Death by Effigy: A Case from the Mexican Inquisition

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Death by Effigy thE Early moDErn amEricas Peter c. mancall, series Editor Volumes in the series explore neglected aspects of early modern history in the western hemisphere. interdisciplinary in character, and with a special emphasis on the atlantic World from 1450 to 1850, the series is published in partnership with the Usc–huntington Early modern studies institute. university of pennsylvania press philadelphia Death by Effigy a case from the mexican inquisition luis r. corteguera copyright © 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press all rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United states of america on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 library of congress cataloging-in-Publication Data corteguera, luis r. Death by effigy : a case from the mexican inquisition / luis r. corteguera. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (The early modern americas) includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-8122-4439-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. inquisition—mexico—tecamachalco (Puebla)—history— 16th century. 2. Executions in effigy—mexico—tecamachalco (Puebla)—history—16th century. 3. trials (libel)—mexico— tecamachalco (Puebla)—history—16th century. i. title. ii. series: Early modern americas. BX1740.m6c67 2012 272’.2097248—dc23 2012006131 Para Gil, Anita y Debbie, compañeros de viaje a Tecamachalco This page intentionally left blank ...