comparably uncommon in Spain, and most of them took place in Catalonia and Navarre. While witch trials were uncommon in the rest of Spain, the witch trials in Catalonia had similarities with the witch trials in the rest of Western Europe, and are therefore a separate chapter in the context of witch trials in Spain. Around 400 ...
Witch-hunts increased again in the 17th century. The witch trials in Early Modern Europe included the Basque witch trials in Spain, the Fulda witch trials in Germany, the North Berwick witch trials in Scotland, and the Torsåker witch trials in Sweden. There were also witch-hunts during the 17th century in the American colonies.
Spanish people executed for witchcraft (11 P) Pages in category "Witch trials in Spain" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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Maria de Arburu (died in Logrono, Spain, 1 November 1610) was a Spanish alleged witch. [1] She was one of the people charged with sorcery in the Basque witch trials (1609-1614), and one of only six people executed of 7,000 who were accused. She was the widow of the milner Juanes de Martinena. She was arrested by the inquisitor Valle Alvarado in ...